David Bascome
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David Bascome MBE
(born January 29, 1970) is a retired association football forward
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in Bermuda. At 20 years of age, he signed his first professional contract with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League, USA. After 13 seasons of professional indoor soccer, Bascome won his first Championship during his 2003-2004 campaign with the Baltimore Blast.
After retiring he was named to the assistant coaching position of the Blast on October 12, 2006 and helped lead the team to the 2008 MISL Championship in his second season on the coaching staff.
, featuring in several FIFA World Cup qualification
matches.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born January 29, 1970) is a retired association football forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
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Club career
David Bascome started his First Division soccer career at the age of 16 with North Village RamsNorth Village Rams
North Village Community Club Rams is a Bermudian football club who participate in the Bermudian Premier Division.-Achievements:*Cingular Wireless Premier Division: 8*Bermuda FA Cup: 1-Year-by-year:-External links:*...
in Bermuda. At 20 years of age, he signed his first professional contract with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League, USA. After 13 seasons of professional indoor soccer, Bascome won his first Championship during his 2003-2004 campaign with the Baltimore Blast.
After retiring he was named to the assistant coaching position of the Blast on October 12, 2006 and helped lead the team to the 2008 MISL Championship in his second season on the coaching staff.
International career
Bascome formerly played for the Bermuda national football teamBermuda national football team
The Bermuda national football team is the national team of Bermuda and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF, it is not among its strongest teams....
, featuring in several FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
matches.
External links
- Baltimore Blast All Time Roster
- Profile - Baltimore Blast
- Career stats - National Football Teams
- Official Site - David Bascome's official site