Bruce Wilson

Date of birth20 June 1951
Place of birthVancouver, British Colombia
NationalityCanadian
Height1.83 m
PositionDefender

In 2000 Wilson was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. In 2003 he was also elected to the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame.

In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1973-74 Canada International Friendly 1
1974-75 Canada International Friendly 3
1976-77 Canada FIFA World Cup 5
1977-78 Canada FIFA World Cup 4
2
1977-78 Canada International Friendly 1
1981-82 Canada FIFA World Cup 5
1981-82 Canada International Friendly 1
1982-83 Canada International Friendly 3
1983-84 Canada International Friendly 2
1983-84 Canada Olympics 5
1984-85 Canada Cyprus 50th Anniversary 1
1984-85 Canada FIFA World Cup 4
1984-85 Canada International Friendly 12
1984-85 Canada Olympics 4
1984-85 Canada President`s Cup 2
1985-86 Canada FIFA World Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 Apr 1974 Bermuda v Canada D 0-0 International Friendly
09 Oct 1974 East Germany v Canada L 2-0 International Friendly
28 Oct 1974 Hungary v Canada D 1-1 International Friendly
31 Oct 1974 Poland v Canada L 2-0 International Friendly
24 Sep 1976 Canada v USA D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 1
10 Oct 1976 Canada v Mexico W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 1
20 Oct 1976 USA v Canada L 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 1
27 Oct 1976 Mexico v Canada D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 1
22 Dec 1976 Canada v USA W 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 1 play-off
11 Sep 1977 Trinidad and Tobago v Canada D 1-1 International Friendly
08 Oct 1977 El Salvador v Canada L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group finals
12 Oct 1977 Canada v Suriname W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group finals
16 Oct 1977 Canada v Guatemala W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group finals
20 Oct 1977 Canada v Haiti D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group finals
12 Oct 1981 Trinidad and Tobago v Canada W 2-4 International Friendly
02 Nov 1981 Canada v El Salvador W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
06 Nov 1981 Haiti v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
12 Nov 1981 Honduras v Canada L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
15 Nov 1981 Mexico v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
21 Nov 1981 Cuba v Canada D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group final
12 Jun 1983 Canada v Scotland L 0-2 International Friendly
16 Jun 1983 Canada v Scotland L 0-3 International Friendly
20 Jun 1983 Canada v Scotland L 0-2 International Friendly
23 Oct 1983 Canada v Mexico W 1-0 Olympics North and Central America round 2
06 Nov 1983 Mexico v Canada L 2-1 Olympics North and Central America round 2
14 Dec 1983 Honduras v Canada L 1-0 International Friendly
20 Dec 1983 Canada v Mexico W 1-0 Olympics North and Central America 2nd round
14 Apr 1984 Canada v Cuba W 3-0 Olympics North and Central America final group
18 Apr 1984 Canada v Costa Rica D 0-0 Olympics North and Central America final group
26 May 1984 Canada v Italy L 0-2 International Friendly
25 Jul 1984 Canada v Chile D 0-0 International Friendly
30 Jul 1984 Canada v Iraq D 1-1 Olympics Group B
01 Aug 1984 Yugoslavia v Canada L 1-0 Olympics Group B
03 Aug 1984 Cameroon v Canada W 1-3 Olympics Group B
06 Aug 1984 Brazil v Canada L 1-1 (2-4) Olympics Quarter-final
16 Oct 1984 Algeria v Canada L 1-0 International Friendly
21 Oct 1984 Tunisia v Canada L 2-0 International Friendly
24 Oct 1984 Morocco v Canada L 3-2 International Friendly
30 Oct 1984 Cyprus v Canada D 0-0 Cyprus 50th ANNIVERSARY
02 Nov 1984 Egypt v Canada L 1-0 International Friendly
13 Feb 1985 Canada v Haiti W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round
20 Feb 1985 Canada v Guatemala W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round
10 Mar 1985 Trinidad and Tobago v Canada W 1-2 International Friendly
13 Mar 1985 Jamaica v Canada D 1-1 International Friendly
17 Mar 1985 Jamaica v Canada D 0-0 International Friendly
21 Mar 1985 Costa Rica v Canada L 1-0 International Friendly
24 Mar 1985 Costa Rica v Canada D 0-0 International Friendly
02 Apr 1985 Canada v USA W 2-0 International Friendly
04 Apr 1985 USA v Canada D 1-1 International Friendly
05 May 1985 Guatemala v Canada D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round
08 May 1985 Haiti v Canada W 0-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round
02 Jun 1985 Ghana v Canada W 1-2 PRESIDENTS CUP D
09 Jun 1985 Canada v Iraq L 1-6 PRESIDENTS CUP 2B
17 Aug 1985 Canada v Costa Rica D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round
25 Aug 1985 Honduras v Canada W 0-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round
01 Sep 1985 Costa Rica v Canada D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round
14 Sep 1985 Canada v Honduras W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round
29 Jan 1986 Canada v Paraguay D 0-0 MIAMI CUP
02 Feb 1986 Uruguay v Canada L 3-1 Miami Cup
05 Feb 1986 USA v Canada D 0-0 Miami Cup
10 May 1986 Canada v Wales W 2-0 International Friendly
19 May 1986 Canada v Wales L 0-3 International Friendly
24 May 1986 Canada v England L 0-1 International Friendly
01 Jun 1986 France v Canada L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
06 Jun 1986 Hungary v Canada L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
09 Jun 1986 USSR v Canada L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.