Paul Child (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 8, 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1972 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
1972 | → Atlanta Chiefs (loan) | 12 | (8) |
1973 |
Atlanta Apollos | 16 | (8) |
1974–1979 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 149 | (61) |
1975 |
San Jose Earthquakes (indoor) | 4 | (7) |
1980 | Memphis Rogues | 31 | (12) |
1980–1981 | Atlanta Chiefs (indoor) | 15 | (13) |
1981 | Atlanta Chiefs | 31 | (13) |
1981–1986 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 133 | (140) |
1982 | Carolina Lightnin' | ||
1986–1987 |
Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 52 | (29) |
1987–1988 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 55 | (40) |
Pittsburgh Beadling | |||
International career | |||
1973 | United States | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1994–1995 | Pittsburgh Stingers (indoor) | ||
1995–1997 |
Detroit Neon (indoor) | ||
1998–2002 |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (assistant) | ||
2005–200? |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Child (born December 8, 1952) is an English-American former
Club career
England
Born in Birmingham, England, Child signed with English First Division club Aston Villa when he turned fourteen in 1966. He remained with the club for the next six seasons but never made a first-team appearance. In 1972 the nineteen-year-old Child was loaned to the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League.
United States
When Child arrived in Atlanta during the 1972 NASL season, he promptly scored eight goals in twelve games and was named a first team All Star. The Chiefs then purchased Child's contract from Villa. In 1973, the team became known as the
International career
Child earned two
Coaching career
In 1995, Child became the head coach of the
He is currently coach of a youth team composed of young refugees, BW United, in suburban Pittsburgh.[4]
Post soccer career
Aside from working with the Riverhounds, Child is a project manager at the Allegheny Millworks in the Pittsburgh area.
In 2003, Child was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[5] In 2013, Child was inducted into the San Jose Earthquakes Hall of Fame.
Honors
NASL Leading Scorer: 1974
NASL First Team All Star: 1972, 1974
NASL Indoor MVP: 1975
NASL Indoor Leading Scorer: 1975
References
- ^ Slickers home for soccer double dip The Daily Oklahoman - Friday, June 11, 1982
- ^ Char Valley's Prex to play college soccer at Pit
- ^ "Sidekicks Opponents: Detroit Neon/Safari".
- ^ BW United Soccer - Refugee children soccer teams and players in Pittsburgh, PA Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Paul Child - 2003 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Paul Child - 2003 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
External links
- NASL/MISL stats
- [1] Archived January 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine