Dale Ervine
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Dale Ervine is a former U.S. soccer midfielder
who spent most of his career playing indoor soccer. He also earned five caps with the U.S. national team between 1985 and 1993.
. Ervine was awarded the team's overall MVP for the season and was named a first team All American
.
of the Western Soccer Alliance (WSA).http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1986/stats86.htm He did not play with the Heat in 1987 or 1988, but returned for the 1989 and 1990 seasons. The Heat went to the WSL semifinals in 1989. Between the 1989 and 1990 season, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League
(ASL) to form the American Professional Soccer League
(APSL). The Heat continued their success in 1990 and made it to the APSL title game before folding. The next year, Ervine moved to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers
. He did not return to the outdoor game until 1993 when he was back in Los Angeles, this time with the Los Angeles Salsa
of the APSL. The Salsa fell to the Colorado Foxes
in the title game. In 1987, Ervine joined the Wichita Wings
of Major Indoor Soccer League
(MISL). He would remain with the Wings for the next seven seasons. In 1992 MISL folded and the Wings moved to the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) where he played until the end of the 1993-1994 season. In 1993, Ervine signed with Los Angeles United
of the new indoor league, the Continental Indoor Soccer League
(CISL). While an indoor league, the CISL played during the summer rather than the traditional winter season played by the MISL and NPSL. L.A. United was sold to new ownership in 1994 and moved to Anaheim, California
where it was renamed the Anaheim Splash
. Ervine remained with the renamed team until it folded at the end of the 1997 season. The CISL folded at the end of the 1997 season. Ervine ended his CISL career number eight on the goals, assists and points lists with 135, 114 and 249 respectively. In August 1998, Ervine signed with the Sacramento Knights
of the Premier Soccer Alliance. The PSA became the World Indoor Soccer League
in 1999. Ervine retired from playing after the 1999 season.
which went 1-0-2 at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
.http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191120/teams/team=1888304.html
between 1985 and 1993. His first cap came his junior year of college when he played in a 1-1 tie with Canada
on April 4, 1985. He played again a year later as a substitute for Eric Eichmann
in another tie, this time with Uruguay
on February 7, 1986. He did not appear again for the national team until March 23, 1993 when he came on for Sadri Gjonbalaj
in a tie with El Salvador
. His last cap came two days later in a 4-1 loss to Honduras
.
.http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=106/edition=3381/teams/team=1890409.html His eleven goals puts him second on the all time U.S. goals list.http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAL.html
in the second round of the play offs.
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 most of his career playing indoor soccer. He also earned five caps with the U.S. national team between 1985 and 1993.
College
After graduating from North Torrance High in 1982, Ervine received a scholarship to UCLA. He spent four seasons as a midfielder with the Bruins. In 1982, 1983 and 1985, he was the team’s Offensive MVP. In 1985, his last year at UCLA, the Bruins won the NCAA ChampionshipNCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
. Ervine was awarded the team's overall MVP for the season and was named a first team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
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Professional
In 1986, Ervine turned professional with the Los Angeles HeatLos Angeles Heat
Los Angeles Heat joined the Western Soccer Alliance in 1986. They joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the WSL merged with the American Soccer League...
of the Western Soccer Alliance (WSA).http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1986/stats86.htm He did not play with the Heat in 1987 or 1988, but returned for the 1989 and 1990 seasons. The Heat went to the WSL semifinals in 1989. Between the 1989 and 1990 season, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
(ASL) to form the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
(APSL). The Heat continued their success in 1990 and made it to the APSL title game before folding. The next year, Ervine moved to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (APSL)
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers were an American soccer team established in 1988 as part of the third American Soccer League. In 1990, it moved to the American Professional Soccer League where it spent five seasons before folding in 1994...
