Mike Renshaw
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Lawrence Renshaw | ||
Date of birth | April 28, 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | February 17, 2021 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Texas, U.S. | ||
Position(s) |
Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Blackpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1968 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
1968 | Margate | 0 | (0) |
1968–1969 | Rhyl | ||
1968–1976 | Dallas Tornado | 127 | (20) |
International career | |||
1973 |
United States | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1978–1981 | Dallas Tornado (assistant) | ||
1981 | Dallas Tornado | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Lawrence Renshaw (April 28, 1948 – February 17, 2021) was a
Club career
Renshaw grew up in
In addition to his outdoor career, Renshaw also played indoor soccer with the Tornado. He was named the MVP of the NASL's first ever indoor tournament in 1971. He led the tournament in scoring with two goals and an assist in two games.[3] A few years later he scored a hat trick against Philadelphia Atoms in a nationally televised game and was then named to the All Tournament team during the 1975 NASL Indoor tournament played at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Renshaw went on to earn an 'A' coaching licence from the United States Soccer Federation, the highest qualification available in the United States.
International career
In 1973, Renshaw earned two full
Coaching career
In 1977, Tornado coach Al Miller brought Renshaw in as his assistant. In 1980, Miller quit the team and Renshaw was promoted to head coach. Quietly, Lamar Hunt had decided to fold the Tornado at the end of the 1981 season and he was reluctant to spend much money on new acquisitions. The Tornado had also lost two of their best American players, Tony Bellinger and Steve Petcher (three had to be on the field at all times) to the new MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League). A 3rd American, and the team's leading scorer from the previous season, Njego Pesa held out for a new contract and missed all of pre-season and the start of the regular season. Thus the team was much weakened going into the 1981 season. Renshaw lasted half the season but was fired on 4 July 1980 after the team, having started with two wins in their first three games, failed to win for sixteen straight games. Renshaw remained in the Dallas area, raised a family and became involved in youth soccer. Renshaw earned an "A" level licence from the United States Soccer Federation, the highest licence available in the United States.
Post-soccer career
Renshaw did color commentary, with Norm Hitzges doing play-by-play, for the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He and Hitzges were nominated for an ESPY award for the best sports commentary of 1987 for covering the MISL title game on HSE (Home Sports Entertainment) (SIDENOTE: The ESPY Awards were not in existence until 1993). Renshaw co-owned a wine-import business with former Tornado goalkeeper
He died on 17 February 2021, at the age of 72.[7]
References
- ^ "Denton Record Chronicle | News for Denton County, Texas | This Day in D/FW Sports History". July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
- ^ "soccerhall.org - This website is for sale! - soccerhall Resources and Information". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015.
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- ^ "USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979". February 5, 2010. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010.
- ^ Ashdown, John; Bandini, Paolo (March 30, 2010). "Have any former professional footballers become referees?". The Guardian. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ "Mike Renshaw". March 7, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2007.
- ^ "Michael Renshaw Obituary - (1948 - 2021) - Dallas, TX - Dallas Morning News". obits.dallasnews.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.