Gary Heale

Football player infobox
playername = Gary Heale


fullname =
height = height|ft=6|in=0
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|7|15
cityofbirth = Canvey Island
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Canvey Island F.C.
years = 1977-1978
1978-1982
1982-1983
1983
1983-1987
1989
1990-1992
1994-1995
clubs = Luton Town
Reading F.C.
Sparta Rotterdam
San Diego Sockers
Tacoma Stars(indoor)
Los Angeles Lazers (indoor)
St. Louis Storm (indoor)
Seattle Storm
Tacoma Stars (indoor)
Seattle Sounders
caps(goals) = 07 0(1)
76 (20)
32 (11)
15 (10)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) = -
pcupdate = May 2008

Gary John Heale (born July 15, 1958, in Canvey Island, Essex, England) is a former professional soccer player in both USA and England.

Heale began his career with Canvey Island F.C. In 1977, he moved to Luton Town F.C. After only one season, he was transferred to Reading F.C. where he played until 1982. [ [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/reading/reading.htm Reading transfers] ] That year, he moved to Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands for the 1982-1983 season. In 1983, he moved to the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League. [ [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/H/Heale.Gary.htm NASL stats] ] In the fall of 1983, he signed with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1987, he moved to the Los Angeles Lazers, then to St. Louis Storm. In 1988, he spent one season with the Seattle Storm in the Western Soccer League [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statswsa89.htm#Seattle 1989 Seattle Storm Roster] ] and the Seattle Sounders of the A-League. In 1994, he signed with the Seattle Sounders in the A-League.

When he was about 31 years old, he married Kristen Heale and has two children. Heale started a soccer club in Tacoma, called Sparta America, coaching his older son, Jordan, and his younger son, Bret.

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External links

* [http://goalseattle.com/gallery/1995SeattleSoundersMediaGuide/players10 1995 Seattle Sounders Media Guide]