Sanjeev Parmar
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sanjeev Parmar
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|05|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Campbell River, British Columbia
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2000
| clubs1 = Charlotte Eagles
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2001–2002
| clubs2 = Ottawa Wizards
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 2
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 06 March 2015
}}
Sanjeev Parmar (born May 28, 1978) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USISL D-3 Pro League, and Canadian Professional Soccer League who currently is head coach and founder of Ottawa club St. Anthony SC's Futuro Soccer Academy programme.
Playing career
Parmar began playing soccer at the college level with Houghton College for four years where he was a three time All-American. In 2000, he was drafted by the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, but signed a contract with the Charlotte Eagles of the USISL D-3 Pro League. He featured in six matches for Charlotte, and managed to win the league title.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/sanjeev-parmar/|title=Sanjeev Parmar {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2018-04-21}} Parmar traveled to Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Kenya on a pre-season tour to Africa, where he remained an additional three months in Ethiopia on a Christian mission.{{Cite web|url = http://www.indianfootball.de/features/interview/interview73.html|title = Indianfootball interview|date = July 2008|access-date = |website = Indianfootball.de|publisher = |last = Singh Kamboe|first = Harmit}}
Parmar returned to Canada in 2001 to sign with expansion franchise Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He scored his first goal on June 16, 2001 in an Open Canada Cup match against the Durham Flames in a 2–2 draw.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/01cpsl18.htm|title = CPSL League Cup: Ottawa Wizards 2, Durham Flames 2|date = June 16, 2001|access-date = |website = Rocket Robin`s Home Page|publisher = CPSL website|last = |first = }} He made the CPSL Al-Star roster which faced C.S. Marítimo in a friendly match.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/01cpsl48.htm|title = CPSL All-Stars Roster - for Maritimo Game|date = July 21, 2001|access-date = |website = Rocket Robin`s Home Page|publisher = |last = Spiers|first = Bill}} In his first season with Ottawa he managed to win the double by finishing first in the league standings and claiming the Open Canada Cup.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/01cpsl8l.htm|title = FIVE TEAMS BID FOR ROGERS CUP|date = |access-date = |website = Rocket robin`s Home Page|publisher = |last = Winnipeg Fury|first = }} The following season Parmar suffered a concussion causing him to miss the majority of the season, but he returned for the remainder of the season to win the treble with Ottawa.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports02/02cpsl2g.htm|title = Ottawa Sun: Triple the fun for Wizards|date = October 21, 2003|access-date = |website = Rocket Robin`s Home Page|publisher = Ottawa Sun|last = Baines|first = Tim}} During his injury he managed to acquire a coaching A-license the youngest Canadian player to obtain a high level coaching license.
In 2012 Parmar founded Parmar Futuro, a soccer team based in Ottawa.
Honors
=Charlotte Eagles=
- USISL D-3 Pro League Champions (1): 2000
=Ottawa Wizards=
- CPSL Championship (1): 2002
- Open Canada Cup (2): 2001, 2002
- Canadian Professional Soccer League Eastern Conference Champions (2): 2001, 2002
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parmar, Sanjeev}}
Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Charlotte Eagles players
Category:Sportspeople from Campbell River, British Columbia
Category:Soccer people from British Columbia
Category:Ottawa Wizards players