Roderick Scott
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 December 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1982 | Kitchener Minor Soccer Association | ||
| 1983–1984 | Kitchener City | ||
| 1985–1988 | Akron Zips | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 128 | (43) |
| 1990–1991 | Kitchener Kickers | 38 | (8) |
| 1994 | Las Vegas Dustdevils (indoor) | 24 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Canada | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | Dallas Sidekicks | ||
| Soccer Studio | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roderick Scott (born 27 December 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player and coach.
Club career
[edit]University of Akron
[edit]Scott attended the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship after a recruiter spotted him playing for the Canadian U-19 national team. He played on the Zips soccer team from 1985 to 1988. In 1986 Akron lost in Duke University in the NCAA championship. His senior season, he was a third team All-American.[1] He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in business and organizational communications. He was inducted into the Akron Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Professional
[edit]In 1989, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League selected Scott in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1989 MISL Draft.[2] The Sidekicks competed in MISL until 1992. That year, Scott was a first team All Star.[3] In 1993, Scott and his teammates moved to the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In 1994, he moved to the expansion Las Vegas Dustdevils. He suffered a career ending knee injury that season even as the Dustdevils won the CISL championship. He also played with the Kitchener in the CSL.[4]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Canada in a March 1993 friendly match against the USA and went on to earn a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was included in Canada's 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, and his final international was an 8–0 demolition by Mexico at that tournament.
Coaching career
[edit]In 1996, he served as an assistant coach with the Sidekicks. In 2001, he became a staff coach with the Dallas Texans Soccer Club.[5] He has also coached Soccer Studio, a team in the Premier Arena Soccer League.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ 1988 NSCAA All Americans
- ^ "Draft Day: The Dallas Sidekicks Draft Choices". www.kicksfan.com.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1992".
- ^ "Roderick Scott soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Dallas Texans coaches profile".
- ^ "Soccer Studio".
External links
[edit]- Roderick Scott at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Dallas Sidekicks profile
- Roderick Scott at National-Football-Teams.com
- MISL stats
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Footballers from London
- English emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Black Canadian men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Akron Zips men's soccer players
- Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players
- Las Vegas Dustdevils players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Kitchener Spirit players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen