Career
During his career in North America with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Parsons was affectionately known as "White Shoes", owing to the white boots he always wore. After retiring as a player, Parsons later became a professional soccer coach. Club career
Parsons played youth football in England with Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town, but he never made a senior league appearance for either team
Parsons returned to Canada to play with the Vancouver Spartans and Vancouver Eintracht, winning the Challenge Cup with Eintracht in 1971.
He also played with Vancouver Italia (Columbus Football Club) in 1972-1974. Parsons later played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps between 1976 and 1982, scoring 17 goals in 106 appearances.
Parsons also played indoor soccer during this period for the Los Angeles Aztecs and the Whitecaps. International career
Between 1972 and 1980, Parsons represented Canada on 24 occasions, scoring 7 goals in the process.
Coaching career
Parsons was manager of the Vancouver 86ers, and then the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League.
Parsons was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. In 2003 Parsons was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. Parsons now lives in Victoria, British Columbia playing Over 50"s soccer at Gorge Soccer Association.
