| Alan Merrick | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Alan Ronald Merrick | |
| Date of birth | June 20, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Selly Oak, Birmingham, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1968–1975 1975 1976–1979 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983 |
West Bromwich Albion → Peterborough (loan) Minnesota Kicks Los Angeles Aztecs San Jose Earthquakes Minnesota Kicks Toronto Blizzard Team America |
131 (5) 5 (0) 103 (4) 22 (2) 12 (0) 12 (2) 30 (5) 18 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1983 | United States | 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1983–1988 | Minnesota Strikers | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Playing career
Club level
Merrick was born in Selly Oak, Birmingham, but grew up in North Warwickshire, where he attended Water Orton Junior School and Coleshill Grammar School. For the Selly Oak Parliamentary constituency see Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to Water Orton is a Village near the River Tame in the North Warwickshire Borough of Warwickshire in England. Coleshill is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole. [1] He joined West Bromwich Albion in July 1966, turning professional in August 1967. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are [1] He made his senior debut in September 1968 in a League Cup tie against Peterborough United and in the same year won three England youth caps. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Peterborough. [1] In 1975 the team loaned Merrick to second division club Peterborough. Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Peterborough. At the end of the season, Merrick moved to the United States where he signed with the Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Minnesota Kicks were a professional Soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington Minnesota from 1976 to 1981 North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U Merrick remained with the Kicks through the 1979 season when he moved to the Los Angeles Aztecs. The Los Angeles Aztecs was a soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League from 1974-81 Merrick moved again at the end of the season, to the San Jose Earthquakes for the 1981 season. The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in San Jose California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States However, after twelve games, the Earthquakes traded Merrick to the Minnesota Kicks. Minnesota Kicks were a professional Soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington Minnesota from 1976 to 1981 At the end of the 1981 season the Kicks traded Merrick to the Toronto Blizzard for the 1982 season. In 1983, the U.S. Soccer Federation, in coordination with the NASL, entered the U.S. national team, known as Team America, into the NASL as a league franchise. The United States Soccer Federation ( USSF) (trademarked as "U The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Team America was a professional version of the United States men's national soccer team which played as a franchise in the defunct North American Soccer League (NASL The team drew on U. S. citizens playing in the NASL, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Soccer League. This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional Soccer leagues in the United States. Merrick left the Blizzard and signed with Team America. When Team America finished the 1983 season with a 10-20 record, the worst in the NASL, USSF withdrew the team from the league.
International level
On April 8, 1983, Merrick earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-0 victory over Haiti. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Haiti national football team is the national team of Haiti and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football. He started the game, but subbed out for Erhardt Kapp in the second half. Erhardt Kapp (born June 16, 1959 in Romania) is a retired US Soccer defender and current youth soccer coach [2]
Coach
In 1983, Merrick retired from playing and joined the coaching ranks with the Minnesota Strikers. The Minnesota Strikers was an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis / St At the time, the Strikers played in the NASL, but after the collapse of the league in 1984, the Strikers moved to Major Indoor Soccer League. This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. Merrick continued to coach them through the 1987-1988 season. He is currently the head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s club team.
References
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, p153. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989
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