Peter Gruber (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 September 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Gartenstadt Trudering | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1980 | FC Bayern Munich | 41 | (2) |
1980–1981 | Dallas Tornado | 59 | (4) |
1980–1981 | Dallas Tornado (indoor) | 11 | (9) |
1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 | (0) |
1983 | Chicago Sting | 25 | (1) |
1983–1984 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 18 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Peter Gruber (born 7 September 1952) is a retired German football player.[1]
Gruber spent four seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich. In 1980, he moved to the United States and signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. After two outdoor and one indoor season with the Tornado, he moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for one season before finishing his NASL career with the Chicago Sting. In March 1986, he was awarded $22,580 in workers' compensation for a 1983 knee injury he received during an indoor game with the Sting.[2]
Honours[]
- Bundesliga champion: 1979–80
References[]
- ^ "Gruber, Peter" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "STING NOTES". Chicago Sun-Times. 13 March 1986.
External links[]
- Peter Gruber at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Peter Gruber NASL stats
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Munich
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- Dallas Tornado players
- Bundesliga players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- German expatriate footballers
- German footballers
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- West German footballers
- Association football defenders
- German football defender, 1950s birth stubs