. He did not return to the outdoor game until 1993 when he was back in Los Angeles, this time with the Los Angeles Salsa
Los Angeles Salsa
The Los Angeles Salsa was an American Professional Soccer League franchise. The club played on the campus of California State University, Fullerton at Titan Stadium in a suburb of Orange County, California...
of the APSL. The Salsa fell to the Colorado Foxes
Colorado Foxes
The Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team, based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the APSL between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. When Major League Soccer started and the Colorado Rapids became the region's premier team, the Foxes tried to stay...
in the title game. In 1987, Ervine joined the Wichita Wings
Wichita Wings
This article is about the original team. For the current team, see Wichita Wings .The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979...
of Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
(MISL). He would remain with the Wings for the next seven seasons. In 1992 MISL folded and the Wings moved to the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) where he played until the end of the 1993-1994 season. In 1993, Ervine signed with Los Angeles United
Anaheim Splash
The Anaheim Splash was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League . It was founded in 1992 as the Los Angeles United, but was sold after the season. The new ownership moved the team to Anaheim, California and renamed it the Anaheim Splash...
of the new indoor league, the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
(CISL). While an indoor league, the CISL played during the summer rather than the traditional winter season played by the MISL and NPSL. L.A. United was sold to new ownership in 1994 and moved to Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
where it was renamed the Anaheim Splash
Anaheim Splash
The Anaheim Splash was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League . It was founded in 1992 as the Los Angeles United, but was sold after the season. The new ownership moved the team to Anaheim, California and renamed it the Anaheim Splash...
. Ervine remained with the renamed team until it folded at the end of the 1997 season. The CISL folded at the end of the 1997 season. Ervine ended his CISL career number eight on the goals, assists and points lists with 135, 114 and 249 respectively. In August 1998, Ervine signed with the Sacramento Knights
Sacramento Knights
Sacramento Knights were an indoor soccer team that played from 1993 to 2001 in ARCO Arena and were owned by the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The team played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1998 after the CISL folded...
of the Premier Soccer Alliance. The PSA became the World Indoor Soccer League
World Indoor Soccer League
The World Indoor Soccer League was a United States based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.-History:...
in 1999. Ervine retired from playing after the 1999 season.
U-20
In 1983, Ervine was on the roster of the U.S. U-20 national teamUnited States U-20 men's national soccer team
The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.The...
which went 1-0-2 at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from June 2 to June 19, 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were...
.http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191120/teams/team=1888304.html
Senior team
Ervine earned five caps with the U.S. national teamUnited States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
between 1985 and 1993. His first cap came his junior year of college when he played in a 1-1 tie with Canada
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
on April 4, 1985. He played again a year later as a substitute for Eric Eichmann
Eric Eichmann
Eric Eichmann is a retired American soccer player. He played professionally in Germany and the United States and later served as an assistant coach with the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer. He also earned twenty-nine caps and scored four goals, for the United States national...
in another tie, this time with Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
on February 7, 1986. He did not appear again for the national team until March 23, 1993 when he came on for Sadri Gjonbalaj
Sadri Gjonbalaj
Sadri Gjonbalaj is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He also earned five caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team...
in a tie with El Salvador
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
. His last cap came two days later in a 4-1 loss to Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
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Futsal
In 1992, he earned nine caps, scoring eleven goals, with the U.S. National Futsal Team.http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAR.html That year, the U.S. took second in the FIFA Futsal World ChampionshipFIFA Futsal World Championship
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is the international championship for futsal, an indoor version of association football.The world championship tournament is held every four years, on the even year between two FIFA World Cups. The first event was held in 1989, the year FIFA became the world governing body...
.http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=106/edition=3381/teams/team=1890409.html His eleven goals puts him second on the all time U.S. goals list.http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAL.html
Coach
In 1997, in addition to playing with the Splash, Ervine also coached the team. The Splash ended the season at 16-12 and was eliminated by the Sacramento KnightsSacramento Knights
Sacramento Knights were an indoor soccer team that played from 1993 to 2001 in ARCO Arena and were owned by the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The team played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1998 after the CISL folded...
in the second round of the play offs.