Gerry Reardon

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Gerry Reardon
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-10-07) October 7, 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1982 Adelphi Panthers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks 24 (1)
1983–1984 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) 28 (2)
1984 New York Cosmos 1
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerry Reardon is an Irish retired football midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League.

Reardon attended Adelphi University, where he was a 1979 First Team and 1980 Third Team All American soccer player. [1] He is a member of the Adelphi Athletic Hall of Fame. [2]

In December 1982, the Tulsa Roughnecks selected Reardon in the second round of the North American Soccer League draft. [3] He was part of the Tulsa team which went on to win the 1983 Soccer Bowl. He then played the entire 1983–1984 NASL indoor season with the Roughnecks before moving to the New York Cosmos for the 1984 season.

He currently works for the FAI. [4]

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References

  1. "1979 All Americans". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. Adelphi Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Roughnecks Are Satisfied With Draft" The Daily Oklahoman Thursday, December 16, 1982
  4. FAI: Gerry Reardon