Pat Harrington (soccer)
Pat Harrington (born April 17, 1965) is a
Pat Harrington
Canadian former professional soccer player
who played as a goalkeeper. He made one Personal information
appearance for the Canada national team. Full name Patrick Harrington
Date of birth April 17, 1965
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Club career Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
In December 1983, the Toronto Blizzard
Senior career*
selected Harrington in the first round (second
Years Team Apps (Gls)
overall) of the 1983 North American Soccer
1985–1986 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
League draft.[1] He moved to English side
1986–1990 Toronto Blizzard 52 (0)
Charlton Athletic before signing with the
1991–1992 Montreal Supra 28 (0)
Toronto Blizzard in 1986.[2] In his debut season
with Toronto he played in the National Soccer 1993–1995 Montreal Impact 43 (0)
1994–1997 Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) 69 (1)
League where he assisted in securing the NSL
1996 Kansas City Wizards 8 (0)
Canadian Championship.[3] The following
season he continued playing with the Blizzard 1996 Columbus Crew 4 (0)
in the Canadian Soccer League. He then played 1997 Detroit Safari (indoor)
for Montreal outfits Supra and Impact. In 1994, 1999–2000 Sacramento Knights (indoor) 42 (0)
he joined the Buffalo Blizzard of the National International career
Professional Soccer League. He scored in the 1992 Canada 1 (0)
team's second game of the season, but played *Club domestic league appearances and goals
only eleven games that year due to injury. [4][5]
During the 1996-1997 NPSL season, Harrington had the league's lowest goals against average. On March
4, 1996, the Kansas City Wiz selected Harrington in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1996 MLS
Supplemental Draft. He began the season with Kansas City, but moved to the Columbus Crew. The Crew
released him at the end of the season. On April 24, 1997, the Detroit Safari selected Harrington in the first
round (fifth overall) of the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft.[6] In 1999 and 2000, he played for the
Sacramento Knights in the World Indoor Soccer League.[7]
International career
Harrington made his senior debut for Canada in a September 1992 friendly match against the United
States, coming on as a second-half substitute for Paul Dolan. It proved to be his only international
appearance.
He did however also play at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. .[8]
References
1. NASL Draft (https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19831220&id=Um4fAAA
AIBAJ&sjid=rmgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4845,11671821)
2. Zwolinski, Mark (September 29, 1986). "Blizzard tops Vancouver to capture national title".
Toronto Star. p. B6.
3. Meagher, John (October 6, 1986). "Suspended striker causes row after playing in semi-pro
finale". Montreal Gazette. p. C5.
4. Buffalo scored in home opener (https://web.archive.org/web/20160409204726/https://www.h
ighbeam.com/doc/1P2-22653535.html)
5. Spirit's memories of Blizzard consist of embarrassing defeats (https://www.baltimoresun.co
m/1995/10/28/spirits-memories-of-blizzard-consist-of-embarrassing-defeats/)
6. CISL: 1997 Draft (http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17079/cisl-1997-draft.html)
7. "The Year in American Soccer - 1999" (https://web.archive.org/web/20170103154755/http://
homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1999.html#wisl). Archived from the original (http://ho
mepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1999.html#wisl) on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
8. Record at FIFA Tournaments (https://web.archive.org/web/20121213042019/http://www.fifa.c
om/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=209100/index.html) - FIFA
External links
Pat Harrington (https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=1426) at the Canadian Soccer
Association
Pat Harrington (https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13876.html) at National-
Football-Teams.com
Pat Harrington (https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/pat-harrington) at Major League Soccer
Pat Harrington (https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/
players-coaches/people=209100/index.html) – FIFA competition record (archived)
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