Paul Kitson (American soccer)

Infobox Football biography
playername= Paul Kitson
fullname =
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date|1956|5|31
cityofbirth = London
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2005|8|25|1956|5|31
cityofdeath = Toronto
countryofdeath = Canada
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Watford F.C.
years = -1979
1980-1981
1980-1981
1981-1983
1983-1986
1986-1987
1987-1989
1990
1992-1993
1993
1993-1994
1994
1996
1996-1997
1997-1999
clubs = New York Apollo
→ New York United
Chicago Horizon (indoor)
New York Arrows (indoor)
Baltimore Blast (indoor)
Los Angeles Lazers (indoor)
Cleveland Force (indoor)
New Jersey Eagles
Denver Thunder (indoor)
Arizona Sandsharks (indoor)
Detroit Rockers (indoor)
Philadelphia KiXX (indoor)
Detroit Neon (indoor)
Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor)
Montreal Impact (indoor)
caps(goals) =
25 0(3)
08 0(1)
09 0(8)
11 (17)
11 0(1)
manageryears = 1998
1999
2000-2001
managerclubs = Montreal Impact
Maryland Mania
Buffalo Blizzard
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Paul Kitson (born May 31, 1956 in London, England; died August 25, 2005 in Toronto, Canada) who played and coached professionally with both indoor and outdoor soccer teams in Canada and the United States.

Player

Kitson began his career with Watford F.C. in England before moving to the United States where he signed with the New York Apollo in the American Soccer League. In 1980, the Apollo was renamed New York United and Kitson continued to play for United until the team folded following the 1981 season. In 1980, Kitson began his indoor career with the Chicago Horizon of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Horizon lasted only one season before collapsing and Kitson moved to the New York Arrows for the next two indoor seasons. The Arrows won the 1982 MISL championship. In 1983, the Arrows sent Kitson to the Baltimore Blast. He remained with the Blast through the 1985-1986 season, winning the 1983-1984 MISL title. On March 6, 1987, Los Angeles Lazers traded Kitson to the Cleveland Force for Chris Chueden. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDD1638F935A35750C0A961948260 March 6, 1987 Transactions] ] He spent the next two seasons with the Force. In 1990, he played for the New Jersey Eagles in the American Professional Soccer League. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statsasl90.htm 1990 New Jersey Eagles] ] He spent the 1992-1993 winter indoor season with the Denver Thunder in the National Professional Soccer League. In the summer of 1993, he played with the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In the fall of 1993, he signed with the Detroit Rockers of the NPSL then back in the CISL, this time with the Detroit Neon in the summer of 1994. In 1996, he joined the Philadelphia KiXX of the NPSL, then moved to the Toronto Shooting Stars during the season. In 1997, he moved to the Montreal Impact. He retired from playing in 1997 and moved to the head coach position, but was fired in 1998.

Coach

Kitson began his coaching career with the Montreal Impact in 1997, but was fired during the 1998 season. On May 14, 1999, the Maryland Mania of the USL A-League hired Kitson. [ [http://lmtonline.com/sports/archive/0514/pageb2.pdf Transactions] ] He was hired at the end of the 1999-2000 season by the Buffalo Blizzard. He coached them for 12 games. He then coached them in the 2000-2001 season.

External links

* [http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/article.php?article_id=3523 Kitson Obituary]