Curtis Leeper
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 28, 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
FIU Golden Panthers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1979 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 16 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Philadelphia Fury | 18 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 30 | (4) |
1981–1983 | Carolina Lightnin' | ||
1981–1982 | Phoenix Inferno (indoor) | 29 | (1) |
1982–1983 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 14 | (1) |
1984 | Fort Lauderdale Sun | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Curtis Leeper is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Soccer League.
Leeper attended Florida International University, playing on the men's soccer team.[1] In 1977, he turned professional with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Strikers before being traded to the Philadelphia Fury during the 1979 season. In the fall of 1979, he began his indoor career with the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He would go on to play a single season with the Spirit as well as the Phoenix Inferno and Los Angeles Lazers. From 1981 to 1983, Leeper played for the Carolina Lightnin' of the American Soccer League.[2] In 1984, he played for the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the United Soccer League. After his retirement, he worked for Nike.
References
- ^ "FIU Men's Soccer Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ Lightnin' Rough on Rowdies
External links
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- American soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Carolina Lightnin' players
- FIU Panthers men's soccer players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players
- Fort Lauderdale Sun players
- Los Angeles Lazers players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) players
- Phoenix Inferno players
- Pittsburgh Spirit players
- United Soccer League (1984–85) players
- Association football defenders
- Association football forwards
- Soccer players from Pennsylvania
- American soccer biography stubs