years clubs caps goals birth_place nationalteam image_size position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date image article_title name nationalgoals
1969-1974 1974-1977 1978-1980 west bromwich albion vancouver whitecaps vancouver columbus 3 59 0 14 vancouver , british columbia , canada canada 250 forward 9 1972-1976 22 april 1951 glen-johnson -lrb- canadian-soccer -rrb- . jpg glen johnson -lrb- canadian soccer -rrb-
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glen johnson -lrb- canadian soccer -rrb-

glen johnson -lrb- born april 22 , 1951 -rrb- is a former canadian international soccer player and prominent member of the original vancouver whitecaps of the nasl .
a vancouver native , johnson was whitecap 's general manager denny veitch 's first signing for the team 's inaugural season , 1974 .
johnson had been with west bromwich albion , where he played just 3 league games before suffering a knee injury .
he had been spotted by w.b.a. manager alan ashman during an albion tour of canada in 1969 .
johnson was selected for the b.c. all-stars after beginning the season netting 6 goals in one game for the vancouver spartans , johnson 's club in the western canada soccer league .
johnson went on to play four seasons in the nasl with the whitecaps , 1974 through 1977 .
he was the league 's 16th leading scorer in 1975 with 23 points in 21 games .
johnson played for canada 9 times - in 1972 twice against the u.s. and mexico and once against guatemala ; in 1973 once against poland and the u.s. ; and in 1976 , once against the u.s. and mexico .
he scored one goal .
johnson also played for vancouver columbus fc in the 1978 , 1979 and 1980 season .
in 2007 he was inducted into the canadian soccer hall of fame .
