Alex Bunbury
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Alexander Bunbury (born June 16, 1967 in Plaisance, Guyana) is a former Canadian elite professional soccer player. A striker, Bunbury became Portuguese club CS Marítimo's all-time goal scoring with 59 goals in 165 games. He also the Canadian national team's third leading all-time scorer with 16 goals and its fourth leading all-time cap winner with 65.
Bunbury began his professional playing career with the Hamilton Steelers (1987-90), Toronto Blizzard and Montreal Supra of the (former) Canadian Soccer League. Briefly a reserve at English club West Ham United where he made four first team appearances, Bunbury moved to Marítimo in 1993 where he established himself over his six seasons as one of the most well-known foreign goal scorers of the SuperLiga during the 1990s. In 2000, Bunbury requested a move to play closer to his hometown of Montreal, and was sold to the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Ankle injuries forced his retirement after just one season with K.C., for whom he scored two goals in 24 games. Bunbury was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in April 2006.
Since retirement, Bunbury with his wife and three children, has made Prior Lake, Minnesota their home, where he has been a youth soccer coach and trainer. He currently coaches for Bangu FC in Minnesota.
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Categories: 1967 births | Living people | Canadian men's international soccer players | Kansas City Wizards players | Quebec sportspeople | Black Canadians | People from Montreal | People from Hamilton, Ontario | West Ham United F.C. players | Marítimo players | Guyanese immigrants to Canada | Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
