- Arnie Oliver
Infobox Football biography
playername = Arnie Oliver
fullname = Arnold Oliver
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1907|5|22
cityofbirth =New Bedford, Massachusetts
countryofbirth =United States
dateofdeath = death date and age|1993|10|16|1907|5|22
cityofdeath =New Bedford, Massachusetts
countryofdeath =United States
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Inside Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Quisset Mill
years = 1925-1926
1926
1926-1927
1927
1927-1929
1929
1929
1930
1930
1931
1931
-1938
clubs =Shawsheen Indians
New Bedford DefendersNew Bedford Whalers Hartford Americans J&P Coats New Bedford Whalers Pawtucket Rangers Fall River Marksmen Providence Gold Bugs
→Fall River F.C. Pawtucket Rangers
Santo Christo
caps(goals) = 05 0(0)
01 0(0)
07 0(4)
58 (38)
05 0(0)
03 0(1)
05 0(4)
13 0(8)
01 0(0)
10 0(6)
manageryears = 1966-1969
managerclubs =UMass Dartmouth
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Arnold “Lucky Arnie” Oliver (May 22, 1907 in
New Bedford, Massachusetts – October 16, 1993 inNew Bedford, Massachusetts ) was a U.S.soccer inside forward. He spent at least six seasons in theAmerican Soccer League . He was a member of the U.S. team at the1930 FIFA World Cup and is a member of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame .Club career
Oliver, the son of British immigrants, began his career with the New Bedford Quisset Mill, a cotton mill, club when he was fourteen. He then played with the
Shawsheen Indians , a local amateur club which joined the professionalAmerican Soccer League in 1925. However, Oliver remained an amateur and when the Indians folded during the season, he moved to the Defenders Club, winning the 1926National Amateur Cup title with them. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/natamateur.html U.S. Amateur Cup champions] ] Following the Amateur Cup final, Oliver turned professional when he signed with theNew Bedford Whalers . He played only one game with the Whalers and in 1927, he moved to theHartford Americans . However, they were kicked out of the league after only ten games and Oliver moved toJ&P Coats for the remainder of the season. He spent most of the 1928-1929 season with J&P Coats, but finished the season with theNew Bedford Whalers . Oliver then moved to thePawtucket Rangers for the fall 1929 season. In the fall of 1930, he began the season with the Marksmen before transferring to theProvidence Gold Bugs . In the spring of 1931, he played withFall River F.C. then with thePawtucket Rangers in the fall of 1931.cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ] Some sources state Oliver ended his career in theAmerican Soccer League in 1931, others say 1935. However, all agree that he finished his career with the amateur Santo Christos in 1938.National team
In 1930, Oliver was called into the U.S. national team for the
1930 FIFA World Cup . He did not enter any of the U.S. games at the tournament but played several exhibition games during the U.S. team's South American tour following the cup. However, none of those games are considered full internationals.Coaching
Following his retirement from playing, Oliver coached extensively. In 1966, he became the first head coach of the
UMass Dartmouth men’s soccer team. From the team’s founding in 1966 through the 1969 season, Oliver took the team to a 40-11-2 record. [ [http://www.umassd.edu/sports/menssoccer/archive.cfm UMass soccer coaches] ]Oliver was inducted in to the
National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1968, the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in 1981 [ [http://neshof.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/inductees.htm 2006 New England Soccer Hall of Fame] ] and theUMass Dartmouth Hall of Fame in 1997. [ [http://www.umassd.edu/sports/halloffame/fulllist.cfm UMass Sports Hall of Fame] ]External links
* [http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/06-02/06-20-02/a01lo006.html June 20, 2002 newspaper profile]
* [http://soccerhall.org/famers/arnie_oliver.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]References
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