Paul James (soccer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paul James (soccer)

Canadian soccer player

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1963

Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Canada, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Paul John James (born 11 November 1963) is a Canadian retired professional football player who played midfield.
He was a one-time CONCACAF champion who represented Canada at both the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games and 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
He later worked as a football analyst and football coach.
He is an honoured member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. In 1998, was granted his Canada Football Coaching "A" Licence.
After working as a player-coach in the Canadian Football League, he later served as a coach with Canada's national youth teams from 1998 to 2001, including the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2001.
A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, James has added to his academic credentials by completing the prestigious Football Industries MBA (FIMBA) at the University of Liverpool in England. In February 2012, Paul revealed he had suffered from a crack cocaine dependency for many years.
Paul was on a hunger strike to protest his mistreatment by York University over his "Substance Disability".