Freddie Garcia
Encyclopedia
Freddie Garcia is a retired Mexican-American soccer forward
who spent seven seasons in the North American Soccer League
and two in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Born in Mexico, Garcia grew up in the United States. In 1973, he signed with the Dallas Tornado
of the North American Soccer League
. He would play seven seasons with the Tornado, the last in 1979. He also played two seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League, the 1978-1979 season with the Cleveland Force
and the 1979-1980 season with the Wichita Wings
.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who spent seven seasons in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and two in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Born in Mexico, Garcia grew up in the United States. In 1973, he signed with the Dallas Tornado
Dallas Tornado
Dallas Tornado were a soccer team based in Dallas that played in the NASL. They played from 1967 to 1981. Their home fields were Cotton Bowl , P.C. Cobb Stadium , Franklin Field , Texas Stadium and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. He would play seven seasons with the Tornado, the last in 1979. He also played two seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League, the 1978-1979 season with the Cleveland Force
Cleveland Force (1978 – 1988)
The original Cleveland Force was one of the six charter franchises in the original Major Indoor Soccer League . The team played from 1978 to 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and occasionally drew crowds in excess of 20,000 in the mid-80's.Akron businessman Eric J...
and the 1979-1980 season with the Wichita Wings
Wichita Wings
This article is about the original team. For the current team, see Wichita Wings .The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979...
.