Trevor McCallum

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Trevor McCallum

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|02|26}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, England

| height =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =–1979

| youthclubs1 =Aston Villa

| youthyears2 =1981

| youthclubs2 =Mississauga United

| years1 = 1982

| years2 = 1983–1984

| years3 = 1986

| years4 = 1987–1989

| years5 = 1990

| years6 = 1991

| years7 = 1991

| clubs1 = Toronto Italia

| clubs2 = Toronto Blizzard

| clubs3 = Toronto Italia

| clubs4 = Toronto Blizzard|caps4=65|goals4=3

| clubs5 = Kitchener Spirit|caps5=19|goals5=0

| clubs6 = Toronto Blizzard|caps6=0|goals6=0

| clubs7 = Hamilton Steelers |caps7=7|goals7=0

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1988

| nationalteam1 = Canada

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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

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Trevor McCallum (born February 26, 1964) is a former English-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and earned eighteen caps with the Canada men's national soccer team.

Career

McCallum played with Aston Villa's youth team, and in 1979 he moved to Canada where he played with Mississauga United in 1981.{{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=216}} In 1982, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.{{Cite news|date=December 1, 1982|title=Liverpool advances|page=F7|work=Toronto Star}} In 1983, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Blizzard in the last two seasons of the league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/M/McCallum.Trevor.htm|title=NASL-Trevor McCallum|website=www.nasljerseys.com|access-date=2020-03-26}} In 1986, he returned to the National Soccer League and played with former team Toronto Italia.{{Cite web|date=June 14, 1986|title=Italia will put Wheels to test|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/504398158/?terms=Franco+Lofranco+toronto+italia|access-date=2020-08-08|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Windsor Star|page=16|language=en}} The following season he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Edmonton Brick Men, but was traded to the Blizzard midway through the season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/472829517/?terms=Trevor+McCallum|title=Brick Men optimistic about opener|last=Ireland|first=Joanne|date=June 6, 1987|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Edmonton Journal|page=58|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}} During his time in the Canadian Soccer League he was selected to the 1989 All-Star team.{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1989.html |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1989 |access-date=2010-05-02 |archive-date=2012-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209161757/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1989.html |url-status=dead }}

In 1990, he was originally transferred to Edmonton, but shortly after was traded to Kitchener Spirit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/473836328/?terms=Trevor+McCallum|title=B-Men make a deal|date=April 21, 1990|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Edmonton Journal|page=9|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}} In 1991, he returned to play with the Toronto Blizzard.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/495315117/?terms=Trevor+McCallum|title=Vancouver Sun - Soccer|date=October 8, 1991|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Vancouver Sun|page=63|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vVcaiqoaufxngges_8tVFa_YWyJQ3APl/view|title = CSL 1991 Media Guide w 92 season info and all time records_HiQ.PDF}}

International career

McCallum made his debut for the Canadian national soccer team on December 6, 1983 against Mexico in a friendly match.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?gid=162&t=match|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2020-03-26}} In total he played 18 international matches for the national team between 1983 and 1988.[http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=1033&tab=stats Canadian National Soccer Team: Trevor McCallum]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?pid=2059&t=profile&|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2020-03-26}}

Personal life

His nephew Gavin McCallum is also a footballer who played for the Canadian national soccer team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/?pid=2058&t=profile&|title=Canada Soccer|website=www.canadasoccer.com|access-date=2020-03-26}}

Honours

Canada

CONCACAF Championship: 1985{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca85det.html|title=Torneo Premundial 1985 (IX Campeonato de Naciones (NORCECA) CONCACAF)|access-date=April 20, 2024}}