Paul James
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Paul James (born November 11, 1963 in Cardiff, Wales) is a football head coach and former Canadian national soccer team player .
Developed into a top class midfield player while with the Toronto Blizzard and became a regular with the national team. He scored a critical goal for Canada against Costa Rica in Toronto in 1985 that helped Canada qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. A member of the 1986 World Cup team, he played in all three games in the finals. Later James played and coached in the Canadian Soccer League and NCAA. In the late 1990s became coach of the Canadian national youth team, leading the team to the FIFA finals of the World Youth Championship in Argentina 2001.
James played for the Toronto Blizzard 1983-84 in the NASL, and then in the Canadian Soccer League for the Hamilton Steelers 1987-88, Ottawa Intrepid 1989, Hamilton Steelers again 1990, Toronto Blizzard again 1991, and London Lazers 1992.
James is now Director of Soccer at York University in Toronto and also provides soccer analysis for The Score's segment Sportsworld, along with James Sharman and fellow former international Brian Budd.
In 2003 he was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Canada squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Lettieri | 2 Lenarduzzi | 3 Wilson | 4 Ragan | 5 Moore | 6 Bridge | 7 Valentine | 8 Gray | 9 Segota | 10 Vrablic | 11 Sweeney | 12 Samuel | 13 Pakos | 14 Mitchell | 15 James | 16 Ion | 17 Norman | 18 Lowery | 19 De Luca | 20 Miller | 21 Habermann | 22 Dolan | Coach: Waiters |
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