Richard Hastings
Richard
Hastings

Born
18 May 1977
Age
47
Birthplace
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Height
183 cm
Where they grew up
Middlesbrough, ENG & Inverness, Scotland
TEAM HONOURS (2)
Stats
International "A" - CAN MNT
59 Appearances
54 Starts
1 Goals
1 Assists

Bio

Richard Hastings

Richard Cory Hastings... he was seven years old when his family moved to Middlesbrough, ENG; he was 11 years old when his family moved to Inverness, SCO... he was nine years old when he started playing soccer for Yarmtown Boys in Middlesborugh... favourites have included Maradona, Eric Cantona...

part of the Canadian team that won the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction...

Concacaf champion (2000) and two-time Concacaf semifinalist (2002 and 2007)... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... represented Canada in two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and five editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... career 59 international "A" appearances across 13 years from 1998 to 2010 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… from the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group for “steady play in stabilising central midfield”... represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Malaysia 1997)... Concacaf youth champion (1996 Concacaf Under-20)...

club career in England, Scotland, Austria and Netherlands, including appearances in UEFA Champions League Qualifying and UEFA Cup... with Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC, won the Scottish Third Division (1996-97) and twice won promotion to a higher division (1996-97 to the Second Division; 1998-99 to the First Division)...

For Country

won a gold medal with Canada at the 1996 Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Mexico (Canada also qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997... represented Canada at the 2000 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying tournament...

he was 21 years old when he made his debut for Canada on 18 May 1998 (his birthday)... won a gold medal with Canada at the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup (Canada qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001)... he scored his first international “A” goal for Canada on 20 February 2000 in San Diego, Canada’s famous golden goal in the Concacaf Gold Cup Quarter-Finals... represented Canada in 2000 Concacaf / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Korea/Japan 2002... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 (he did not feature)... finished third with Canada at the 2002 Concacaf Gold Cup...

represented Canada at the 2003 Concacaf Gold Cup... played in a career-high 17 consecutive Canada matches from 2001 to 2003...

reached the semi-final stage with Canada at the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup... he was the 19th footballer to make his 50th appearance for Canada (06 September 2008)... represented Canada in 2008 Concacaf / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for South Africa 2010... represented Canada at the 2009 Concacaf Gold Cup...

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