Marcelle Eugene Bruce (born 15 March 1971) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender in the Football League for Colchester United.

Marcelle Bruce
Personal information
Full name Marcelle Eugene Bruce[1]
Date of birth (1971-03-15) 15 March 1971 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, United States[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Colchester United 33 (1)
Baldock Town
Hemel Hempstead Town
Total 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, Bruce began his career with English Football League club Colchester United.[1] He made his debut for the first-team aged 18 in a 2–1 home defeat to Cambridge United on 10 November 1989.[2] He scored his only professional goal for the club and the only goal of the game in a victory over Grimsby Town on 20 February 1990.[3] Bruce made 29 league appearances for Colchester in the 1989–90 season, but could not help the club avoid relegation from the Football League to the Football Conference.[4] He made four appearances in the Conference, and played his final game for the U's in a 2–0 Conference League Cup defeat to Sutton United on 26 February 1991.[5]

Following his exit from Colchester, Bruce teamed up with non-league outfits Baldock Town and Hemel Hempstead Town.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 1–2 Cambridge United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 1–0 Grimsby Town". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United - Tables". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Sutton United 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.