Ralph Black (soccer)

Ralph Black (soccer)

Infobox Football biography
playername= Ralph Black


fullname = Ralph Black
nickname = Heart and Soul
dateofbirth =
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = United States
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = -1982
1982-1984
1984-1989
1988
1989
1989-1990
1990-1992
1992
1992-1993
1993-1994
1995
1996-1997
1998-1999
clubs = Denver Avalanche "(indoor)"
Baltimore Blast "(indoor)"
Tacoma Stars "(indoor)"
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Storm
San Diego Sockers "(indoor)"
Tacoma Stars "(indoor)"
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Buffalo Blizzard "(indoor)"
Anaheim Splash "(indoor)"
Seattle SeaDogs "(indoor)"
Portland Pride "(indoor)"
Portland Pythons "(indoor)"
caps(goals) =
14 0(0)
58 (32)
manageryears = 1997-1998
managerclubs = Portland Pythons
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Ralph Black is a former U.S. soccer defender who spent most of his career in indoor soccer.

Indoor soccer

MISL

Black began his career with the Denver Avalanche of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The Avalanche folded at the end of 1981-1982 season. He then moved to the Baltimore Blast. However, in 1984, MISL granted a franchise in Washington State, known as the Tacoma Stars. Black established himself as a mainstay in the Stars defense. He spent at least the 1989-1990 season with the San Diego Sockers. [http://www.kicksfan.com/calendar/february/28.htm] However, he was back in Tacoma for the 1991-1992 season. [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/allender/misl9192.htm] The Stars and MISL folded in 1992. He finished his career in the MISL ranked sixth on the all time games played list with 442 games. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/misl/leaders.html]

NPSL

After the MISL folded, Black moved to the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) for two seasons, 1992-1994.

CISL

However, in 1993 Black moved back west to sign with the expansion Anaheim Splash of the newly established Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). In 1994, he was the CISL Defender of the Year as well as a member of the All-CISL First Team. In 1995, he moved back to Pacific Northwest to play for the Seattle SeaDogs. He was named to the 1995 CISL All Star game, but was unable to play due to an injury. However, in 1996, he moved to the Portland Pride. He played that and the 1997 season with the Pride.

PSA/WISL

At the end of the 1997 season, the CISL folded and the Pride, under new ownership, changed its name to the Portland Pythons. The Pythons then helped found the Premier Soccer Alliance (PSA). The PSA played one season, 1998, before changin its name to the World Indoor Soccer League (WISL). Black remained with the team through all these changes, becoming the Pythons’ head coach for 1998 and 1999. At the end of the 1999 season, the Pythons folded when a rumoured move to Tacoma, Washington fell through.

Outdoor soccer

Black was on the roster of the San Jose Earthquakes of the Western Soccer League during the 1988 season. [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statswsa88.htm] In 1992, between the folding of the Tacoma Stars and his arrival in Buffalo to play for the Blizzard, Black spent a season with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm]

Coaching

After retiring as a player, Black went on to be head coach of the Portland Pythons. He has been a boys' youth soccer coach in recent years and currently coaches boys' youth teams with Washington Premier Football Club in Tacoma, Washington. [http://www.washingtonpremierfc.com/coaches.htm]

External links

* [http://hometeamsonline.com/soccerteam/CoachProfile.asp?username=MIKEC&coachID=1918 Washington Premier F.C. profile]


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