Gordon Dallas

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Gordon Dallas
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-02-13) 13 February 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1977–1980 San Diego State Aztecs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1983 San Diego Sockers 37 (1)
1981–1982 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 16 (2)
1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Dallas (born 13 February 1959 in Durban) is a retired South African-American soccer defender who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League.

Gordon, a native of South Africa, attended high school in San Diego where he played soccer and ran cross country. He played on the San Diego State University men's soccer team from 1977 to 1980. [1] In 1981, he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League. The Sockers released him at the end of the 1982 season. In March 1983, he had an unsuccessful trial with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers before rejoining the Sockers. [2] In August 1983, the Sockers traded him to the Strikers in exchange for a draft pick. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "SDU Aztecs soccer history". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ↑ STRIKER RUN WON BY--A SOCKER? Miami Herald, The (FL) – Wednesday, 23 March 1983
  3. ↑ A Roundup of The Week 25-31 July
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