Robin Megraw

{{short description|English-born Canadian soccer player}}

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|birth_place = Liverpool, England

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|position = Defender

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|years1 = 1966–1969

|clubs1 = Oshawa Imperials

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|years2 = 1970

|clubs2 = Toronto Ukrainians

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|years3 = 1971–1973

|clubs3 = Toronto City

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|years4 = 1973–1976

|clubs4 = Toronto First Portuguese

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|years5 = 1977

|clubs5 = Toronto Metros-Croatia

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|years6 = 1979

|clubs6 = Toronto Blizzard

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|nationalyears1 = 1975–1976

|nationalteam1 = Canada Olympics

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Robin Megraw (born 9 August 1950) is a Canadian former soccer player who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{FIFA player|276472}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/robin-megraw-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111235/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/robin-megraw-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Profile|access-date=17 April 2014|publisher=Sports Reference}}{{NFT player|pid=34648}}

Career

In 1966, Megraw played with Oshawa Imperials for three seasons.{{Cite book|last=Jose|first=Colin|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=220}} In 1970, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ukrainians, and later with Toronto City. In 1973, he moved to Toronto First Portuguese of the NSL. In 1977, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Metros-Croatia, and later with Toronto Blizzard.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/M/Megraw.Robin.htm|title=NASL-Robin Megraw|website=www.nasljerseys.com|access-date=2 April 2020}} During his tenure with the Blizzards he sustained an injury which shortened his career, and subsequently managed the Oshawa Kicks.{{Cite web|url=https://oshawasportshalloffame.com/inductees?limit=10&pg=17|title=Oshawa Sports Hall Of Fame {{!}} Inductees|website=oshawasportshalloffame.com|access-date=2 April 2020}}

In 1991, he was inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3458270-oshawa-sports-hall-of-fame-inductees/|title=Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame inductees|date=18 May 2010|website=DurhamRegion.com|publisher=Oshawa This Week|language=en-CA|access-date=2 April 2020}}

International career

Megraw represented Canada at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=2169&t=profile&|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2 April 2020}}

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