Caleb Suri

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Caleb Suri
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-05-30) May 30, 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Chino, California, United States
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Youth career
1983 Don Antonio Lugo High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984 San Diego Sockers 6 (0)
1984–1986 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 6 (0)
1985Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)
1986 San Diego Nomads
1986–1987 Louisville Thunder (indoor) 68 (4)
1987–1988 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 16 (3)
1988–1989 Dayton Dynamo (indoor) 35 (5)
1990–1991 Atlanta Attack (indoor) 40 (5)
1991–1994 Atlanta Magic (indoor)
1994 Atlanta Magic
1995 Chattanooga Express
1995–1996 Atlanta Magic (indoor)
1996 Atlanta Ruckus
Managerial career
1995–1996 Atlanta Magic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Caleb Suri is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and USISL.

In 1984, Suri, older brother of Mo Suri, graduated from Don Antonio Lugo High School. In May 1984, the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League signed Suri to an apprentice contract. [1] He played six games during the outdoor season. He went on to play two seasons with the Sockers in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, he played on loan with the Tulsa Roughnecks who were playing an independent exhibition schedule. [2] In 1986, he played for the San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance. [3] In the fall of 1986, Suri signed as a free agent with the Louisville Thunder of the American Indoor Soccer Association. When the Thunder folded, the Milwaukee Wave selected him in the dispersal draft. [4] He played sixteen games for the Wave during the 1987–1988 AISA season. [5] On October 27, 1988, Suri signed with the Dayton Dynamo. [6] The Dynamo released him at the end of the season and he joined the Atlanta Attack on January 10, 1990. [7] In 1991, Suri signed with the expansion Atlanta Magic of the USISL. In 1994, the Magic began playing outdoors in addition to its indoor seasons. [8] In 1995, he played for the Chattanooga Express. He returned to the Magic in the fall of 1995 as a player-coach. [9] In 1996, he played for the Atlanta Ruckus in the A-League. He retired at the end of the season.

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References

  1. May 19, 1984 Transactions
  2. "Agent says Americans' owner is only bluffing with threat to fold" Evening Tribune (San Diego) Tuesday, July 2, 1985
  3. 1986 San Diego Nomads
  4. Has Wave's Time Finally Come?
  5. Milwaukee Wave records Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "DEALS" USA TODAY Thursday, October 27, 1988
  7. "DEALS" USA TODAY Wednesday, January 10, 1990
  8. "SOCCER – Magic opens outdoor season" The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Saturday, April 2, 1994
  9. "PRO SOCCER – Magic lacks cash for title defense" The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Tuesday, February 13, 1996