Paul Roe
Paul Roe (born 21 November 1959 - 5 October 2019) was a Canadian soccer player who spent five years in the North American Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played in Canada's National Soccer League, the American Indoor Soccer Association, the American Soccer League and the American Professional Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 October 2019 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 7 | |
| 1979 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
| 1979–1980 | Edmonton Drillers | 4 | |
| 1980–1981 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 11 | (3) |
| 1981 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| 1981–1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 7 | (4) |
| 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 17 | |
| 1983–1984 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 47 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | ||
| 1988–1990 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 31 | |
| International career | |||
| 1976–1979 | Canada U-20 | 6 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roe represented Canada at the U20 level six times.[1] He played for Toronto Metros-Croatia in 1978 before getting released in June 1979.[2] After his release, Roe was quickly picked up by the Edmonton Drillers and won an NASL indoor title in 1980–81 with them.[3] Roe spent the summer of 1981 with the Hamilton Steelers, who won the NSL title. The following season, 1981–82, he was an indoor runner up with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Roe was born in Manchester, England. He was the younger brother of Canadian international soccer player, Peter Roe.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Home".
- ^ Cole, Cam (20 June 1979). "Two added to roster of Drillers". Edmonton Journal. p. H2. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Henderson, Jim (11 December 1981). "Rowdies agree on pacts with Zequinha, Paul Roe". The Tampa Tribune. p. 6C. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ McEwen, Tom (18 February 1982). "Roe Brothers Cool Cats". The Tampa Tribune. p. 1C. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
External links
- NASL/MISL/ASL stats
- Paul Roe at the Canadian Soccer Association