Neil Ellett
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 5, 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1967 | Vancouver North Shore | ||
| 1969–1970 | Croatia S.C. | ||
| Vancouver Eintracht | |||
| 1974–1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Canada | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil Ellett (born in Richmond, British Columbia) was a Canadian soccer player who spent his career with Vancouver teams, including the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League. He also played for the member of the Canadian national and Olympic soccer teams.
Club career
[edit]Neil Ellett graduated from Burnaby North Secondary School. He began playing for Vancouver North Shore of the Pacific Coast Soccer League when he was seventeen. He played at least one season (1969–70) in the Pacific Coast Soccer League (when the league was amateur) with soccer club Croatia S.C. He also played for Vancouver Eintracht. Ellett was an original member of the Vancouver Whitecaps, playing with the team in 1974 and 1975. His only Whitecap goal was the first scored by the team in their history, on May 4, 1974 at Empire Stadium.
National team
[edit]From 1967 to 1973, Ellett made 12 "B" (Olympic) and seven "A" appearances for Canada. He was part of Canada's Pan American Games team in 1967 and 1971 as well as the Olympic Qualifying team in 1971. In a memorable CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying match at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, he scored the lone goal on a header in a 1–0 win over Mexico. He also participated in one round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1972 (he was 27 years old when he made his debut at the "A" level).
Referee
[edit]Ellett is currently a soccer referee and a National referee assessor in British Columbia.
He was inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.[1] He is also a member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Neil Ellett at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- NASL stats
- Neil Ellett at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Soccer people from British Columbia
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football utility players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia
- Eintracht Vancouver players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Footballers at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games