Randy Samuel
Randy Samuel (born December 23, 1963 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a former professional soccer player who, with 82 caps, played a record number of times for Canada men's national soccer team.
A 6'1 185lbs. defender, Samuel began his career in 1981 with the NASL Vancouver Whitecaps reserves. He went on to play for numerous teams in Europe. He played in the old Dutch First Division (see Eredivisie) beginning with PSV Eindhoven for whom he appeared in one first-team game in 1987. Samuel also played 15 games for FC Volendam in 1987-88, and in a total of 32 matches with Fortuna Sittard in 1990-91 and 1991-92. He returned to Holland to play for Sittard in the old Second Division (see Eerste divisie) for the 1993-94 season and scored two goals.
Samuel also signed with clubs in Portugal's SuperLiga, and in the lower divisions of the Football League in England and in Norway. He played for Harstad in 1997 in Norwegian First Division, and in 1999 in Group 8 of the Norwegian Second Division. Samuel played in North America in his later years spending the 1998 season with the Vancouver 86ers and the 2000 season with the Hampton Roads Mariners, both of the A-League. He finished his professional playing career with the Montreal Impact in 2001.
Samuel earned his first cap for Canada in an away loss to Honduras (1-3) on November 11, 1983 and played his country's three matches in its only World Cup finals appearance, the Mexico '86 finals. He retired from international football in 1997.