David Bascome

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| name = David Bascome
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| fullname = David Scott Bascome

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|1|29}}

| birth_place = Smiths, Bermuda

| height = 5 ft 10 in

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1987–1990

| years2 = 1991, 1993–2000

| years3 = 1992

| years4 = 2003–2008

| years5 = 2004

| clubs1 = North Village Rams

| clubs2 = Harrisburg Heat (indoor)

| clubs3 = Denver Thunder (indoor)

| clubs4 = Baltimore Blast (indoor)

| clubs5 = Harrisburg City Islanders

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 200

| caps3 = 10

| caps4 = 117

| caps5 = 2

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 183

| goals3 = 3

| goals4 = 81

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1992–2000

| nationalteam1 = Bermuda

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2006–2020

| managerclubs1 = Baltimore Blast (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2020–

| managerclubs2 = Baltimore Blast

}}

David Bascome MBE (born January 29, 1970) is a retired association football forward who is currently the head coach of the Baltimore Blast in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Club career

David Bascome started his First Division soccer career at the age of 16 with North Village Rams in Bermuda. At 20 years of age, he signed his first professional contract with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League, USA. After 12 seasons of professional indoor soccer, Bascome won his first Championship during his 2003–2004 campaign with the Baltimore Blast, then won 7 more 3 as a player and 4 as an assistant coach.[http://www.islsoccer.com/staff.html David Bascome, MBE-Commissioner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826094053/http://www.islsoccer.com/staff.html |date=2008-08-26 }} – ISL Soccer

After retiring, he was named to the assistant coaching position of the Blast on October 12, 2006, and helped lead the team to the 2008 MISL Championship in his second season on the coaching staff.

The modern Harrisburg Heat of the Professional Arena Soccer League retired Bascome's #40 jersey in a halftime ceremony during the December 29, 2012, game.{{cite news |first=Don |last=Burgess |newspaper=Bermuda Sun |location=Hamilton, Bermuda |title=Thanks for the memories, David! Bus fire, pranks and character building were all part of playing for the Heat |url=http://bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=203&ArticleID=62572 |date=January 4, 2013 |accessdate=January 16, 2013}}{{cite news |publisher=Bernews |location=Bermuda |title=David Bascome's Jersey To Be Retired Today |url=http://bernews.com/2012/12/david-bascomes-jersey-to-be-retired/ |date=December 29, 2012 |accessdate=January 1, 2013}} Bascome played with the original Harrisburg Heat in 1991 and from 1993 through 2000.

Bascome served as Baltimore Blast assistant coach beginning in 2006. On 28 May 2020, he was promoted to head coach.{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Glenn |title=Blast replace head coach Danny Kelly with assistant David Bascome. Kelly departs after 15 years, six championships |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-blast-coach-bascome-20200528-np77tspx5zbz3dgbu4y5pbjal4-story.html |website=BaltimoreSun.com |accessdate=29 May 2020}} Earlier in 2020, David's brother Andrew Bascome was named head coach of USL League Two's FC Bascome Bermuda.

International career

Bascome made his debut for Bermuda in a February 1992 friendly match against Norway and he has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.{{FIFA player|161986}}

His final international match was a March 2000 World Cup qualification match against the British Virgin Islands.

Personal life

Bascome was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to sport and young people in Bermuda.{{London Gazette |issue=56963 |date=14 June 2003 |supp=y |pages=25 }}

In 2016, Bascome and his brother Andrew Bascome revealed they had been sexually abused early in their football careers, with Andrew stating the abuse "went on for years."{{cite web|title=Coach Bascome: ‘I’ve been molested’|url=http://www.royalgazette.com/crime/article/20161213/coach-bascome-ive-been-molested|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=19 December 2021|publisher=The Royal Gazette|first=Raymond|last=Hainey}}

References

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{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Bullock |newspaper=The Patriot-News |location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |title=Heat to entertain Ohio on Saturday night at Equine Arena |url=http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2012/12/pasl_heat_to_entertain_ohio_on.html |date=December 29, 2012 |accessdate=December 29, 2012}}

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External links

{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807075050/http://www.bascomesoccer.com/ |title=David Bascome's official site }}
{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216083116/http://www.baltimoreblast.com/statistics/alltimeroster/ |title=Baltimore Blast All Time Roster }}
[http://www.baltimoreblast.com/team/coaches/?staff_id=3 Profile] – Baltimore Blast
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Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Smith's Parish

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Bermudian men's footballers

Category:Bermuda men's international footballers

Category:North Village Rams players

Category:Harrisburg Heat (NPSL) players

Category:Denver Thunder players

Category:Baltimore Blast (2001–2008 MISL) players

Category:Penn FC players

Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players