John Fitzgerald (soccer)

{{Short description|Canadian soccer player, businessman, and corporate lawyer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = John Fitzgerald

| fullname = John Kennedy Fitzgerald

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|12|4}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthclubs1=Wexford SC

| youthyears1=

| years1 = 1988

| years2 = 1989–1993

| clubs1 = North York Rockets

| clubs2 = Toronto Blizzard

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 4

| caps2 = 58+

| goals2 = 10+

| nationalteam1 = Canada

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1990

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

| pcupdate = 22 June 2009

| ntupdate = 22 June 2009

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}

}}

John Kennedy Fitzgerald, (born 4 December 1968 in Toronto) is a Canadian former international soccer player. After retiring he became a businessman and corporate lawyer.

Club career

He played for Ontario team Wexford SC from 1987 until 1988, then Toronto Blizzard until 1993. Whilst pursuing his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Toronto, he played for the Toronto Varsity Blues where he won a CIAU championship.

International career

Fitzgerald a right-winger, played for Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games and 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his senior debut for Canada in a February 1988 friendly match against Bermuda, which was in preparation for Canada's 1990 World Cup qualification campaign. He earned a total of 14 senior caps. Fitzgerald also represented Canadian futsal team at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship where he scored Canada's goal against Argentina.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105020649/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=49444/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] – FIFA{{cite web|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/?pid=1151&t=profile&|title=Profile|access-date=20 April 2020|publisher=Canada Soccer Association}}

His final international game was a May 1990 friendly match against Mexico.

Personal life

In addition to studying Economics at the University of Toronto, Fitzgerald also earned a Bachelors of Law degree from the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law in 1999. Since graduation, Fitzgerald has practiced corporate and securities law, served as general counsel, business consultant, and executive of various online gaming and cryptocurrency businesses,{{cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/03/29/1455725/0/en/Vogogo-Inc-Announces-Appointment-of-Its-New-Chief-Executive-Officer.html|title=Vogogo Inc. Announces Appointment of Its New Chief Executive Officer|date=29 March 2018|access-date=2 June 2020|publisher=Globe News Wire}} and has been a private equity investor.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-in-the-hot-seats-whos-sitting-courtside-or-close-to-it-to-watch/|title=In the hot seats: Who's sitting courtside (or close to it) to watch the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals|access-date=2 June 2020|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=June 2019|last1=Willis|first1=Andrew|last2=Devlin|first2=Megan}} Fitzgerald is one of the co-founders of Virgin Gaming.

Since 2019, Fitzgerald has served as president and chief executive officer of Cryptologic Corp, a Canadian-based cryptocurrency mining and software development company.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/5834058|title=John Kennedy Fitzgerald, Cryptologic Corp: Profile and Biography|access-date=3 June 2020|publisher=Bloomberg}}

Fitzgerald is also a season ticket holder with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-in-the-hot-seats-whos-sitting-courtside-or-close-to-it-to-watch/|title=In the hot seats: Who's sitting courtside (or close to it) to watch the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals|access-date=2 June 2020|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=June 2019|last1=Willis|first1=Andrew|last2=Devlin|first2=Megan}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/comments/aj97mx/who_is_this_dude_hes_gotta_be_a_super_fan_like/|title = Who is this dude ? He's gotta be a super fan like Nav Bhatia going to away games as well. But ya google raps super fan and it's just Nav all over . Help|date = 24 January 2019}}

Honours

Canada

North American Nations Cup: 1990{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/north-am-champ90.html#sqd|title=North American Championship 1990 (Canada)-Squads|access-date=April 20, 2025}}

References

External links

{{Canada Soccer|1151}}
{{NFT player|21137}}
[https://www.cryptologic.com/team/ Cryptologic management team bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603133144/https://www.cryptologic.com/team/ |date=3 June 2020 }}

Category:1968 births

Category:American Professional Soccer League players

Category:Men's association football wingers

Category:Businesspeople from Toronto

Category:Canadian men's futsal players

Category:Canadian people of Irish descent

Category:Canadian men's soccer players

Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players

Category:Canada men's international soccer players

Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players

Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England

Category:Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players