Ronnie Sharp (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Sharp | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1973 | Cowdenbeath | 47 | (12) |
| 1973 | Miami Toros | 19 | (1) |
| 1973–1974 | San Luis | 3 | (0) |
| 1974–1976 | Miami Toros | 53 | (4) |
| 1977 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronnie Sharp (born 30 January 1948) is a former professional footballer who played in the North American Soccer League and Mexican Primera División.
Career
[edit]Born in Scotland, Sharp began his football career with junior side Glenrothes. The winger played part-time with Scottish Second Division side Cowdenbeath from 1968 to 1973.[1] Miami Toros' coach John Young scouted Sharp on a trip to Scotland, and he joined the NASL club in 1973.[2] During the off-season, Sharp and teammates Warren Archibald and Steve David joined Mexican side San Luis for five weeks of the 1973–74 Mexican Primera División season.[3]
Sharp returned to the Miami Toros for three more seasons before finishing his career with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 1977.[4] He was named to the 1975 NASL All-Star team.[5]
Sharp owned the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the United Soccer League in 1984, but was forced to sell the team shortly after winning the USL championship, because of his involvement in a Texas marijuana smuggling operation.[6][7] In September 1984 he testified as a witness for the U.S. government, as part of a plea deal. Sworn testimony indicated that Sharp was more likely a middle-man than an active participant in the operation.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Levin, Dan (16 June 1975). "The pied piper of Miami". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
- ^ Jiménez, Rolando (3 November 2012). "Los inmortales del futbol potosino" [The immortals of Potosino football] (in Spanish). Plano Informativo.
- ^ "North American Soccer League Players: Ronnie Sharp". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Toros Steve David, Ronnie Sharp named NASL All-Stars". Miami News. 20 August 1975. p. B4.
- ^ Connelly, Michael, and Sarni, Jim (27 June 1984). "Soccer owner, I never sold pot". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 1B. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sarni, Jim (3 September 1984). "Taste of championship sweet for Cubillas, Sun". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 11C. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Sharp testifies in drug conspiracy case". Fort Lauderdale News. 5 September 1984. p. 3B. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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