Rick Davis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Dean Davis | ||
Date of birth | November 24, 1958 | ||
Place of birth |
Denver, Colorado , United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1984 |
New York Cosmos | 129 | (15) |
1981–1982 |
New York Cosmos (indoor) | 17 | (3) |
1983–1986 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 123 | (89) |
1986–1987 | New York Express (indoor) | 23 | (7) |
1987–1990 |
Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 98 | (31) |
1989 | Seattle Storm | ||
International career | |||
1977–1988 | United States | 35 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Dean Davis (born November 24, 1958) is an American former soccer midfielder, and former captain of the U.S. National Team for much of the 1980s. He is considered by fans the best U.S.-born player of the North American Soccer League era and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[1]
Youth
Davis was born in
Professional
An American on a team of international superstars with the
In 1983, the
In March 1987, Davis moved to the
National team
Davis became an integral part of the U.S. national team in 1977, first with the U.S. Olympic team and U20 teams, then the senior national team. Between September 11 and October 4, 1976, the U.S. U-20 national team played the qualifying games for the
International Goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goals | Competition |
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1 | September 15, 1977 | San Salvador, El Salvador |
El Salvador | 2–1 | 1 | Friendly |
2 | February 3, 1979 | Seattle, Washington |
Soviet Union | 1–3 | 1 | Friendly |
3 | October 4, 1980 | Dudelange, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg | 2–0 | 1 | Friendly |
4 | October 7, 1980 | Lisbon, Portugal |
Portugal | 1–1 | 1 | Friendly |
5 | November 9, 1980 | Mexico City, Mexico |
Mexico | 1–5 | 1 | 1982 World Cup Qualifying |
6 | March 21, 1982 | Port of Spain, Trinidad |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | 1 | Friendly |
8 | July 29, 1984 | Stanford, California | Costa Rica | 3–0 | 2 | 1984 Summer Olympics |
9 | October 9, 1984 | Los Angeles, California |
El Salvador | 3–1 | 1 | Friendly |
Team management
After his retirement from playing, Davis became the head coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Salsa of the American Professional Soccer League. In 2004, he was named Director of Programs for AYSO, and in 2006, he was named its National Executive Director. On March 9, 2010, AYSO announced the resignation of Davis effective May 11, 2010. In the fall of 2018 Rick joined the coaching staff for the Salina Central Men’s Soccer Team.
Broadcasting
Davis has also had a long career in soccer broadcasting. In 1989, he and
Davis was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.[12]
Statistics
NASL
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
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1978 | Cosmos
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1979 | New York Cosmos | 29 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
1980 | New York Cosmos | 14 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
1981 | New York Cosmos | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1982 | New York Cosmos | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
1983 | New York Cosmos | 29 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
1984 | New York Cosmos | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
TOTAL | NASL | 129 | 15 | 41 | 71 |
MISL
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983/84 | St. Louis | 43 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 16 |
1984/85 | St. Louis | 40 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 4 |
1985/86 | St. Louis | 40 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 12 |
1986/87 | New York | 23 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
Tacoma
|
20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | |
1987/88 | Tacoma | 53 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 12 |
1989/90 | Tacoma | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
TOTAL | MISL | 244 | 127 | 124 | 251 | 54 |
References
- ^ "Fans". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ Hall of Fame Spotlight: Rick Davis
- ^ Santa Clara Broncos Media Guide
- ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1979
- ^ "1983 All-Stars". United Press International. September 18, 1983. Retrieved January 13, 2017 – via UPI Archives.
- ^ MISL OPENS NEW SEASON WITH MORE PROMISE THAN PROBLEMS Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Thursday, November 13, 1986.
- ^ MISL's Express ceases operations Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - Tuesday, February 17, 1987
- ^ STARS GET EX-COSMO RICKY DAVIS FROM RUINS OF NEW YORK EXPRESS Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Saturday, March 7, 1987
- ^ 1989 Seattle Storm
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989 Archived September 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rick Davis - 2001 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Rick Davis - 2001 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
External links
- NASL/MISL stats
- 10 Questions With... Rick Davis
- Rick Davis – FIFA competition record (archived)