Alan Hamlyn

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Alan Hamlyn
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-01-05) 5 January 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1967 Cobham
1971–1973 Atlanta Chiefs 25 (1)
1974–1976 Miami Toros 41 (0)
1977–1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 (0)
1978–1979 Cleveland Force (indoor) 23 (6)
International career
1972–1975 United States 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Hamlyn is an English retired-American soccer defender. He began his career in England before playing eight seasons in the North American Soccer League. He also earned four caps with the U.S. national team between 1972 and 1975.

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National team

After gaining his U.S. citizenship, Hamlyn earned four caps with the U.S. national team between 1972 and 1975. In 1972, he played in three World Cup qualifiers. The first was a 20 August 1972 loss to Canada. That was followed in the next two weeks with a 2–2 tie with Canada and a loss to Mexico. Hamlyn did not play with the national team again until a 7–0 loss to Poland on 26 March 1975. A month later, he played in a 10–0 loss to Italy, but this was not an official national team game. [1]

Early life

Hamlyn was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, where he received the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Purple Heart Air medal. Prior to coming to USA he was a highly ranked sprinter in England getting a 3rd place medal in Great Britain Track and Field championship 4x110 relay.

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