In 1985, Bontis played in the U16 Championship Final of The Robbie tournament at Birchmount Stadium for Scarborough Maple Leaf.[2] In 1992, he was a member of the five-time winning Ontario Cup champions Scarborough Azzurri.[3] In 1996, he played semi-pro for London City in the CNSL (Canadian National Soccer League).[4] In 1997, Bontis led the Premier Division of the WOSL (Western Ontario Soccer League) in goals while playing for London Portuguese.[5] Toward the end of his playing career, Bontis played for Schalke FC in the Ontario Soccer League and Proto Stars in the Hamilton Old-Timers League.[6]
Sports executive
On June 7, 2012, Bontis was elected to the board of directors of Canada Soccer.[7] On February 13, 2014, Bontis was appointed co-chair of the Sport Organizing Committee for Men's and Women's Soccer at the 2015 Pan American Games.[8]
On May 6, 2017, Bontis was elected vice president of Canada Soccer[9] and on May 7, 2018, he was re-elected vice president.[10]
On February 28, 2018, Bontis led Canada Soccer's launch of an updated version of the strategic plan based on a nationwide video campaign entitled "You are Canada Soccer".[11]
On November 21, 2020, Bontis was elected president of Canada Soccer.[12] On February 27, 2023, Bontis resigned as president of Canada Soccer after Canada's provincial and territorial soccer federations sent Bontis a letter requesting he step down amid labour disputes between the men’s and women’s senior national teams.[13]
Bontis, N. (2020). Information bombardment: Rising above the digital onslaught. Hamilton: Institute for Intellectual Capital Research. 4th edition. ISBN 0-9867945-0-3
Borins, S., Kernaghan, K., Bontis, N., Brown, D., Thompson, F. and Perri 6. (2007). Digital State at the Leading Edge: Lessons from Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-9490-2
Bontis, N. (2004). eBusiness Essentials. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 1-59311-248-3
Bontis, N. (2002). World Congress of Intellectual Capital Readings. Boston: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann KMCI Press. ISBN 0-7506-7475-X
Choo, C. and Bontis, N. (2002). The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515486-X
^Spectator, Steve Milton Spectator Columnist, The Hamilton (July 24, 2015). "The Pan Am dedicated dozen". The Hamilton Spectator – via www.thespec.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Spectator, Steve Milton Spectator Columnist, The Hamilton (May 18, 2017). "Hamilton climbs soccer ladder". The Hamilton Spectator – via www.thespec.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
