Paul Roe

Paul Roe (born 21 November 1959 - 5 October 2019) was a Canadian soccer player who spent five years in the North American Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played in Canada's National Soccer League, the American Indoor Soccer Association, the American Soccer League and the American Professional Soccer League.

Paul Roe
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-11-21)21 November 1959
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 5 October 2019(2019-10-05) (aged 59)
Place of death Tampa, Florida
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia 7
1979 Toronto Blizzard
1979–1980 Edmonton Drillers 4
1980–1981 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 11 (3)
1981 Hamilton Steelers
1981–1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 7 (4)
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies 17
1983–1984 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 47 (2)
1986–1987 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
1988–1990 Tampa Bay Rowdies 31
National team
1976–1979 Canada U-20 6
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roe represented Canada at the U20 level six times.[1] He played for Toronto Metros-Croatia in 1978 before getting released in June 1979.[2] After his release, Roe was quickly picked up by the Edmonton Drillers and won an NASL indoor title in 1980–81 with them.[3] Roe spent the summer of 1981 with the Hamilton Steelers, who won the NSL title. The following season, 1981–82, he was an indoor runner up with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Roe was born in Manchester, England. He was the younger brother of Canadian international soccer player, Peter Roe.[4]

See also

References
  1. https://www.canadasoccer.com/?pid=2738&t=profile&
  2. Cole, Cam (June 20, 1979). "Two added to roster of Drillers". Edmonton Journal. p. H2. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. Henderson, Jim (December 11, 1981). "Rowdies agree on pacts with Zequinha, Paul Roe". The Tampa Tribune. p. 6C. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. McEwen, Tom (February 18, 1982). "Roe Brothers Cool Cats". The Tampa Tribune. p. 1C. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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