Ron Newman (footballer)
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| Ron Newman | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ron Newman | |
| Date of birth | January 19, 1936 | |
| Place of birth | Fareham, England | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1967-1968 1968-1970 |
Woking Portsmouth Orient Crystal Palace Gillingham Atlanta Chiefs Dallas Tornado |
34(4) 20(2) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1969-1975 1976 1977-1979 1980-1993 1994 1996-1999 |
Dallas Tornado Los Angeles Skyhawks Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Diego Sockers Arizona Sandsharks Kansas City Wizards |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ron Newman (born January 19, 1934 in Fareham, England) is a former association football (soccer) player and coach.
Born near Portsmouth, Newman, after non-league football with Woking, played in the Football League with Portsmouth, Orient, Crystal Palace and Gillingham. In 1967 Newman came to the United States to play for the Atlanta Chiefs in the National Professional Soccer League (where he was team MVP in 1967), before being traded to the Dallas Tornado during the 1968 season. In addition to playing for the Tornado, Newman also served as an assistant coach during the 1968 season.
The next year, Newman became both the head coach, as well as a player, for the Tornado until 1974. At the end of that season, he retired from playing and became the team's dedicated head coach for the 1975 season. He took the Tornado to the NASL championship in 1971. In 1976, he coached the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League (ASL), taking them to the ASL championship, making Newman the only coach to win both an NASL and ASL title. He then returned to the NASL in 1977 to coach the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, where he stayed until 1979.
In July 1980 Newman became coach of the San Diego Sockers. While he had the best Win/Loss record as an outdoor soccer coach (NASL COACH OF THE YEAR 1971,1976,1994) he also made his mark in indoor soccer with San Diego with whom he won 10 championships in 11 seasons in two different leagues (NASL and MISL), only losing a semi-final in 1986-1987 to the Tacoma Stars, bringing his career total to 13. Newman's innovations added new positions and tactics to the indoor game including the sixth attacker and super power play.
Newman became the first coach hired by the MLS when he joined the the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in 1995. The Wizards won the Western Division title in 1997. Newman retired 1999 with an all-time coaching record of 753-296-27. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1992. He was inducted into the Dallas Walk of Fame 2006. He was also inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions as well as the Atlanta Soccer Hall of Fame. Newman received the 'Key of the City' in Fort Lauderdale and twice in San Diego.
