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Gordon Bradley


Signed for New York Generals in 1968 as a player and assistant coach to Freddie Goodwin, Bradley remained in the United States to become one of the best known and most popular coaches in the NASL.

Personal Information

Class of 1996
Born: November 23, 1933 - Sunderland, England
Died: April 29, 2008 - Manassas, VA
Int'l Caps: 1 Int'l Goals: 0

When the Generals folded at the end of the 1968 season, he moved on to play for the Baltimore Bays, under Gordon Jago, returning to New York in 1971 to become player-coach of the newly formed New York Cosmos. He remained as coach of the Cosmos until the end of the 1975 season, during which PelŽ joined the club. He was briefly replaced in 1976 by Ken Furphy. At the start of the 1977 season he began his second spell as coach of the Cosmos, but was eventually replaced by Eddie Firmani. In 1978 he became coach of the Washington Diplomats, a position he held for three seasons.

As a player he began his career with Sunderland at the age of 16, but a serious knee injury put him out the game for two years. He returned to play briefly for Bradford Park Avenue in 1955-56 before being transferred to Carlisle United where he made 130 Football League appearances and scored three goals between 1957 and 1960. He came to Canada in 1963 and played for Toronto Roma in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League remaining with the club in 1964 and then playing for Toronto City in 1965.

In 1973 he coached the U.S. Men's National Team and made an international appearance against Israel in Beersheba.

U.S. National Team Statistics

Years Caps Goals
1973 1 0

 

North American Soccer League Statistics

Year Team Games Goals Assists Points
1968 New York Generals 27 0 0 0
1969 Baltimore Bays 6 0 0 0
1971 New York Cosmos 18 0 0 0
1972 New York Cosmos 12 0 1 1
1973 New York Cosmos 9 0 0 0
1974 New York Cosmos 8 0 0 0
1975 New York Cosmos 1 0 0 0
7-Year Totals 81 0 1 1
 

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