Terry Bidiak

Terry Bidiak

Personal information
Full name	Taras Bidiak
Date of birth	(1945-06-20) 20 June 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Rakovets, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1951–1959	Toronto Ukraina
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1966	Michigan State Spartans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1963	Toronto Ukraina
1967–1968	Detroit Cougars
1971	Toronto Metros	3	(0)
1971	→Toronto Hellas (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terry Bidiak (born 20 June 1945) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Career

Bidiak played at the youth level with Toronto Ukraina, and played with the senior team in 1960 in the National Soccer League.^[1][2] In 1964, he played at the college levelwith Michigan State University.^[3] In 1967, he signed a contract with Detroit Cougars of the United Soccer Association.^[4] In 1971, he signed with the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League.^[5] In July, 1971 the Metros loaned Bidiak to the Toronto Hellas of the National Soccer League.^[6] He shortly was recalled back to play with the Metros as the club experienced a player shortage due to inquires.^[7] He played in three matches for the Toronto Metros.^[8]

International career

Bidiak was called up by the Canada men's national soccer team in 1968, but failed to make an appearance for the national team.^[9]

References

1. "Soccer Player Spurs Parkdale To Grid Virtory". The Globe and Mail. October 20, 1960. p. 34.
2. "SHORES OF FREEDOM - LUC". www.lucorg.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
3. "Toronto's Terry Bidiak sparks soccer Spartans of Michigan State". Toronto Daily Star. December 16, 1964. p. 16.
4. "Sports in Brief". The News-Palladium. November 29, 1967. p. 24.
5. Kernaghan, Jim (April 17, 1971). "Toronto Metros in debut as pro soccer tries again". Toronto Daily Star. p. 23.
6. Waring, Ed (July 31, 1971). "Metros add 5 players on final signing day". The Globe and Mail. p. 32.
7. "Metros sign goaltender". Toronto Daily Star. July 30, 1971. p. 15.
8. "NASL-Terry Bidiak". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
9. "Profil". Canada Soccer (in Canadian French). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-14.