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Richard Anthony Goddard (born 30 January 1978 in Scarborough, Tobago) is a former Trinidad and Tobago football goalkeeper who last played for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He has served as Senior Development and Goalkeeper Coach for North Vancouver Football Club and is currently Head Football Development Coach for Bishop's High School in Trinidad and Tobago. ==Playing career== He played college soccer with Roberts Wesleyan College from 1009-2001, where he was a 3 time NAIA All-American, NCCAA All-American and 2-time NAIA Region IX Player of the Year. Goddard began his pro career in 2001 when he signed for the Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He was part of the Ottawa team that won the double — Regular Season Championship and Open Canada Cup, and led them to a 20–2 record. In 2002 he was signed by the Charlotte Eagles of the USL A-League, in his rookie season he led the Eagles to the playoffs for 2nd straight season, started 27 of 28 regular season matches, accumulating a 10–13–4 record and a 1.59 GAA with 3 shutouts, and he was named twice Goalkeeper of the Week. Goddard moved to the sidelines in 2003 where he was the head coach of the Ottawa Internationals U18 Girls in the Ligue Soccer Elite du Quebec (LSEQ) and assistant/goalkeeper coach for the University of Ottawa Women's team that finished second in the CIS. In 2006 Goddard joined the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women's Soccer Program as their Goalkeeper Coach. The Varsity Blues were knocked out in the Ontario semis. In 2004 Goddard signed for the Toronto Lynx where he served as a backup to Bryheem Hancock for most of the season. He made his debut in 5–1 victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders on 6 June. But on 30 June he was released from his contract after struggling to hold a starting position.〔(LYNX RELEASE GOALKEEPER )〕 The following season he re-signed with the Lynx under new coach Hubert Busby Jr.. During the season the Lynx finished with a worst 3 wins, 17 losses, and 8 ties the worst performance in league and club history and a 12th place finish. In 2006 he helped the Lynx post a 10-game home undefeated streak and led the Lynx to the Open Canada Cup final but lost (did not play) to 2–0 to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.〔(Lynx sign Richard Goddard )〕 After the 2006 season the Lynx franchise dropped two divisions down to the PDL, releasing all their all players. In 2007 Goddard signed with the 2006 USL Division 1 champions the Vancouver Whitecaps.〔(Caps bring in goalkeeper Goddard )〕 He competed for a starting position with Matt Nelson, and Lutz Pfannenstiel, but eventually he served as backup to Nelson. Goddard was brought back into the 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps team early in the season due to an injury to their starting GK Jay Nolly by new coach Teitur Thordarson, but was released just before the USL Division 1 roster freeze deadline. Vancouver went on to win their 3rd USL Division 1 Championship in the team's history. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Goddard (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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