Rich Ryerson

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playername= Rich Ryerson


fullname = Richard Ryerson
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position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1983-1986
youthclubs = UNLV
years = 1990
1991
1991
1993
1993-1994
1994
1995
1995
1996
1997
1997
1998
clubs = California Emperors
Salt Lake Sting
Maryland Bays
Los Angeles Salsa
Cleveland Crunch (indoor)
San Jose Grizzlies (indoor)
Washington Warthogs (indoor)
San Jose Grizzlies (indoor)
Indianapolis Twisters (indoor)
→ Indiana Twisters (indoor)
Anaheim Splash (indoor)
Baton Rouge Bombers (indoor)
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11 (0)
02 (0)
20 (0)
23 (3)
manageryears = 2008
managerclubs = UNLV (assistant)
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Rich Ryerson is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who spent three seasons in the American Professional Soccer League, one in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He also played in the Swedish second division and is currently the assistant coach for the UNLV men's soccer team.

Youth

Ryerson, brother to Rob Ryerson attended Oakland Mills High School. He then attended UNLV where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1983 to 1986. He finished his career holding the school’s records with 84 career games. He graduated in 1987 with a bachelors degree in business administration.

Professional

In 1990, Ryerson played for the California Emperors in the American Professional Soccer League. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statswsa90.htm 1990 California Emperor] ] The Emperors folded at the end of the season and Ryerson spent time with two teams, the Maryland Bays and Salt Lake Sting during the 1991 APSL season. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htm 1991 APSL stats] ] In 1993, he played twenty games with the Los Angeles Salsa of APSL, losing to the Colorado Foxes in the league championship. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm#LA 1993 Los Angeles Salsa] ]

In 1993, Ryerson was with the Los Angeles Heat of the APSL. On October 28, 1993, the Heat loaned Ryerson to the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0D71331F93BA15753C1A965958260 October 28, 1993 Transactions] ] In the summer of 1994, Ryerson played for the San Jose Grizzlies of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). In 1995, he moved to the Washington Warthogs before ending the season back with the Grizzlies. In 1996, he played for the Indianapolis Twisters. At the end of the season, the Twisters were renamed the Indiana Twisters. Ryerson began the season with Indiana, but suffered a concussion after only two games. In July, the Twisters traded him and Terry Rowe to the Anaheim Splash in exchange for Paul McDonnel and a 1998 first round draft pick. Ryerson had played only two games with Indiana this season due to a concussion. [ [http://articles.latimes.com/1997/jul/17/sports/sp-13497 Splash’s Lilavois Named an All Star] ] In 1997, he also played for the U.S. national futsal team. Ryerson finished his career in 1998 with the Baton Rouge Bombers in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League where he was named the EISL Defender of the Year. He is also reputed to have played for Kinna IF in the Swedish Second Division.

Coach

Beginning in 1994, Ryerson served as an athletic director and physical education teacher for various elementary schools in Rancho Mirage, California. On June 14, 2008, Ryerson became an assistant coach at the UNLV. [ [http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/061308aaa.html Ryerson Returns to Rebels] ]

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