Rudy Pena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 17, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1976 | Dallas Oak Cliff Pirates | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dallas Tornado | |||
| 1983 | Oklahoma City Slickers | ||
| 1984 | Oklahoma City Stampede | ||
| 1985–1986 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 39 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| United States U-19 | (United States under 23 national Team) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rudy Pena is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League.
Pena graduated from Sunset High School where he was an All American. A member of the Oak Cliff Dallas Pirates. Who won the under-19 Robbie International Cup, (1976) in Toronto, Canada. He was a member of the U.S. under-19 National Team. He also played on the U.S. under 23 National team. He then played soccer at Hartwick College from 1977 to 1980.[1] He was a member of the team which won the 1977 NCAA championship.[2] In 1981, he played for the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. In 1983, he played for the Oklahoma City Slickers of the American Soccer League.[3] In 1984, he played for the Oklahoma City Stampede in the [[United Soccer League (1984–85) In 1985 he played for the Tulsa Tornados in the USL.[4] He finished his professional career with the Milwaukee Wave in the American Indoor Soccer Association. In 2011 he was inducted to the Hartwick College Athletic Hall of Fame with the 1977 NCAA Div. I National Soccer Championship Team.
References
[edit]- ^ Hartwick College soccer Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1977 Hartwick College championship team
- ^ Lightnin' Blanks Winless Slickers In Marred Game The Daily Oklahoman - Friday, June 3, 1983
- ^ Roughnecks Claim Tie With Stampede The Daily Oklahoman - Monday, April 30, 1984
External links
[edit]- 1958 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Dallas Tornado players
- Hartwick Hawks men's soccer players
- Milwaukee Wave players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Oklahoma City Slickers (ASL) players
- Oklahoma City Slickers players
- United Soccer League (1984–85) players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century American sportsmen