Wolfgang Rausch is a retired German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 footballer who made a total of 257 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...

 during his playing career.

In 1979, Rausch left Germany for the United States where 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:...

. Rausch played three outdoor and one indoor seasons with the Tornado. While with the Tornado, he also played the 1979-1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season on loan with the Detroit Lightning

Detroit Lightning

The Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1979-1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15-17...

. In the fall of 1981, Rausch left the Tornado and signed with the New Jersey Rockets

New Jersey Rockets

The New Jersey Rockets were an indoor soccer team based out of East Rutherford, New Jersey that played in the Major Soccer League for the 1981 season. Their home arena was the Brendan Byrne Arena, now known as the Izod Center...

 of the MISL. In 1982, he moved back outdoors with the Oklahoma City Slickers

Oklahoma City Slickers

The Oklahoma City Slickers was an American soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that played in three lower division U.S. leagues, the American Soccer League, United Soccer League and USISL.-American Soccer League:...

 of the second division American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

 at the request of head coach Brian Harvey

Brian Harvey

Brian Harvey is an English musician and formerly lead singer of pop band East 17.Harvey was born in Walthamstow, London, and attended Sir George Monoux School from 1988-90.-Career:...

, an ex-teammate from the Tornado. During his season in Oklahoma, Rausch was also an assistant coach. After one season, he joined the newly established Dallas Americans

Dallas Americans

Dallas Americans was an American soccer club based in Dallas, Texas that was a member of the American Soccer League. It is also the name of a Indoor American Football team.After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League....

 as a player-coach. The ASL collapsed after the 1983 season and the Americans moved to the United Soccer League

United Soccer League

The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...

 for the 1984 and 1985 seasons.

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• American stats