Gordon Bradley
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 November 1933 | ||
Place of birth |
Sunderland , England | ||
Date of death | 29 April 2008 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Manassas, Virginia, United States | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1950–1952 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1956 |
Bradford Park Avenue | 18 | (1) |
1957–1960 | Carlisle United | 130 | (3) |
1962–1964 | Toronto Roma | ||
1962 |
Toronto Ukrainia | ||
1965 | Toronto City | ||
1968 | New York Generals | 27 | (0) |
1969 | Baltimore Bays | 14 | (0) |
1971–1975 |
New York Cosmos | 52 | (0) |
International career | |||
1973 | United States | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1964–1965 | New York Ukrainians | ||
1967 | New York Generals (assistant) | ||
1969–1970 | St. Bernard's School | ||
1971–1975 |
New York Cosmos | ||
1973 | United States | ||
1976–1977 |
New York Cosmos | ||
1978–1980 | Washington Diplomats | ||
1985–2000 | George Mason Patriots | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gordon Bradley (23 November 1933 – 29 April 2008) was an English-American
Player
England
Bradley grew up in
Canada
Bradley spent five seasons in Canada playing in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.[2] In 1962, he helped Toronto Roma win the league title. After the conclusion of the 1962 ECPSL season he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ukrainia.[3] After three seasons with Roma, he then moved to Toronto City for the 1965 season. In 1966, he played for Toronto Inter Roma.
United States
GASL
While playing in the summer in Canada in 1963 and 1964, Bradley would then move south during the fall and winter to play and coach the
NPSL
In 1967, two new national soccer leagues, the
NASL
Bradley remained with the Generals as they entered the NASL, serving as both player and assistant coach during the 1968 season. The Generals folded at the end of the season and Bradley moved to the
National team
Bradley earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2–0 loss to Israel on 15 November 1973.[1] At the time, he was serving as the national team coach and ironically, he did not gain his U.S. citizenship until 1974.
Coach
GASL
Bradley gained his start in coaching with the New York Ukrainians of the German-American Soccer League in 1963. He later served as an assistant coach with the
School
When the Generals folded, Bradley coached the boys soccer team of Manhattan's St. Bernard's School.[2]. His team went undefeated until the final game, which it lost, (1 - 0), to arch-rival, St. David's School.
NASL
In 1971, the
National team
In October 1973, the
College
In 1985, George Mason University hired Bradley as its men's soccer team head coach. He coached the Patriots for sixteen years until retiring on 4 December 2000. During those sixteen seasons, Bradley compiled a 183-113-35 record. In May 2006, Bradley was inducted into the George Mason Hall of Fame.[4]
Soccer administration
In addition to playing and coaching the
Television broadcaster
Bradley worked as a color analyst alongside
In 1996, the National Soccer Hall of Fame inducted Bradley. The next year, the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Hall of Fame also selected Bradley for induction.[8]
Death
He spent his last years out of the public eye, suffering from Alzheimer's disease and spending his last month in a full-care facility in Manassas, Virginia. Upon hearing of his declining health, one of D.C. United's supporter groups, Screaming Eagles, created a banner in Bradley's honor for display at the next home game. He died a few days later.[5]
References
- ^ Jack Bell (1 May 2008). "Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74". The New York Times.
- ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 192.
- ^ Waring, Ed (28 August 1962). "Top Roma Stars Join Ukrainia Team". The Globe and Mail. p. 27.
- ^ Mason Patriots (1 May 2006). "Seven Inducted Into Mason Men's Soccer Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Washington Post.
- ^ "Soccer Bowl 1983 Tulsa vs. Toronto". youtube.com. 1 October 1983. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "1983 NASL pregame Tulsa Roughnecks vs Team America". youtube.com. 21 August 1983. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association". 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- "Remembering Gordon Bradley" by Paul Gardner SoccerAmerica.com