Paul Kitson (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 August 2005 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Watford | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1979 | New York Apollo | ||
| 1980–1981 | → New York United | ||
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Horizon (indoor) | 39 | (33) |
| 1981–1983 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 81 | (72) |
| 1983–1986 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 129 | (94) |
| 1986–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 19 | (7) |
| 1987–1988 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 38 | (10) |
| 1990 | New Jersey Eagles | ||
| 1992–1993 | Denver Thunder (indoor) | 25 | (3) |
| 1993 | Arizona Sandsharks (indoor) | ||
| 1993–1994 | Detroit Rockers (indoor) | 8 | (1) |
| 1994 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 9 | (8) |
| 1996 | Detroit Neon (indoor) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) | 11 | (17) |
| 1997–1999 | Montreal Impact (indoor) | 11 | (1) |
| 1999 | Maryland Mania | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998 | Montreal Impact | ||
| 1999 | Maryland Mania (player-coach) | ||
| 2001 | Brampton Hitmen | ||
| 2000–2001 | Buffalo Blizzard | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Paul Kitson (31 May 1956 – 25 August 2005) was an English footballer who played and coached professionally with both indoor and outdoor soccer teams in Canada and the United States.
Player
Kitson began his career with Watford in England before moving to the United States.
On March 6, 1987, Los Angeles Lazers traded Kitson to the Cleveland Force for Chris Chueden.[1] He spent the next two seasons with the Force. In 1990, he played for the New Jersey Eagles in the American Professional Soccer League.[2]
Coach
Kitson began his coaching career with the Montreal Impact in 1997, but the team closed at the end of the 1998 season. On May 14, 1999, the Maryland Mania of the USL A-League hired Kitson.[3] In 2001, Kitson was appointed the head coach for Canadian Professional Soccer Leagueexpansion side the Brampton Hitmen. Throughout the season the Hitmen performed poorly without recording a single victory, which resulted in Kitson to be dismissed from his post on July 25, 2001.[4]
References
- ↑ March 6, 1987 Transactions
- ↑ 1990 New Jersey Eagles
- ↑ Transactions Archived 2005-09-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (July 25, 2001). "Final Score:.........Brampton Hitmen.........1.........Glen Shields Sun Devils........2..." Rocket Robin's Home Page.