Ian Bridge

FOR COUNTRY:
represented Canada at the 1976 CONCACAF Youth Tournament in Puerto Rico (Canada did not qualify for the FIFA World Youth Championship)... finished second with Canada at the 1978 CONCACAF Youth Tournament in Honduras after losing 0:1 to México in the final (Canada did, however, qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship)... represented Canada at the 1979 World Youth Championship in Japan... played for Canada’s World Cup Qualifying team in 1980-81 (Canada failed to qualify for the 1982 World Cup final)... played for Canada’s World Cup Qualifying team in 1985 (Canada qualified for the 1986 World Cup final)... represented Canada at the 1986 World Cup in México... played for Canada’s World Cup Qualifying team in 1988 vs. Guatemala (Canada failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup final)... has served as an assistant coach with Canada's senior women's national team... has served as coach of Canada's youth women's national team...

FOR CLUB:
played for the Seattle Sounders (1979-1983)... missed 1980 playoffs with a knee injury... played for the Vancouver Whitecaps (1984)... played for La Chaux de Fonds... played indoor soccer for the Tacoma Stars... played for the Victoria Vistas... played for the North York Rockets...

FOR SPORT:
served as Canada's assistant coach when the team finished second at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup... served as Canada’s head coach when the team finished second at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada 2002... served as Canada's assistant coach when the team finished fourth at the FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003... served as Canada’s head coach when the team won a silver medal at the XIV Pan American Games Santo Domingo 2003... served as Canada's head coach when the team reached the quarter-final stage at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Thailand 2004... served as Canada's assistant coach at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament... served as Canada's head coach when the team finished first at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-19 Qualitfying Tournament... served as Canada's head coach when the team finished second at the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship... served as Canada's assistant coach when the team finished second at the 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup... served as Canada's head coach at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Russia 2006... served as Canada’s assistant coach when the team won a bronze medal at the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007... served as Canada's assistant coach at the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007... served as Canada's assistant coach when the team finished second at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament... served as Canada's assistant coach when the team reached the quarter-final at the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament... served as Canada's head coach at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008...

OFF THE PITCH:
his full name is Ian Christopher Bridge... enjoys photography, cooking... plays the accordian... he was inducted into the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003... he was inducted into The Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003...