Geoff Wall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 14, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Tacoma, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Seattle Sounders | 7 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 74 | (8) |
| 1984 | Fort Lauderdale Sun | ||
| 1985–1988 | F.C. Seattle | ? | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Geoff Wall is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance.
Wall graduated from Ballard High School in 1982. He was a 1981 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. On December 15, 1981, the Portland Timbers selected Wall in the second round of the NASL draft.[1] However, the Timbers folded in 1982. and Wall went on trial with AFC Bournemouth for four months. Wall also played for the U.S. U-19 national soccer team during this time. On April 29, 1983, he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League.[2] He played seven games with the Sounders which folded at the end of the season. In the fall of 1983, he joined the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League and played three seasons with them. In the summer of 1984, Wall played for the Fort Lauderdale Sun in the United Soccer League.[3] In 1985, he signed with F.C. Seattle of the Western Soccer Alliance and played with them through the 1988 season.[4][5][6][7]
Wall continued to play amateur indoor and outdoor soccer in Seattle and coached youth soccer. In 1991, he joined the Seattle Fire Department.
References
[edit]- ^ Timbers take preps in pro soccer draft
- ^ UNSOUND SOUNDERS FACE STRIKERS TONIGHT Miami Herald, The (FL) - Saturday, April 30, 1983
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1984". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ F.C. Seattle: 1985 Recap
- ^ 1986 F.C. Seattle
- ^ 1987 F.C. Seattle Storm
- ^ 1988 F.C. Seattle Storm
External links
[edit]- 1967 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Tacoma, Washington
- American soccer coaches
- American men's soccer players
- Seattle Storm (soccer) players
- Fort Lauderdale Sun players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Seattle Sounders (1974–1983) players
- Tacoma Stars players
- United Soccer League (1984–85) players
- Western Soccer Alliance players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century American firefighters
- 20th-century American sportsmen