Eddie Clear

Eddie Clear
Personal information
Full name	Edward Clear
Date of birth	May 15, 1944 (age 77)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1969	St. Louis Stars
National team
1968	United States
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Edward Clear is a retired American soccer defender who earned five caps with the U.S. national team in 1968.

Professional[]

He played professionally for the St. Louis Stars in both the National Professional Soccer League and North American Soccer League from 1967 to 1969.^[1]

National team[]

Clear gained his first of five caps with the U.S. national team in a 3-3 tie with Israel. He played the next three games with the U.S., then did not play in the next two U.S. games. His final appearance with the U.S. came in a 1-0 World Cup qualifier victory over Canada on October 27, 1968. He was a substitute for Bob Gansler.^[2]

Clear was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame on November 14, 1996.^[3]

Personal life[]

After his retirement from soccer he went on to marry Joan Hummel, have 7 children and 13 grandchildren. The couple eventually divorced and he remarried to a woman named Barb.

References[]

^ North American Soccer League: A - E
^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
^ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

External links[]

NASL stats

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[1] North American Soccer League: A - E

[2] USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite

[3] "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

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