Andy Chapman

Andy Chapman

Andrew "Andy" Chapman is an English-born former star American indoor soccer player.

Andy Chapman was born in London, England on September 18, 1959. An Arsenal F.C. signee at age 16, he turned pro the following year. Chapman went to the United States in the summer of 1978 to play outdoors for the California Sunshine of the American Soccer League for two seasons. He then played one season with the Cleveland Cobras in 1980 and three seasons with the Detroit Express (ASL). The Express won the Championship in 1982 and Chapman was also named MVP of the league. Chapman began his indoor career in 1979. He played for MISL teams the Wichita Wings (7.5 seasons), Baltimore Blast (2 seasons), and Cleveland Force (1.5 seasons).

Chapman, known as one of the best natural goal-scorers to ever play the indoor game, was a fan favorite in every city. He finished with 307 MISL goals, a tally which ranks 8th all time. His best season was 1983-84 when he finished second in goal scoring, seventh in league overall scoring and was named to the league's All-MISL team.

Chapman became player-coach of the National Professional Soccer League's Detroit Rockers in 1990 and remained so for four seasons. In 1991 he was MVP of the league scoring 77 goals and 37 assists and they won the NPSL National Championship in 1992. He then signed with the Detroit Neon of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In 2000 he came out of retirement to play for the Detroit Rockers in their last games of the season, making him one of only two players (Goalkeeper, Victor Nogueira) to play in four different decades.

Involved in youth coaching since 1978, Chapman started the Birmingham United Football Club in 1997, a youth soccer club in Birmingham, Michigan. The club currently has 28 teams, both boys and girls, from U-9 to U18. He married Patti Groves of Bloomfield Hills, MI in 1984 and they have three children, Lily, Dillon and Chas.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chapman (surname) — This article is about the surname Chapman. For other uses, see Chapman. Chapman Family name Meaning Business man or trader Chapman is a surname and perhaps an occupational surname. There is not a single agreed origin of the surname Chapman.… …   Wikipedia

  • Andy Parker — Nom Andrew Maynard Parker Naissance 21 mars 1952 (1952 03 21) (59 ans) Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Andy Souwer — Fiche d’identité Nom complet Andy Souwer Surnom Le Destructeur Souwer Power Nationalité …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Andy Linden (Rennfahrer) — Andy Linden Automobil /Formel 1 Weltmeisterschaft Nation: Vereinigte Staaten  Vereinigte Staaten Erster Start: Indianapolis 500 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chapman Stick — A 10 string Chapman Stick The Chapman Stick (the Stick) is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. A member of the guitar family, the Chapman Stick usually has ten or twelve individually tuned strings and has… …   Wikipedia

  • Andy Kennedy (footballer) — Infobox Football biography playername = Andy Kennedy fullname = Andrew Lynd Kennedy dateofbirth = September 1, 1897 cityofbirth = Belfast countryofbirth = Ireland dateofdeath = December 1963 cityofdeath = countryofdeath = height = position = Full …   Wikipedia

  • Andy Souwer — Infobox Martial artist biography name = Andy Souwer imagesize = caption = birthname = nickname = The Destroyer nationality = flagicon|Netherlands Dutch dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1982|11|9|mf=y placeofbirth = Den Bosch, Netherlands… …   Wikipedia

  • Andy Collins (radio) — Infobox Celebrity image size = 150px name = Andy Collins caption = birth date = June 12, 1971 birth place = Springfield, Missouri death date = death place = occupation = American radio personality height = Michael Andre Collins Smith (born June… …   Wikipedia

  • Andy Thomas — Infobox Astronaut name = Andrew Andy Thomas |thumb|150px|Andy Thomas (Astronaut)] type = NASA Astronaut status = Active nationality = American date birth = 18 December 1951 place birth = Adelaide, South Australia occupation = selection = 1992… …   Wikipedia

  • Alexander Chapman Ferguson — Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit dem schottischen Fußballtrainer Alex Ferguson. Für den schottischen Musiker und Produzenten siehe Alex Fergusson. Sir Alex Ferguson Spielerinformationen Voller Name Alexander Chapman Ferguson Geburtstag …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”