Jimmy McAlister (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 4, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Seattle Sounders | 79 | (2) |
| 1979–1980 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 31 | (9) |
| 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | 8 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | San Jose Earthquakes | 60 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 106 | (11) |
| 1989 | Seattle Storm | ||
| National team | |||
| 1977–1979 | United States | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988 | Tacoma Stars | ||
| 2000–2005 | Decatur High School | ||
| 2006 | Hibernian Saints | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jimmy McAlister (born May 4, 1957) is a U.S. soccer defender during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the 1977 NASL Rookie of the Year and earned six caps with the U.S. national team.
McAlister was born in Seattle where he attended John F. Kennedy High School. When he graduated in 1976, the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League immediately signed him to play left back. McAlister saw time in only two first team games in 1976, spending most of his time in the reserve team. In 1977, he became an integral part of a strong Sounders team which went to the NASL championship only to lose to the Pelé-led New York Cosmos. McAlister's defensive abilities led to Pelé trading his jersey with McAlister at the end of the game. His outstanding season led to McAlister receiving NASL Rookie of the Year. McAlister spent one more season with Seattle before being traded to Toronto Blizzard. Before moving to Toronto, he spent the 1979–1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the Buffalo Stallions. After one year in Toronto, he moved, this time to the San Jose Earthquakes. While in San Jose, he played in both the NASL and the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) as the Earthquakes jumped between the two leagues. When the Tacoma Stars was established as an MISL franchise in 1983, McAlister moved back home. He remained with the Stars through the 1985–1986 season.
McAlister earned six caps with the United States men's national soccer team between 1977 and 1979. His success with the Sounders brought McAlister to the attention of the national team. He earned his first cap in a September 18, 1977 loss to Guatemala. He then played only sporadically over the next two years with his last cap coming in a February 11, 1979 loss to the Soviet Union.
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