- Carl Strong
Football player infobox
playername= Carl Strong
fullname = Carl Strong
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|1|21
cityofbirth =Annandale, Virginia
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1978
1979-1981
1982
1983
1984
clubs =Colorado Caribous Atlanta Chiefs
Portland TimbersFort Lauderdale Strikers Minnesota Strikers
caps(goals) = 08 (0)
85 (4)
00 (0)
06 (0)
21 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Carl Strong (born
January 21 ,1958 inAnnandale, Virginia ) is a former U.S.soccer midfielder . Strong spent seven seasons in theNorth American Soccer League .Strong began his professional career in 1978 with the expansion
Colorado Caribous of theNorth American Soccer League (NASL). The Caribous moved to Atlanta where the team was renamed theAtlanta Chiefs between the 1978 and 1979 season. Strong became a regular with the chiefs, seeing time in twenty-five games in 1979, twenty-eight in 1980 and thirty-two in 1981. The Chiefs folded at the end of the season and on September 22, 1981, the Portland Timbers purchased his contract from the Chiefs. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E0DD1439F931A1575AC0A967948260 Transactions; Basketball - New York Times ] ] Strong did not play any games for the Timbers in 1982. In 1983, he was with theFort Lauderdale Strikers where he saw time in only six games. However, the Strikers moved to Minnesota before the 1984 season and Strong played in twenty-one games that year. The NASL folded at the end of the 1984 season.He now coaches the Pequannock Township High School varsity soccer team.
References
External links
* [http://www.timbersfanpage.com/alltimeplayers.htm Timbers fan page with photo]
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