| 词条 | Eugene Van Taylor |
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| image = | name = Eugene Van Taylor | fullname = Eugene Van Taylor, Jr. | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|5|16}} | birth_place = Portsmouth, Ohio, United States | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = –1974 | youthclubs1 = Erskine College | years1 = 1976 | years2 = 1977 | years3 = 1978 | years4 = 1979–1980 | years5 = 1980 | years6 = 1980–1984 | clubs1 = Miami Toros | clubs2 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers | clubs3 = New York Eagles | clubs4 = Columbus Magic | clubs5 = Baltimore Blast (indoor) | clubs6 = Phoenix Inferno (indoor) | caps1 = 18 | caps2 = 0 | caps3 = 20 | caps4 = | caps5 = 6 | caps6 = 51 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1985–2015 | managerclubs1 = Lander University | manageryears2 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs2 = Palmetto FC Bantams }}Eugene Van Taylor is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, three in the American Soccer League and five in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He is currently the men's soccer coach at Lander University.[1] Van Taylor graduated from West Essex High School where he was a Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. He attended Erskine College where he was a 1973 Honorable Mention (third team) All American soccer player. He graduated in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education. In 1982, he was inducted into the Erskine College Athletic Hall of Fame.[2] He is ranked fourth on the NAIA single-game saves list.[3] In 1975, the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League selected Van Taylor in the first round of the NASL draft, but he never made the first team. The Cosmos traded him to the Miami Toros in 1976 where he was Runner-Up for NASL 'Rookie of the Year'. In 1977, he played for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers as Gordon Banks' backup before moving to the New York Eagles of the American Soccer League in 1978. In 1979 and 1980, he played of the Columbus Magic. In the fall of 1980, Van Taylor signed with the expansion Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played six games then was traded to the Phoenix Inferno. He remained with the Inferno through the 1983-1984 season when the team was known as the Phoenix Pride. In 1985, he was hired as the head coach of the Lander University men's soccer team where he amassed over 350 wins and retired in 2015 as one of the winningest coaches in NCAA Division II history. He is also former manager of PDL outfit, Palmetto FC Bantams. References1. ^[https://legolas.lander.edu/pls/legolas_prod/bwpkedir.P_DeptDirectory?dir_indx=M&next_row=1&prev_row=0&searchtype=D&cur_orgn=&ButtonSelected= Lander University Directory] 2. ^Erskine Athletic Hall of Fame 3. ^NAIA Soccer Records External links
18 : 1953 births|Living people|American soccer coaches|American soccer players|American Soccer League (1933–83) players|Columbus Magic players|Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players|Miami Toros players|North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players|North American Soccer League (1968–84) players|Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players|New York Eagles players|Phoenix Inferno players|Phoenix Pride players|Erskine College alumni|Soccer players from Ohio|People from Portsmouth, Ohio|Association football goalkeepers |
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