Paul Coffee
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Paul Coffee is a retired American soccer Goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Coffee played soccer at San Jose State University
. In 1979, he signed as an amateur with the Chicago Sting
of the North American Soccer League
in order to maintain his Olympic eligibility. In 1980, he was selected for the U.S. Olympic soccer team, which had qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
. He did not compete when President Carter declared that the U.S. would boycott the Olympics, held in Moscow, after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Coffee turned professional with the Sting and remained with them until 1981, playing three outdoor and one NASL indoor seasons. In 1980, he signed with the Philadelphia Fever
of the Major Indoor Soccer League before returning to the Sting, now playing in the MISL for the 1982-1983 season. He finished his career with the Tulsa Roughnecks
during the 1983-1984 NASL indoor season.
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 Major Indoor Soccer League.
Coffee played soccer at San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
. In 1979, he signed as an amateur with the Chicago Sting
Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988...
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:...
in order to maintain his Olympic eligibility. In 1980, he was selected for the U.S. Olympic soccer team, which had qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
. He did not compete when President Carter declared that the U.S. would boycott the Olympics, held in Moscow, after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Coffee turned professional with the Sting and remained with them until 1981, playing three outdoor and one NASL indoor seasons. In 1980, he signed with the Philadelphia Fever
Philadelphia Fever
.The Philadelphia Fever were an indoor soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1982. Their home arena was the Spectrum)...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League before returning to the Sting, now playing in the MISL for the 1982-1983 season. He finished his career with the Tulsa Roughnecks
Tulsa Roughnecks
-NASL:The Tulsa Roughnecks were a North American Soccer League team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played at Skelly Stadium on the campus of the University of Tulsa. The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard at B.C. Place...
during the 1983-1984 NASL indoor season.