John Garvey (soccer)

Infobox Football biography
playername= John Garvey
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|3|26
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=10
position = Forward
youthyears = 1987-1990
youthclubs = Maryland Terrapins
years = 1991
1991
1992
1992-1993
1994
1994-1995
1995
1995
1995-1996
1996
clubs = Miami Freedom
Albany Capitals
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
Carolina Vipers (indoor)
Wichita Wings (indoor)
Myrtle Beach Boyz
Tampa Bay Terror (indoor)
Baltimore Spirit (indoor)
Los Angeles Galaxy
caps(goals) = 08 0(0)
09 0(4)
06 0(1)
13 0(5)
29 (39)
10 0(9)
22 (23)
13 0(1)
nationalyears = 1992
nationalteam = U.S. Futsal
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(1)
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John Garvey (born March 26, 1969) is a retired U.S. soccer forwardwho played one season with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He also played in the several other indoor and outdoor leagues and earned one cap, scoring one goal, with the U.S. National Futsal team in 1992.

Youth

Garvey attended the University of Maryland, College Park where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1987 to 1990.

Professional

In 1991, Garvey had a trial with Coventry City F.C. but was not offered a contract. He returned to the United States and signed with the Miami Freedom of the American Professional Soccer League. After eight games, he was traded to the Albany Capitals where he went to the APSL championship game. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htm 1991 APSL] ] In 1992, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#SFB 1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks] ] That year, he also earned one cap, scoring one goal, with the U.S. National Futsal team. [ [http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAR.html USSF All Time Futsal Roster] ] On November 7, 1992, Garvey signed with the [Milwaukee Wave] ] of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) for the 1992-1993 winter indoor season. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEED7173AF934A35752C1A964958260 November 7, 1992 Transactions] ] In the spring of 1994, he joined the expansion Carolina Vipers of the Continental Indoor Soccer League for the summer indoor season before returning to the NPSL that fall, this time with the Wichita Wings. In the summer of 1995, he played outdoors with the Myrtle Beach Boyz of the USISL. The Boyz folded at the end of the season [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/usl2.html#1995 1995 USISL] ] and Garvey moved to the Tampa Bay Terror of the NPSL. On January 17, 1996, the Terror traded Garvey to the Baltimore Spirit in exchange for Zak Ibsen. [ [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/49364708.html?dids=49364708:49364708&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+17%2C+1996&author=Doug+Brown&pub=The+Sun&desc=Spirit's+pursuit+of+offense+brings+ex-Maryland+star%3B+Team+acquires+Garvey+from+Tampa+Bay+for+Ibsen&pqatl=google Spirit's pursuit of offense brings ex-Maryland star; Team acquires Garvey from Tampa Bay for Ibsen] ] On February 6, 1996, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected him in the 4th round (34th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played thirteen games with the Galaxy during the 1996 season. [ [http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_g&club=t106 Galaxy All Time Player Roster] ]

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