Profile - Canada Soccer

Richard

Hastings

Born

May 18, 1977

Age

Club

N/A

Birthplace

Prince George

Height

183 cm

School(s)

N/A

Where they grew up

Prince George

TEAM HONOURS (1)

2000

CONCACAF champion

STATS

International "A" Level - CAN MNT

59 Appearances

59 Starts

1 Goals

1 Assists

Bio

Richard Cory Hastings... he was seven years old when his family moved to Middlesbrough, ENG... he was nine years old when he started playing soccer for Yarmtown Boys in Middlesborugh... favourites have included Maradona, Eric Cantona...

from the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group for “steady play in stabilising central midfield”...

CAREER OVERVIEW:

CONCACAF champion with Canada at the 2000 Gold Cup... in all, five editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup including semi-final finishes in 2002 and 2007... CONCACAF Gold Cup all-star team in 2007 and Top Rookie in 2000... two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers... twice led Canada in minutes played (2002 and 2003)... career 59 international "A" appearances from 1998 to 2010 as a fullback... Canada Soccer Centennial Top 100 Male Footballers... scored famous golden goal against Mexico in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals... club career in Scotland, Austria and Netherlands, including UEFA Cup and Champions League Qualifiers... FIFA U-20 World Cup participant at Malaysia 1997... CONCACAF youth champion in 1996.

For Country

won a gold medal with Canada at the 1996 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Mexico (Canada also qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997... he was 20 years old when he made his debut for Canada (18 May 1998)... won a gold medal with Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Canada qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001)... represented Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament... represented Canada in 2000 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Korea/Japan 2002... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 (he did not feature)... finished third with Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup... played in a career-high 17 consecutive Canada matches from 2001 to 2003... reached the semi-final stage with Canada at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup... he was the 19th footballer to make his 50th appearance for Canada (06 September 2008)... represented Canada in 2008 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for South Africa 2010... represented Canada at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup...