Craig Forrest
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Craig Lorne Forrest (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadian former professional soccer player and sports commentator.
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Full name | Craig Lorne Forrest | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1967-09-20) 20 September 1967 (age 56) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Coquitlam Bel-Aire City | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1985–1997 | Ipswich Town | 263 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | → Colchester United (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1997 | → Chelsea (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1997–2002 | West Ham United | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 307 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1988–2002 | Canada | 56 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1985 until 2002, playing his entire career in England. He made Premier League appearances for Ipswich Town, Chelsea and West Ham United, whilst also spending time on loan in the Football League with Colchester United. He made 56 international appearances, representing Canada. In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.[1]