Dick Hall (soccer) explained

Dick Hall
Fullname:Richard Hall
Birth Date:1945 7, df=y
Birth Place:Weymouth, Dorset, England
Position:Defender
Years1:1962–1967
Clubs1:Weymouth
Caps1:164
Goals1:6
Years2:1967–1968
Clubs2:Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:1968–1970
Clubs3:Weymouth
Caps3:88
Goals3:1
Years4:1970–1976
Clubs4:Dallas Tornado
Caps4:122
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:385
Totalgoals:7
Nationalyears1:1973–1975
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1971–2010
Managerclubs1:Greenhill School

Richard Hall (born 3 July 1945) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played seven seasons with the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League. Born in England, he earned four caps with the United States national team between 1973 and 1975. He later coached high school boys soccer in Dallas, Texas.

Club career

In 1970 Hall moved to the U.S. from England and signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He spent the next seven seasons in Dallas. In 1971 the Tornado won the NASL championship as Hall was named a first team All Star. He was named a second team All Star in 1972 and 1974 before being named to the first team for a second time in 1975.

International career

After gaining his U.S. citizenship, Hall earned four caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. His first game was a 2–0 loss to Mexico on 16 October 1973. He played in two losses to Haiti in November 1972. His last game came in a 6–0 loss to Argentina on 21 August 1975.https://web.archive.org/web/20100205054634/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html

Coaching career

In 1971 Hall became the boys' soccer coach at Greenhill School in Addison, Texas. In his thirty-six seasons at Greenhill, Hall has won over five hundred games and fifteen Southwest Preparatory Conference titles .https://web.archive.org/web/20070726013942/http://www.greenhill.org/Alumni/docs/Hill-spr-07anon.pdf He retired from coaching in 2010.

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