Frank George Donlavey... he was 63 years old when he passed away in Hamilton, ON on 1 January 2009... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma...
posthumously honoured by the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame and the McMaster University Athletics Hall of Fame...
served as Canada team staff at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Netherlands 1989… served as Canada team staff at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Canada 1987)…
as noted in his obituary, "his passion for the game explains his dedication to coaching, mentoring, and instructing soccer players and professionals in the field for over 20 years on both the provincial and national levels in Canada"...
served as a coach in Canada Soccer’s men’s national youth program from 1985 to 1994... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the 1985 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Canada 1987... served as Canada’s youth coach at the 1988 CONCACAF Men’s Youth Championship... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Netherlands 1989... served as McMaster University’s women’s soccer coach (1989-2003)... served as Canada’s youth coach at the 1990 CONCACAF Men’s Youth Championship... served as Canada’s youth coach at the XI Pan American Games Habana 1991... served as McMaster’s coach when the team won the Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy in the 1991 CIAU women’s soccer championship... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the 1992 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament... served as Canada’s youth coach at the 1992 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship...
