Ray Hudson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Newcastle United | 20 | (1) |
| 1975 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1977 | → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 1978–1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 151 | (38) |
| 1983–1984 | Union Solingen | 10 | (0) |
| 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | 21 | (2) |
| 1984–1988 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 112 | (41) |
| 1988 | Edmonton Brickmen | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1989 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ? | (?) |
| 1990 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 13 | (2) |
| 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Miami Fusion | ||
| 2002–2004 | D.C. United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ray Hudson (born 24 March 1955) is a retired English professional footballer and former manager who currently works as an English-language football commentator on beIN Sports. He started playing professionally at 17, in 1973, with Newcastle United. Fans nicknamed him Rocky and he stayed with the Football League First Division side for four years before moving to the U.S. and playing with various teams for about 15 years.
When he finished his playing career, he started coaching. He was named the head coach in the middle of the 2000 season of the Miami Fusion and was then hired by D.C. United on 8 January 2002 to be their head coach. He was replaced in 2004.
Hudson then began commentating for GolTV. In 2012, he joined SiriusXM Radio as its lead commentator on FC94 (now FC85), their football channel. He is also the co-host on The Football Show and the centerpiece of the once a month Hudson’s Howlers, which features his most outrageous comments.
Hudson signed with Newcastle United in 1973 at the age of 17, from local team Whickham Juniors. He made 25 appearances for Newcastle and fans there nicknamed him "Rocky." After four years in the Football League First Division, Hudson moved to the United States, playing for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983. He played the winter season of 1983-84 in Germany with Union Solingen, making 10 appearances without scoring. Hudson also played for the Strikers following their move to Minnesota in 1984, which proved to be the league's final year. Over the course of his eight years in NASL, Hudson scored 44 goals in 197 matches with 99 assists, and was named to five All-NASL squads, including once as a Best XI in 1984.
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