{{Short description|Soccer player (born 1958)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2011}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Carl Valentine | image = Carl-valentine.jpg | upright = | caption = Valentine in 2011 | fullname = Carl Howard Valentine | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1958|7|4}} | birth_place = [[Manchester]], England | height = 1.75 m<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Carl Valentine (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13888/Carl_Valentine.html |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref> | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = {{ublist|[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]|ambassador/staff coach}} | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1976–1979 | clubs1 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] | caps1 = 61 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 1979–1984 | clubs2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] | caps2 = 165 | goals2 = 44 | years3 = 1984–1986 | clubs3 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 1985–1987 | clubs4 = [[Cleveland Force (1978–88)|Cleveland Force]] (indoor) | caps4 = 124 | goals4 = 83 | years5 = 1987–1999 | clubs5 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver 86ers]] | caps5 = 244 | goals5 = 21 | years6 = 1988–1990 | clubs6 = [[Baltimore Blast (1980-92)|Baltimore Blast]] (indoor) | caps6 = 100 | goals6 = 55 | years7 = 1990–1991 | clubs7 = [[Kansas City Comets (1979–91)|Kansas City Comets]] (indoor) | caps7 = 48 | goals7 = 27 | years8 = 1991–1992 | clubs8 = [[Tacoma Stars (1983–92)|Tacoma Stars]] (indoor) | caps8 = 40 | goals8 = 16 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1993 | nationalteam1 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] | nationalcaps1 = 31 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 1994–1999 | managerclubs1 = [[Vancouver 86ers]] | manageryears2 = 1999–2007 | managerclubs2 = [[North Shore Development Centre]] | manageryears3 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs3 = [[Whitecaps FC Academy|Coastal WFC]] | manageryears4 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs4 = [[Ottawa Fury (2005–2013)|Fury]] }} '''Carl Howard Valentine''' (born 4 July 1958) is a former professional [[association football|soccer]] player and coach who has had a long association with soccer in the [[Vancouver]] area.
Born in England, he played for the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada national team]] at international level.
He was the head coach of [[Ottawa Fury (2005–2013)|Ottawa Fury]] in the [[USL Premier Development League]]<ref>[http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/386553.html Valentine named Fury PDL coach] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207012919/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/386553.html |date=7 December 2009 }}</ref> until taking the position as Vancouver Whitecaps FC club ambassador and staff coach in 2010, in the lead-up to the Whitecaps [[2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season|inaugural season]] in [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://whitecapsfc.com/news/2010/12/whitecaps-fc-legend-carl-valentine-returns-club| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101210121606/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2010/12/whitecaps-fc-legend-carl-valentine-returns-club| archive-date = 10 December 2010| title = Whitecaps FC legend Carl Valentine returns to the club {{!}} Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref>
==Club career== Valentine had a career from the late 1970s to the late 1990s with several clubs, notably the [[Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]], [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] of [[the Football League]], and the [[Vancouver 86ers]] of the [[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|Canadian Soccer League]] and later [[American Professional Soccer League]].
A [[striker (association football)|striker]], Valentine began his pro career in 1976 as a 17-year-old with [[Football League Second Division]] side [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]. Valentine signed with the [[Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] and as a rookie helped them win their only [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]] championship in 1979. Liking life in Vancouver, Valentine became a Canadian [[citizen]] in 1983. The lure of top division English soccer saw Valentine sign with [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] side West Brom in 1984. Until 2011, Valentine was the last player to have scored a winning goal for Albion against their local rivals Aston Villa, having scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win in 1985. After two seasons with the Baggies, in which he played 44 first-team games and scored 6 times, Valentine returned to Vancouver to play for the new franchise Vancouver 86ers, where he remained for the next 13 years. Retiring as a full-time player in 1992, Valentine was player/manager of the club until retiring in 1999.
On 22 November 1985, Valentine signed with the [[Cleveland Force (1978–88)|Cleveland Force]] of the [[MISL I|Major Indoor Soccer League]].<ref>"SOCCER" ''THE ORLANDO SENTINEL'' Friday, 22 November 1985</ref> Valentine played three seasons with the Force which folded during the 1988 off season. He then signed with the [[Baltimore Blast (1980-92)|Baltimore Blast]].<ref>"BALTIMORE COURTS FORCE FREE AGENTS VALENTINE IS FIRST TO SIGN" ''Akron Beacon Journal (OH)'' Saturday, 20 August 1988</ref> In June 1990, Valentine signed a one-year contract with the Blast only to be traded to the [[Kansas City Comets (1979–91)|Kansas City Comets]] in exchange for [[Dale Mitchell (soccer)|Dale Mitchell]] on 21 August 1990.<ref>"SOCCER" ''Washington Post'' Tuesday, 21 August 1990</ref> The Comets folded at the end of the season and in September 1991, Valentine signed with the [[Tacoma Stars (MISL)|Tacoma Stars]].
==International career== Initially hoping to be selected to play for [[England national football team|England]] at some point, Valentine passed on an offer to play for Canada at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. He decided in 1985 however to declare his allegiance to his new home country and made his debut for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in a September 1985 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]]. Despite a bad case of influenza, Valentine famously assisted on both goals (with corner kicks) Canada scored to defeat Honduras 2–1 to advance to the World Cup Finals for the first time.
He earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 1 goal.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/can-recintlp.html Appearances for Canada National Team] – RSSSF</ref> He represented Canada in 9 World Cup qualifiers and played in all three of the country's first-round games in the [[1986 World Cup]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228063425/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=59356/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] – FIFA</ref> His final international was a 15 August 1993 World Cup qualification match against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in [[Sydney]], a game which also marked the end of the international careers of [[Dale Mitchell (soccer)|Dale Mitchell]] and [[Mike Sweeney (soccer)|Mike Sweeney]].
==Personal life== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=August 2011}} Valentine has two daughters, Keelie and Shannon, and a son, Gavin. He is currently a Residency coach and Club Ambassador for Whitecaps FC. Valentine is partly of Jamaican descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/blog/post/2012/07/26/two-one-dane-and-carl-two-speedy-wingers|title=The Two One: Dane and Carl Two Speedy Wingers|work=www.whitecapsfc.com|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>
==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 13 June 1992|| [[Varsity Stadium]], [[Toronto]], Canada || {{flagicon image|Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg}} [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] || 2–0 || 3–1 || [[Columbus 500 Cup]] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Canada Soccer player|id=3229}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20031119151414/http://www.nssdc.net/page428.htm North Shore Soccer Development Centre profiling Coach Valentine] * [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/V/Valentine.Carl.htm NASL/MISL stats]
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