Clyde Watson
Encyclopedia
Clyde Watson is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the American Soccer League
. He is currently assistant coach at the Washington Freedom
.
Watson attended Clemson University
where he played on the men's soccer team from 1973-1976. He was All ACC each of his four seasons with the Tigers. In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team.
In 1979, he was a First Team All Star with the New York Eagles
of the American Soccer League
. In 1980 and 1981, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners
of the American Soccer League
. In 1982, he moved to the Detroit Express
where he played the 1982 and 1983 seasons.
After retiring from playing, Watson went into the coaching ranks. Over the years as a girl's youth coach, his teams have won at least eleven Virginia State Cups, two Region 1 championships and the 2007 National Championship. In 2001, he was hired as an assistant coach with the Washington Freedom
of the Women's United Soccer Association
. In 1995, he served as an assistant with the Washington Warthogs
of the Continental Indoor 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...
. He is currently assistant coach at the Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
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Watson attended Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
where he played on the men's soccer team from 1973-1976. He was All ACC each of his four seasons with the Tigers. In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team.
In 1979, he was a First Team All Star with the New York Eagles
New York Eagles
The New York Eagles were a professional soccer franchise that played in the American Soccer League from 1978 to 1981, with a one-year hiatus in 1980...
of 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...
. In 1980 and 1981, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners is an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.The team plays its home...
of 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...
. In 1982, he moved to the Detroit Express
Detroit Express (ASL)
The Detroit Express was an American soccer team based in Detroit, Michigan and a member of the American Soccer League. They joined the league in 1981 after the original NASL Express were moved to Washington D.C. to replace the Diplomats who had folded at the end of 1980...
where he played the 1982 and 1983 seasons.
After retiring from playing, Watson went into the coaching ranks. Over the years as a girl's youth coach, his teams have won at least eleven Virginia State Cups, two Region 1 championships and the 2007 National Championship. In 2001, he was hired as an assistant coach with the Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
of the Women's United Soccer Association
Women's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
. In 1995, he served as an assistant with the Washington Warthogs
Washington Warthogs
The Washington Warthogs were a professional indoor soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1994-1997. They played their home games in the US Airways Arena in Landover, Maryland, an arena they shared with the Washington Capitals and Washington Bullets.The Warthogs featured the...
of 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...
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