Martin Nash (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | December 27, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Lower Vancouver Isl. Metro Selects | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Vancouver 86ers | 41 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | 20 | (1) | |
| 1998–1999 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 15 | (1) |
| 1999 | Vancouver 86ers | 15 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Chester City | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 65 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2003 | Montreal Impact | 22 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 29 | (27) |
| 2004–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 188 | (18) |
| Total | 416 | (67) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–2010 | Canada | 38 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2016 | Ottawa Fury (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 6, 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 6, 2016.
Martin Nash (born December 27, 1975) is a Canadian retiredsoccer player.
A five-time all-league selection in the USL-1 and its predecssor, the A-League, Nash has won four league championships, two with the Rochester Rhinos in 2000 and 2001 and two with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2006 and 2008. He spent the majority of his playing career in North America, most notably in the Vancouver area, but also played in England for , Chester City and Macclesfield Town.
Nash was also a regular member of the Canadian national soccer team, making 38 appearances and scoring 2 goals during his 13-year career.
He is the younger brother of retired basketball superstar Steve Nash.
Nash began his career with the Vancouver 86ers in 1995. He was named to the all-A-League team in his second season with the 86ers as a 20-year-old in 1996. He spent the next several years jumping backwards and forwards across the Atlantic: he also played 5 games for a side in 1996-97 that won promotion to Football League First Division and appeared in 15 games as a substitute for the club's first-team the next season. He also played briefly for Third Division Chester City in 1999, on loan for Third Division Macclesfield Town in February 2003, and had a short stint with the Edmonton Drillers in 1998-1999.
Nash played for the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League from 2000 to 2003, winning back-to-back league titles in 2000 and 2001. He was given second-team all-league honours in 2000. He spent the 2003 season with the Montreal Impact, before signing with the Vancouver Whitecaps for a third time in 2004. During this time, Nash also played pro indoor soccer in the Major Indoor Soccer League. The 2003-04 season with the Dallas Sidekicks.
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