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Simon Eaddy
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-09-14) 14 September 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth New Plymouth, New Zealand
Position(s) goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Football Kingz
2001 Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC
2003 Ottawa Wizards
2004–2009 Waitakere United
2009–2010 Auckland City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Eaddy (born 14 September 1971) is a former New Zealand footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is the current goalkeeper coach with Toronto FC.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Eaddy began his professional career in the Australian National Soccer League with Football Kingz FC in 1999 as a backup for Jason Batty.[1] He would re-sign with the club the following season.[2][3] Throughout his tenure with the Kingz FC, he was selected to the league's all-star team for the 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons.[2] In 2001, he returned to New Zealand to play in the 2001 Chatham Cup final with Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC where he assisted the club in defeating Central United.[4]

Canada[edit]

In the summer of 2003, he played abroad in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Ottawa Wizards and was also named the club's captain.[5] He would record his first clean sheet for the club on 6 July 2003, against Laval Dynamites.[6] Throughout his stint with Ottawa, he helped the club achieve a perfect season which clinched the Eastern Conference title.[7] However, the club opted out of the postseason tournament as the team's owner was embroiled in a dispute with the league's executive committee.[5] Following a successful regular season, Eaddy was named the league's top goalkeeper.[2]

New Zealand[edit]

In 2004, he returned to his native New Zealand to play in the country's top league with Waitakere United.[8][9] The club would finish second in the division and Eaddy was named as the club's players' player.[8] He re-signed with Waitakere the following season.[10][2] In his debut season with Waitakere, he would appear in the 2007 OFC Champions League.[11] Waitakere would win the continental tournament after defeating Fijian side Ba F.C..[12] He would compete once again in the champions league with Waitakere during the 2007-08 edition.[13]

In 2009, league rivals Auckland City qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, and in preparation for the tournament he was signed by the club.[14][15]

International career[edit]

In 2006, he was called to the New Zealand men's national football team camp held by head coach Ricki Herbert.[16]

Managerial career[edit]

He began to transition into the coaching realm in 2009 as the goalkeeping coach for Auckland City.[17][18] Eaddy would expand his coaching portfolio in 2010 by becoming involved with the New Zealand national team program in the same role.[19]

Eaddy once more joined John Herdman's coaching staff in 2018 as the goalkeeper coach for the Canada men's national soccer team.[20][21] He would help the national team qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[22] In 2023, he joined the coaching staff of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer along with head coach John Herdman as the club's goalkeeper coach.[23][24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cockerill, Michael (11 December 1999). "Souths verdict to help NSL overhaul". Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ a b c d Hill, Elijah (11 April 2022). "Three Olympics and three world cups - the goalkeeper coach from Taranaki making it on the world stage". Stuff. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ Maddaford, Terry (9 October 2023). "Soccer: Defender bounces back from nightmare to mark milestone". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Central come Oh! so close to Double". Central United FC. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Desaulniers, Darren (5 December 2003). "Wizards owner out to sue CPSL". Ottawa Citizen. pp. B7.
  6. ^ "Wizards blank Dynamites". Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 2003.
  7. ^ "Wizards end season unbeaten". Ottawa Citizen. 29 September 2003. pp. C7.
  8. ^ a b "Waitakere United coach quits". NZ Herald. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Teams for NZ Football Championship". NZ Herald. 12 October 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Soccer: A united defence brings Waitakare early success". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. ^ Maddaford, Terry (20 April 2007). "Soccer: Waitakere face Fiji's 'national side in disguise'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  12. ^ Maddaford, Terry (27 April 2007). "Soccer: Waitakere put Fifa pay day out of their minds". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ^ Maddaford, Terry (19 February 2007). "Soccer: Waitakere must win to stay in O-League hunt". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Soccer: Confidence high as City head for Club World Cup". NZ Herald. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  15. ^ Maddaford, Terry (8 December 2009). "Soccer: Spoonley named in goal for City". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Soccer: Nine newcomers in All Whites". NZ Herald. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  17. ^ Maddaford, Terry (8 December 2009). "Soccer: Spoonley named in goal for City". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Al Ahli striker hurt as City clash looms". NZ Herald. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  19. ^ Maddaford, Terry (28 July 2010). "Soccer: Auckland City go for parallel coaching formation". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  20. ^ Day, Gavin (22 March 2018). "Former Canada women's coach Herdman starts tough task of turning men's squad around". Canadian Press.
  21. ^ "John Herdman, new coaching staff take in first practice at Toronto FC". The Globe and Mail. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  22. ^ "What is Canada's team playing for in Qatar? No more being laughed at, no more dismissal as backwoods incompetents in the sport they love". Toronto Star. 20 November 2022.
  23. ^ "John Herdman surrounds himself with familiar faces on Toronto FC coaching staff". Sportsnet.ca. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Herdman adds another member of his Canada Soccer staff to the Toronto FC ranks". Lethbridge News Now. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

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