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Steve Ryan (soccer)

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Steve Ryan
Personal information
Full name Stephen Ryan
Date of birth (1956-10-27) October 27, 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth San Francisco, California, United States
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 San Francisco State Gators
1976–1978 San Jose State Spartans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 San Jose Earthquakes 31 (2)
1979–1980 Detroit Lightning (indoor) 25 (7)
1981 California Surf 14 (0)
1981–1982 New Jersey Rockets (indoor) 38 (15)
1982–1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Ryan is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League.

Youth

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Ryan graduated from Archbishop Riordan High School. He also played for the San Francisco Glens. He then entered San Francisco State University where he played soccer during the 1975 season. Ryan then transferred to San Jose State University, finishing his soccer career with them. In 2010, SJSU awarded Ryan its Lifetime Achievement Award.[1] In 1979, he was captain of the U.S. soccer team at the 1979 World University Games.

Professional

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In 1979, the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League drafted Ryan. He played two outdoor seasons with the Earthquakes and one indoor season (1979–1980) on loan to the Detroit Lightning of the Major Indoor Soccer League. On May 22, 1981, the Earthquakes traded Ryan to the California Surf in exchange for Mark Lindsay.[2]

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