John Smillie (soccer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 April 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | De Anza Mountain Lions | ||
1974–1975 | San Jose State Spartans | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976 | Portland Timbers | 1 | (0) |
1977–1978 | San Jose Earthquakes | 13 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Cincinnati Kids (indoor) | 20 | (14) |
1980–1981 | San Francisco Fog (indoor) | 32 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Smillie (born April 16, 1954) is a Scottish retired-American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 1972, Smillie began his collegiate soccer career at De Anza College before transferring to San Jose State University where he was a 1975 Second Team All American soccer player.[1] In 1976, the Portland Timbers selected Smillie in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft.[2] He transferred to the San Jose Earthquakes for the 1977 and 1978 seasons. In the fall of 1978, he moved indoors with the Cincinnati Kids of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played the 1980–1981 season with the San Francisco Fog of MISL.
References
- ^ "1975 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ Portland Timbers draft picks Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
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Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Glasgow
- American soccer players
- Cincinnati Kids players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Portland Timbers (1975–1982) players
- San Francisco Fog (MISL) players
- San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
- San Jose State Spartans men's soccer players
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football defenders