Martin Dugas
Birth date15 October 1972 (age 54)
Birth placeSt. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PositionMidfielder
Collegeyears 1?–1991–?
College 1McMaster Marauders
Years 11987–1993
Years 21994–1996
Years 31996
Years 41996–2000
Years 51997–1998
Years 61997–1998
Years 71998
Years 81999
Years 92000–2001
Years 102001
Years 112001–2003
Years 122002
Years 132003–2004
Years 142007–2008
Clubs 1St. Catharines Wolves
Clubs 2SC Cambuur
Clubs 3Watford
Clubs 4Edmonton Drillers (indoor)
Clubs 5Toronto Lynx
Clubs 6FC St. Pauli
Clubs 7Hershey Wildcats
Clubs 8Staten Island Vipers
Clubs 9Detroit Rockers (indoor)
Clubs 10Montreal Impact
Clubs 11Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
Clubs 12Calgary Storm
Clubs 13Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)
Clubs 14Edmonton Drillers (indoor)
Caps 218
Caps 30
Caps 4138
Caps 535
Caps 76
Caps 820
Caps 922
Caps 104
Caps 1175
Caps 123
Caps 1323
Caps 142
Goals 20
Goals 30
Goals 4102
Goals 53
Goals 70
Goals 81
Goals 97
Goals 101
Goals 1123
Goals 120
Goals 1310
Goals 140
Manageryears 12007–2009
Managerclubs 1Edmonton Drillers
Club-update4 January 2010

Martin Dugas (born 15 October 1972) is a Canadian former soccer player who spent a total of 12 years as a professional.[1] He last coached the Edmonton Drillers.

Career

Club career

Dugas was an OUA soccer West Division All-Star in 1991 playing for McMaster University.

Dugas played for his hometown side St. Catharines Wolves from 1987 until 1993 before joining Dutch club SC Cambuur.[2] Had brief stints with FC St. Pauli in Germany and Watford in England (although he never made a first-team league appearance with the Hornets.[3]) In the fall of 1996, he returned to Canada where he signed with the Edmonton Drillers of the National Professional Soccer League. He would spend most of the rest of his career playing outdoor soccer during the summer and indoor soccer during the winter. He would play for the Driller until the start of the 2000–2001 NPSL season. That year, he began the season in Edmonton until traded to the Detroit Rockers after nine games. He finished the season with Detroit, then played from 2001 to 2003 with the Milwaukee Wave. In 2003, the Monterrey Fury selected Dugas in the NPSL Expansion Draft, then traded him to the Dallas Sidekicks for the 2003–2004 indoor season.[4] He also played for the Toronto Lynx through the 1998 season USISL season. In May 1999, he signed with the Staten Island Vipers in the USL A-League. The Vipers folded at the end of the season. He then played for the Montreal Impact in 2001 USL A-League.[5] In 2002, he played for the Calgary Storm, also in the USL A-League. In 2007 moved to Edmonton Drillers and signed a contract as Player-Coach.

International career

Dugas was an unused substitute for Canada at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

Coaching career

Dugas worked as head coach of the 2008–09 CMISL Edmonton Drillers and was in January 2010 replaces by Kevin Poissant.

Personal life

Dugas has an Irish passport which he qualifies for through his mother.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Coaches". Scottish United. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. ^ Ross, Ian (6 August 1998). "No sibling rivalry with Dugas brothers". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D8.
  3. ^ "WATFORD : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  4. ^ July 30, 2003 Transactions
  5. ^ "Dallas Sidekicks Players: Martin Dugas". KicksFan.com. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  6. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Nanu! Ein Kanadier soll St. Pauli retten". Hamburger Morgenpost. Retrieved 20 January 2009.[dead link]