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Bruce Richardson Twamley... studied Economics from the University of Alberta in 1982... earned Bachelor of Arts (Physical Education) degree from the University of Victoria in 1988... earned his US Soccer Coaching B Licence in 1980... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 1984 and his Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma in 1990...
honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame... honoured by the Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia...
represented Canada in two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers... career eight international “A” appearances across six years from 1972 to 1977 with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team...
served as Canada team staff at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001… served as Canada team staff at three FIFA youth tournaments (U-20 at Chile 1987, Malaysia 1997, Argentina 2001)…
said Bruce Twamley in 2018, “Victoria was a great experience for me... many of the players (in the league) were immigrants, so they were very capable players and they provided a good standard of play in the Pacific Coast League. We were mostly a British team with some Canadian guys and we played in the Coast League against teams from Vancouver”... also said Bruce Twamley in 2018, “I struggled because I was a boy playing against some pretty tough characters who were hard-nosed players. When I left and went to England several years later, I came up against tough guys in England, but it was even a tougher element in Coast League.... they were a tough breed”...
wrote Geraldine Donnelly in 1992, “Bruce Twamley is an excellent High Performance Centre coach. He has the respect of the experienced players because he works hard and expects 100% every time”... wrote Joan McEachern in 1992, “I continue to learn so much from him.... he demands from us and pushes us which will only make us better players”...
he was 20 years old when he made his debut for Canada at the national A level (20 August 1972)... represented Canada in 1972 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Germany 1974... represented Canada in 1976-77 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Argentina 1978 (helped Canada finish fourth in the 1977 CONCACAF Championship)...
served as an assistant coach for Edmonton Drillers (1979-1983)... served as head coach at the University of Alberta (1980-1982)... served as head coach at the University of Victoria (1984-1987)...
served as a coach in Canada Soccer’s men’s national youth and men’s national program from 1985 to 2004... served on Canada’s coaching staff when the team finished first at the 1986 CONCACAF Men’s Youth Championship (Canada qualified for Chile 1987)... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the Pan American Games Indianapolis 1987... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 1987... served on Canada’s coaching staff during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1988... served as full-time coach at Canada’s High Performance Centre at Simon Fraser University (starting in 1988)...
served as Canada’s national head coach (appointed as interim head coach on 7 January 1989)... served as Canada’s head coach when the team finished first at the I Jeux de la Francophonie Maroc 1989...
served on Canada’s coaching staff at the Pan American Games Habana 1991... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the 1992 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the 1992 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship... served as Canada’s youth coach at the 1994 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship... served as Canada’s youth coach when the team finished first at the 1996 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship (Canada qualified for Malaysia 1997)... served as Canada’s youth coach at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997... served as Canada’s head coach at the XIII Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999... served on Canada’s coaching staff when the team won the 2000 Football Confederation Gold Cup... served as head coach for Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament... served on Canada’s coaching staff during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2000... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... served on Canada’s coaching staff when when the team finished third at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup... served as Canada’s head coach at the 2004 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament...
