Colin Fyfe Miller (born 4 October 1964)[2] is a Canadian professional soccer coach who captained the Canadian national team several times while earning 61 caps (scoring 5 goals) in total.[4]
Club career
Moving to Vancouver at the age of 10, Miller began his professional playing career as a 17-year-old, joining the Toronto Blizzard of the NASL in 1982.[5] After playing 23 games over three seasons with the Blizzard, Miller joined Scottish giants Rangers, where he spent the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons, appearing in four first-team games.
Miller made his national team debut against Scotland on 19 June 1983[7] and was a squad member for Canada's first World Cup finals appearance in 1986 although he did not play.[8] He has represented Canada in 26 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[9] His final international was a November 1997 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game in which seven other national team veterans finished their international career.[10]
On 3 July 2007, it was announced that Colin Miller was hired as assistant first-team coach of Derby County, an English club playing the 2007–08 season in the Premier League.
On 25 March 2010, with the resignation of German coach Thomas Niendorf, Miller was named as the new coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency.[13] Miller served as assistant coach of Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the club's 2011 inaugural season in Major League Soccer. Vancouver released Miller from his coaching contract on 26 October 2011, due to the newly appointed head coach Martin Rennie's desire to bring in his own staff.[14]
On 27 November 2012, FC Edmonton announced Colin Miller as its new head coach.[15]
In January 2013, Miller was confirmed interim head coach of Canada for a second time following the departure of Stephen Hart.[15] On 14 March 2013, it was announced that Tony Fonseca, technical director for the Canadian Soccer Association, as coach of the Canadian national team for the friendly matches in March 2013,[16] although Miller returned as interim head coach for a match in Edmonton on 28 May.[17] The CSA announced in mid-June that Miller would continue as interim head coach for Canada during the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[18]
On 4 December 2017, FC Edmonton parted ways with Miller after five seasons following the dissolution of the North American Soccer League.[19]