Gerard McGlynn

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Gerard McGlynn
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-10-16) October 16, 1962 (age 60)
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1984 Seattle Pacific University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1987 F.C. Seattle
1985–1986 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 5 (1)
1986–1987 Louisville Thunder (indoor)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerard McGlynn is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is currently the Vice President of Crossfire Premier Soccer Club. [1]

McGlynn graduated from O'Dea High School in 1981. He then attended Seattle Pacific University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1981 to 1984. [2] [3] He was a member of the SPU team which won the 1983 NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship and finished runner-up in 1984. In 1984, he began playing for F.C. Seattle and would play each summer outdoor season with the team until 1987. [4] [5] [6] He played for the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1985 to 1986 and the Louisville Thunder of the American Indoor Soccer Association from 1986 to 1987.

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