Robert Paterson (soccer)

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Personal information
Rob Paterson
Full name	Robert Paterson
Date of birth	October 17, 1967 (1967-10-17) (age 40)
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1987-1988 1989-1990	San Diego State University University of Evansville
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987, 1989 1990	San Diego Nomads Portland Timbers	X (8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Robert “Rob” Paterson (born October 10, 1967 in San Diego, California) is a former U.S. soccer forward.

Paterson began his collegiate career at San Diego State University in 1987. In 1988, he transferred to the University of Evansville where he played on the men’s soccer team. He was part of the SDSU team which went to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament. In 1989, Paterson was named a first team All American and was honored as the ISAA Player of the Year. He finished his two seasons at Evansville with 42 goals and 11 assists.

In 1987, Paterson joined the semi-pro San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance.^[1] He spent the 1989 collegiate off season with the Nomads. However, in 1990, he moved to the Portland Timbers of the American Professional Soccer League which was formed by the merger of the WSA and American Soccer League. He scored eight goals with the Timbers. His four assists that season led the team.

In 1997 Evansville inducted Paterson into its Athletic Hall of Fame.