Carl Strong
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Carl Strong is a former U.S. soccer midfielder
who spent seven seasons in the North American Soccer League
.
Strong grew up in Virginia where attended Annandale High School
. After graduating from Annandale in 1976, he entered James Madison University
. He was the 1978 Virginia Intercollegiate Player of the Year. Strong began his professional career in 1978 with the expansion Colorado Caribous
of the North American Soccer League
(NASL). The Caribous moved to Atlanta where the team was renamed the Atlanta Chiefs
between the 1978 and 1979 season. Strong became a regular with the chiefs, seeing time in twenty-five games in 1979, twenty-eight in 1980 and thirty-two in 1981. The Chiefs folded at the end of the season and on September 22, 1981, the Portland Timbers
purchased his contract from the Chiefs. Strong did not play any games for the Timbers in 1982. On October 26, 1983, Fort Lauderdale Strikers selected Strong in the dispersel draft after the Timbers folded. He saw time in only six games with the Strikers. However, the Strikers moved to Minnesota before the 1984 season and Strong played in twenty-one games that year. The NASL folded at the end of the 1984 season and Strong moved to the South Florida Sun of the United Soccer League
. However, he broke his leg during the pre-season. The league collapsed after six games and Strong never saw playing time with the Sun.
He now coaches the Pequannock Township High School varsity soccer team. He is also a Physical Education teacher at the high school. Strong's son also plays soccer for Mendham High School.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who spent seven seasons in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
.
Strong grew up in Virginia where attended Annandale High School
Annandale High School
Annandale High School is an International Baccalaureate high school in Annandale, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system....
. After graduating from Annandale in 1976, he entered James Madison University
James Madison University
James Madison University is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University...
. He was the 1978 Virginia Intercollegiate Player of the Year. Strong began his professional career in 1978 with the expansion Colorado Caribous
Colorado Caribous
The Colorado Caribous was a professional soccer team based in Denver, Colorado, that played in the North American Soccer League...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
(NASL). The Caribous moved to Atlanta where the team was renamed the Atlanta Chiefs
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'...
between the 1978 and 1979 season. Strong became a regular with the chiefs, seeing time in twenty-five games in 1979, twenty-eight in 1980 and thirty-two in 1981. The Chiefs folded at the end of the season and on September 22, 1981, the Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers (NASL)
The Portland Timbers were a team in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1982. The name has been used by two other soccer franchises: the Timbers of the WSA/APSL, Portland Timbers of the USL and the current team which began play as part of Major League Soccer in 2011.-History:In January...
purchased his contract from the Chiefs. Strong did not play any games for the Timbers in 1982. On October 26, 1983, Fort Lauderdale Strikers selected Strong in the dispersel draft after the Timbers folded. He saw time in only six games with the Strikers. However, the Strikers moved to Minnesota before the 1984 season and Strong played in twenty-one games that year. The NASL folded at the end of the 1984 season and Strong moved to the South Florida Sun of the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. However, he broke his leg during the pre-season. The league collapsed after six games and Strong never saw playing time with the Sun.
He now coaches the Pequannock Township High School varsity soccer team. He is also a Physical Education teacher at the high school. Strong's son also plays soccer for Mendham High School.