Jim Gabarra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gabarra | ||
| Date of birth | September 22, 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Key West, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Connecticut College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Detroit Express | ||
| 1984 | New York Nationals | ||
| 1984–1985 | Louisville Thunder (indoor) | 33 | (44) |
| 1985 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 10 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Louisville Thunder (indoor) | ||
| 1986–1989 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 87 | (38) |
| 1989–1990 | Los Angeles Heat | ||
| 1989–1991 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 93 | (29) |
| 1991–1992 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 36 | (20) |
| 1992–1993 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 33 | (28) |
| 1993 | Los Angeles United (indoor) | ||
| 1996 | Washington Warthogs (indoor) | 27 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | United States | 14 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1983 | Louisville Thunder | ||
| 1985–1987 | Milwaukee Wave | ||
| 1994–1997 | Washington Warthogs | ||
| 1994–1998 | Naval Academy (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2010 | Washington Freedom | ||
| 2004 | San Diego Spirit | ||
| 2011 | Sky Blue FC | ||
| 2012 | New Jersey Wildcats | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sky Blue FC | ||
| 2016– | Washington Spirit | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jim Gabarra (born September 22, 1959) is a retired American soccer forward who coaches the Washington Spirit National Women's Soccer League team, and previously coached Sky Blue FC and the Washington Freedom women's soccer teams. He played professionally in the American Soccer League, United Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association, Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]] and Western Soccer Alliance.
A native of Key West, Florida, Gabarra attended Connecticut College where he played soccer from 1978 to 1981. In 1989, Connecticut College inducted Gabarra into its Athletic Hall of Fame. After finishing college in the spring of 1982, Gabarra was signed by the Detroit Express of the American Soccer League (ASL). The Express won the ASL championship that season, defeating the Oklahoma City Slickers two games to one to take the title. However, both the Express and the ASL barely made it through the 1983 season before they both folded. Gabarra spent most of his time with the Express on the substitute's bench.
In 1984, the United Soccer League (USL) attempted to replace the ASL as the de facto U.S. second division. Gabarra moved to the USL where he joined the New York Nationals. The USL fared little better than the ASL, and the Nationals folded at the end of the season. The league itself collapsed during its second season, but by that time Gabarra was establishing himself as an indoor star.
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