- Tony Crudo
Infobox Football biography
playername= Tony Crudo
fullname = Antonio Crudo
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|3|25
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =United States
height =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1978-1979
1979-1981
1982
clubs =Tampa Bay Rowdies California Surf
Seattle Sounders
caps(goals) = 19 (0)
45 (1)
03 (0)
nationalyears = 1979-1982
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 07 (0)
pcupdate = 22:33, 3 january 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 7 December 2006Anothony or Antonio “Tony” Crudo is a former U.S.
soccer defender who spent five seasons in theNorth American Soccer League . He also earned seven caps with the U.S. national team between 1979 and 1982.Youth
Crudo attended
Shorecrest High School inShoreline, Washington where he was a member of the school’s 1976 state championship soccer team.NASL
Crudo signed with the
Tampa Bay Rowdies of theNorth American Soccer League (NASL) in 1978. He spent that season in Florida, then was traded by the Rowdies to theCalifornia Surf during the 1979 NASL season. He continued with the Surf until the end of 1981 when the Surf folded. He then moved to the Seattle Sounders where he played only three games during the 1982 season. He left the NASL at the end of the season.National team
Crudo played seven times with the U.S. national team between 1979 and 1982. His first caps came in a 6-0 loss to France on May 2, 1979. He played on World Cup qualifier, a loss to Canada on November 1, 1980. His last game with the national team came on March 21, 1982, a victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
Coaching
Crudo continues to live in
Washington where he is a special education teacher and the boys soccer coach atFife High School . [http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:iqtFzLwBydMJ:www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1Y1-106449112.html+%22tony+crudo%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=62&gl=us]
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