Tony Glavin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Queen's Park | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | Queen's Park | 64 | (7) |
| 1978–1980 | Philadelphia Fury | 66 | (13) |
| 1979 | Hamilton Academical | 14 | (5) |
| 1980–1987 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 153 | (157) |
| 1987–1991 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 29 | (4) |
| Total | 326 | (186) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–1987 | St. Louis Steamers (assistant) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Kansas City Comets | ||
| 1990 | Dayton Dynamo | ||
| 1991–2000 | St. Louis Kutis | ||
| 2006– | St. Louis Lions | ||
| 2015–2017 | St. Louis Ambush | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tony Glavin (born 29 April 1958) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in both Scotland and the United States, making over 300 career appearances. His elder brother Ronnie was also a footballer.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Born in Glasgow, Glavin spent time in the Scottish Football League with both Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical,[2][3] before playing in the United States (in both the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League) for the Philadelphia Fury, the St. Louis Steamers, and the Kansas City Comets.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]On 9 February 1987, the St. Louis Steamers fired head coach Pat McBride and replaced him with Glavin.[5] Glavin then worked as an Assistant for the Kansas City Comets, playing a handful of games for them.[6] In August 1990, he was hired to coach the Dayton Dynamo of the American Indoor Soccer Association.[7] In 1994, he founded the "Tony Glavin Soccer Club" in Cottleville, Missouri.[8] In December 2005, the United Soccer Leagues awarded a franchise to Glavin and his partners, which became the St. Louis Lions, to which Glavin was also named as Head Coach of the team, known as the St. Louis Lions.[9] In December 2015 he was announced as the new head coach of the St. Louis Ambush.[10] On July 18, 2017, Tony Glavin was removed from the head coaching position of the Ambush, though he remains a part-owner of the team.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Former Hamilton player Tony Glavin now runs his own Celtic-inspired club in the USA, Tony Glavin Soccer Club, 8 March 2017
- ^ "QUEEN'S PARK : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
- ^ "Steamers Fire Coach". Seattle Times. 9 February 1987.
- ^ "Glavin to wear two hats for the Comets K.C. assistant also will play tonight, against Sockers". San Diego Union. 11 November 1988.
- ^ "Glavin Takes Reins For Dynamo Program". Dayton Daily News. 28 August 1990.
- ^ Tony Glavin Soccer Club
- ^ "Lions introduced in St Louis as new PDL franchise". United Soccer Leagues. 16 December 2005.
- ^ TONY GLAVIN NAMED NEW HEAD COACH OF ST. LOUIS AMBUSH
- ^ "Ambush Announce Personnel Changes". 18 July 2017.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches
- Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) coaches
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- St. Louis Ambush (2013–) coaches
- Major Arena Soccer League coaches
- USL League Two coaches
- Scottish football managers
- St. Louis Kutis S.C. coaches