Simon Eaddy

Simon Eaddy
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-09-14) 14 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth New Plymouth, New Zealand
Position(s) goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Football Kingz
2001 University-Mount Wellington
2003 Ottawa Wizards
2004–2009 Waitakere United
2009–2010 Auckland City
Managerial career
2006–2007 New Zealand Knights FC (goalkeepers)
2009–2010 Auckland City (goalkeepers)
2005–2008 New Zealand U20 (women) (goalkeepers)
2007–2011 New Zealand (women) (goalkeepers)
2012–2019 Canada (women) (goalkeepers)
2018–2023 Canada (goalkeepers)
2023– Toronto FC (goalkeepers)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Eaddy (born 14 September 1971) is a former New Zealand footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is the current goalkeeper coach with Toronto FC.

Club career

Early career

Eaddy began his professional career in the Australian National Soccer League with Football Kingz FC in 1999 as a backup for Jason Batty.[1] He would re-sign with the club the following season.[2][3] Throughout his tenure with the Kingz FC, he was selected to the league's all-star team for the 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons.[2] In 2001, he returned to New Zealand to play in the 2001 Chatham Cup final with University-Mount Wellington where he assisted the club in defeating Central United.[4]

Canada

In the summer of 2003, he played abroad in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Ottawa Wizards and was also named the club's captain.[5] He would record his first clean sheet for the club on 6 July 2003, against Laval Dynamites.[6] Throughout his stint with Ottawa, he helped the club achieve a perfect season which clinched the Eastern Conference title.[7] However, the club opted out of the postseason tournament as the team's owner was embroiled in a dispute with the league's executive committee.[5] Following a successful regular season, Eaddy was named the league's top goalkeeper.[2]

New Zealand

In 2004, he returned to his native New Zealand to play in the country's top league with Waitakere United.[8][9] The club would finish second in the division and Eaddy was named as the club's players' player.[8] He re-signed with Waitakere the following season.[10][2] In his debut season with Waitakere, he would appear in the 2007 OFC Champions League.[11] Waitakere would win the continental tournament after defeating Fijian side Ba F.C.[12] He would compete once again in the champions league with Waitakere during the 2007-08 edition.[13]

In 2009, league rivals Auckland City qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, and in preparation for the tournament he was signed by the club.[14][15]

International career

In 2006, he was called to the New Zealand men's national football team camp held by head coach Ricki Herbert.[16]

Managerial career

He began to transition into the coaching realm in 2009 as the goalkeeping coach for Auckland City.[17][18] Eaddy would expand his coaching portfolio in 2010 by becoming involved with the New Zealand national team program in the same role.[19]

Eaddy once more joined John Herdman's coaching staff in 2018 as the goalkeeper coach for the Canada men's national soccer team.[20][21] He would help the national team qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[22] In 2023, he joined the coaching staff of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer along with head coach John Herdman as the club's goalkeeper coach.[23][24]

Honors

Player

Ottawa Wizards

University-Mount Wellington

Waitakere United

References

  1. ^ Cockerill, Michael (11 December 1999). "Souths verdict to help NSL overhaul". Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ a b c d Hill, Elijah (11 April 2022). "Three Olympics and three world cups - the goalkeeper coach from Taranaki making it on the world stage". Stuff. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ Maddaford, Terry (9 October 2023). "Soccer: Defender bounces back from nightmare to mark milestone". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Central come Oh! so close to Double". Central United FC. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Desaulniers, Darren (5 December 2003). "Wizards owner out to sue CPSL". Ottawa Citizen. pp. B7.
  6. ^ "Wizards blank Dynamites". Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 2003.
  7. ^ a b "Wizards end season unbeaten". Ottawa Citizen. 29 September 2003. pp. C7.
  8. ^ a b "Waitakere United coach quits". NZ Herald. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Teams for NZ Football Championship". NZ Herald. 12 October 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Soccer: A united defence brings Waitakare early success". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. ^ Maddaford, Terry (20 April 2007). "Soccer: Waitakere face Fiji's 'national side in disguise'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b Maddaford, Terry (27 April 2007). "Soccer: Waitakere put Fifa pay day out of their minds". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ^ Maddaford, Terry (19 February 2007). "Soccer: Waitakere must win to stay in O-League hunt". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Soccer: Confidence high as City head for Club World Cup". NZ Herald. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  15. ^ Maddaford, Terry (8 December 2009). "Soccer: Spoonley named in goal for City". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Soccer: Nine newcomers in All Whites". NZ Herald. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  17. ^ Maddaford, Terry (8 December 2009). "Soccer: Spoonley named in goal for City". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Al Ahli striker hurt as City clash looms". NZ Herald. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  19. ^ Maddaford, Terry (28 July 2010). "Soccer: Auckland City go for parallel coaching formation". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  20. ^ Day, Gavin (22 March 2018). "Former Canada women's coach Herdman starts tough task of turning men's squad around". Canadian Press.
  21. ^ "John Herdman, new coaching staff take in first practice at Toronto FC". The Globe and Mail. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  22. ^ "What is Canada's team playing for in Qatar? No more being laughed at, no more dismissal as backwoods incompetents in the sport they love". Toronto Star. 20 November 2022.
  23. ^ "John Herdman surrounds himself with familiar faces on Toronto FC coaching staff". Sportsnet.ca. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Herdman adds another member of his Canada Soccer staff to the Toronto FC ranks". Lethbridge News Now. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  25. ^ a b c "NZ & Taranaki link to Canadian men's football team". www.sportsnewstaranaki.co.nz. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.