Bill Sautter

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Bill Sautter
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-03-05) March 5, 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Abington, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender / Forward
Youth career
1973 Abington High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1977 Temple Owls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1979 Tulsa Roughnecks 40 (6)
1979–1980 Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) 9 (4)
1980–1982 San Jose Earthquakes 16 (1)
1980–1981 San Jose Earthquakes (indoor) 36 (5)
1981 Pennsylvania Stoners
1982–1983 Oklahoma City Slickers
1982–1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)
1984 Oklahoma City Stampede
1985 Tulsa Tornados
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bill Sautter is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League.

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Family

Bill Sautter Sr. has three children. His oldest son is named H. Sautter Jr. His only daughter is named Katherine Emma Sautter,. His youngest son is named Jimmy Sautter.

Soccer

Youth

In 1974, Sautter graduated from Abington High School where he was a 1973 All State soccer player. [1] He was inducted into the Abington High School Hall of Fame in 1992. [2] He then attended Temple University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977. He was a 1975 Honorable Mention (third team) and a 1976 and 1977 Second Team All American. [3] [4]

Professional

In 1978, he turned professional with the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. He set a league record by scoring three goals in his first four shots on goal. In the fall of 1979, he moved to the Los Angeles Aztecs for the 1979–1980 NASL indoor season. In the spring of 1980, he moved to the San Jose Earthquakes, but was released early in the 1981 season. He then signed with the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. [5] In 1982, he joined the Oklahoma City Slickers of the American Soccer League. [6] In July 1983, the league indefinitely suspended him after he assaulted a referee who had just ejected him from a game against the Pennsylvania Stoners. [7] In 1984, he played for the Oklahoma City Stampede in the United Soccer League. [8] In 1985, he played for the Tulsa Tornados.

Golf

Sautter began playing golf when he was 30. He now is the golf instructor at the Philadelphia Cricket Club [9] and has played in a few Champions Tour events.

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References

  1. ↑ 1973 All State boys Archived September 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Abington HS Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ 1976 All Americans
  4. ↑ 1977 All Americans
  5. ↑ Stoners' Star Will Shine in Bethlehem
  6. ↑ "Slickers Open on Road, On Purpose" The Daily Oklahoman – Friday, May 7, 1982
  7. ↑ "Slickers' Sautter Draws Indefinite Suspension" The Daily Oklahoman – Tuesday, July 19, 1983
  8. ↑ Stoners Have Flown South Pa. Connection In Houston Camp
  9. ↑ Bill Sautter golf bio
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