Steve Buttle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2012 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Norwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1973–1977 |
Bournemouth | 139 | (12) |
| 1977–1982 |
Seattle Sounders | 151 | (15) |
| 1981–1982 |
Seattle Sounders (indoor) | 17 | (8) |
| 1979–1980 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 28 | (35) |
| 1982–1985 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 70 | (24) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Pittsburgh Spirit (assistant) | ||
| 1987–1988 |
Tacoma Stars (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen A. Buttle (1 January 1953 – 5 June 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as a
Major Indoor Soccer League
.
Career
Buttle was born in
Ipswich Town, but never played a first team game before being sent to AFC Bournemouth
in 1973.
In 1977, Buttle signed with the
Tacoma Stars hired Buttle as an assistant coach. The Stars fired Buttle, along with head coach Alan Hinton, on 22 February 1988.[4] The Stars were sold to new ownership following the season. The new owners rehired Hinton as head coach and in August 1988 brought Buttle back in as assistant.[5] Hinton and Buttle lasted until December 1989 when they were fired permanently.[6]
Buttle died on 5 June 2012 at his home in Norwich, England after a long battle with cancer.[7][8]
References
- ^ Seattle's Stevie "Wonder" Rejects Boyhood Dream - Sounders Win Over Norwich
- ^ "Transactions (Published 1985)". The New York Times.
- ^ Optimism still leads league Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - Thursday, 24 October 1985
- ^ TACOMA STARS FIRE THEIR COACH Chicago Tribune - Tuesday, 23 February 1988
- ^ STARS NAME WATKINS GM, WILL ATTEMPT TO SIGN PREKI THE SEATTLE TIMES - Tuesday, 23 August 1988
- ^ STARS FIRE HINTON THE SEATTLE TIMES - Tuesday, 5 December 1989
- ^ 6 June 2012 Seattle Times
- ^ "Norwich City fan, Seattle Sounders legend and socialist Steve Buttle dies aged 59". 11 June 2012.