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Veitch came up with the team’s name, the Vancouver Whitecaps. [15] The club began play in 1974 and consisted of mostly Canadian players due to a tight budget that made it nearly impossible to sign foreign players. [16] Veitch stepped down after the 1976 season to take care of his ailing wife and was replaced by John Best. [4] [17]
Anthony Keith Waiters (1 February 1937 – 5 November 2020) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He is better known for his coaching career in Canada.He managed the Vancouver Whitecaps to an NASL championship, and was in charge of the Canada national team, when they qualified for the 1986 World Cup, which is their first appearance in the tournament.
In 2019, several former Whitecaps Women players published allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct from coaches at the club. [98] The claims centered around behaviour by head coach Bob Birarda , who was fired in 2008 after an internal investigation, and Hubert Busby Jr. , who coached the team from 2011 to 2012. [ 99 ]
John Best (11 July 1940 – 5 October 2014) was a professional soccer player who played as a defender, spending six seasons in the North American Soccer League where he was a five-time first team All Star. He later coached the NASL Seattle Sounders and served as the general manager of the Sounders and the Vancouver Whitecaps.
This list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for Vancouver Whitecaps since the USL began keeping archived records in 2003. Players who were on the roster but never played a first team game are not listed; players who appeared for the team in other competitions (Voyageurs Cup, Open Canada Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, etc.) but never actually made an USL ...
John Roland Craven (15 May 1947 – 14 December 1996) was an English professional footballer.He began his playing career as a defender, but also played as a centre-forward on occasion.
Pages in category "Vancouver Whitecaps FC players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 225 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Whitecaps FC plays its home games at BC Place.. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a Canadian soccer club in Vancouver, British Columbia.The club was moved up to Major League Soccer (MLS) after the ownership group of Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett, and Steve Nash were awarded a franchise to play in Vancouver. [1]