Gordon Ion (CAN)
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
| Date of birth: | 1934-08-26 |
| Age | 84 |
| Birthplace: | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| Raised: | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| All Positions: |
Hall of Fame honoured member Forward |
| Team Honours: | Pacific Coast League winner (1961-62), North American Championship winner (1953), Pacific Coast International Championship (1962) |
| International "A" totals: | #CANMNT |
| Appearances: | 2 |
| Starts: | 2 |
| Goals: | 0 |
| Assists: | 3 |
| Clean Sheets: | 0 |
Profile Text Last Updated 2018-07-04
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Gordon Ion... soccer family (son Greg)... after scoring the winning goal in a 1953 all-stars match against Northern Ireland, he was given the match ball...
a one-time Pacific Coast League winner (1961-62)... a North American Championship winner for the Jack Diamond Trophy (1953)... a Pacific Coast International Championship winner for the J.F. Kennedy Trophy (1962)... a five-time all-star selection in a five-year span from 1953 to 1957 (including an All Canada selection in 1957 for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)... over the course of one decade, he was the Pacific Coast League’s 12th-highest scorer in the 1950s with 40 goals scored...
noted as as “playmaker”... said Belfast editor Mike Brodie during a 1953 all-star game, Ion “is the best football player in Canada”... as noted in a 1953 all-star program, “has making of an outstanding inside forward”... said Ion in 2010, “I was primarily a ball control man, but I could score goals, too”... said Ion in 2010 of playing away in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957, “that was the biggest experience of my life to walk out onto the field that day against Mexico”...
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For Country
he was 22 years old when he made his international debut for Canada (22 June 1957)... represented Canada in 1957 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Sweden 1958...
For Sport
served as coach of Burnaby Cliff Avenue United...
| Year | Prize | Honour |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Top 100 Men's Footballers | Canada Soccer Centennial Timeline |
| 2010 | Honoured Player / Joueur honoré | Canada Soccer Hall of Fame |
| 1952-53 | Winner / Gagnant | Ed Bayley Trophy |
| End Date | Team | Coach | National Team Project | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-07-08 | CAN MNT | Don Petrie | [1957-06] FIFA World Cup Qualifiers | North Shore United | 22 |
(GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; SU = Games Played as Substitute; Min. = Minutes; G = Goals; A = Assists; Y = Cautions; R = Ejections; GA = Goals Allowed; CS = Clean Sheets)
International "A" records
| Year | Team | Record | Age | GP | GS | SU | Min | G | A | Y | R | GA | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CAN MNT | 1-0-1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| TOTALS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(Min. = Minutes; G = Goals; A = Assists; Y = Cautions; R = Ejections; GA = Goals Allowed; CS = Clean Sheets)
| Date | Location | Match | CAN | RESULT | Opponent | Age | Start | Min. | G | A | Y | R | GA | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-06-30 | Ciudad México, MEX | FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers | CAN MNT | 0 : 3 | MEX | 22 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-06-22 | Toronto, ON, CAN | FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers | CAN MNT | 5 : 1 | USA | 22 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
