the 1984 Summer Olympics. He decided in 1985 however to declare his allegiance to his new home country and made his debut for Canada in a September 1985 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras. Despite a bad case of influenza, Valentine famously assisted on both goals (with corner kicks) Canada scored to defeat Honduras 2–1 to advance to the World Cup Finals for the first time. He earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented Canada in 9 World Cup qualifiers and played in all three of the country's first-round games in the 1986 World Cup. His final international was a 15 August 1993 World Cup qualification match against Australia in Sydney, a game which also marked the end of the international careers of Dale Mitchell and Mike Sweeney. Personal life Valentine has two daughters, Keelie and Shannon, and a son, Gavin. He is currently a Residency coach and Club Ambassador for Whitecaps FC. Valentine is partly of Jamaican descent. Career statistics Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first. References External links / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame North Shore Soccer Development Centre profiling Coach Valentine NASL/MISL stats 1958 births Living people Footballers from Manchester Soccer players from Vancouver English emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Black Canadian soccer players Association football forwards English footballers Black British sportspeople Canadian soccer players Canadian people of Jamaican descent English people of Jamaican descent Canada men's international soccer players CONCACAF Championship-winning players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Cleveland Force (original MISL) players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players Tacoma Stars players Kansas City Comets (original MISL) players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players American Professional Soccer League players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Canadian soccer coaches Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) coaches Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees Vancouver Whitecaps FC non-playing staff Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada