Peter Gruber (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Gartenstadt Trudering | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1980 | Bayern Munich | 41 | (2) |
| 1980–1981 | Dallas Tornado | 59 | (4) |
| 1980–1981 | Dallas Tornado (indoor) | 11 | (9) |
| 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 | (0) |
| 1983 | Chicago Sting | 25 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Gruber (born 7 September 1952) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]
Gruber spent four seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich. In 1980, he moved to the United States and signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. After two outdoor and one indoor season with the Tornado, he moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for one season before finishing his NASL career with the Chicago Sting. In March 1986, he was awarded $22,580 in workers' compensation for a 1983 knee injury he received during an indoor game with the Sting.[2]
Honours
[edit]- Bundesliga champion: 1979–80
References
[edit]- ^ "Gruber, Peter" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "STING NOTES". Chicago Sun-Times. 13 March 1986.
External links
[edit]- Peter Gruber at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Peter Gruber NASL stats
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Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- German men's footballers
- West German men's footballers
- Footballers from Munich
- Men's association football defenders
- Bundesliga players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- Dallas Tornado players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- West German expatriate men's footballers
- West German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- German football defender, 1950s birth stubs