Dobson coaching the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2017
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart Dobson | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Beverley, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
Youth career | |||
Reading F.C. | |||
1992–1994 | Portland Pilots | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Portland Pride | 10 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Chicago Power | 20 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Tampa Bay Terror | 46 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Montreal Impact | 8 | (0) |
1998 | Harrisburg Heat | 11 | (0) |
1998 | Mississippi Beach Kings | 27 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Buffalo Blizzard | 26 | (0) |
1999 | Utah Freezz | 21 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Buffalo Blizzard | 3 | (0) |
2001–2006 | Philadelphia KiXX | 50 | (0) |
Total | 222 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
2007–2008 | New Jersey Ironmen (goalkeepers) | ||
2008–2012 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (goalkeepers) | ||
2012–2015 | Akron Zips (goalkeepers) | ||
2015– | Tampa Bay Rowdies (goalkeepers) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Stuart Dobson (born 10 February 1970) is a former English footballer who played in various indoor soccer leagues in the United States. He is currently with the North American Soccer League's Tampa Bay Rowdies as Goalkeepers Coach.
Dobson started his professional career with Portland Pride of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in June 1995 where he appeared in 10 matches.
He then joined Chicago Power of the National Professional Soccer League for the 1995–96 NPSL season and appeared in 20 matches before being traded to Tampa Bay Terror in exchange for Bill Andracki. He appeared in a further 7 games for Tampa Bay that season. In the offseason, Dobson turned out for Cascade Surge for the 1996 USISL Professional League. He appeared in 39 more matches for the 1996–97 season, leading the Terror to the playoffs where he played 3 more matches.
Dobson joined Montreal Impact for the club's first season of indoor soccer in 1997, appearing in 8 matches before being traded for cash to Harrisburg Heat. He made a further 11 appearances for the Heat. However, Dobson's stop in Harrisburg was short as the Heat traded him on 17 November 1998 to the Buffalo Blizzard.