Tony Crudo

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Tony Crudo
Personal information
Full name Antonio Crudo
Date of birth March 25, 1959 (1959-03-25) (age 49)
Place of birth    United States
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1978-1979
1979-1981
1982		 Tampa Bay Rowdies
California Surf
Seattle Sounders		 19 (0)
45 (1)
03 (0)   
National team2
1979-1982 United States 07 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:33, 3 january 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 December 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Anothony or Antonio “Tony” Crudo is a former U.S. soccer defender who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He also earned seven caps with the U.S. national team between 1979 and 1982.

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[edit] Youth

Crudo attended Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington where he was a member of the school’s 1976 state championship soccer team.

[edit] NASL

Crudo signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1978. He spent that season in Florida, then was traded by the Rowdies to the California Surf during the 1979 NASL season. He continued with the Surf until the end of 1981 when the Surf folded. He then moved to the Seattle Sounders where he played only three games during the 1982 season. He left the NASL at the end of the season.

[edit] National team

Crudo played seven times with the U.S. national team between 1979 and 1982. His first caps came in a 6-0 loss to France on May 2, 1979. He played on World Cup qualifier, a loss to Canada on November 1, 1980. His last game with the national team came on March 21, 1982, a victory over Trinidad and Tobago.

[edit] Coaching

Crudo continues to live in Washington State where he is a special education teacher and the boys soccer coach at Fife High School.[1]