Ron Wigg Explained

Ron Wigg
Birth Date:1949 5, df=y
Birth Place:Great Dunmow, England
Death Place:Ohio, United States
Position:Striker
Years1:1967–1970
Years2:1970–1972
Years3:1972–1974
Years4:1974–1976
Years5:1976–1977
Years6:1977–1979
Years7:1979–1980
Years8:1979–1980
Clubs8:Cleveland Force (indoor)
Caps1:37
Caps2:97
Caps3:65
Caps4:63
Caps5:18
Caps6:50
Caps7:27
Caps8:10
Goals1:14
Goals2:20
Goals3:22
Goals4:12
Goals5:5
Goals6:7
Goals7:13
Goals8:5
Managerclubs1:Columbus Capitals

Ron Wigg (18 May 1949 – 3 July 1997) was an English professional football striker who spent most of his career in England before ending it in the American Soccer League. He then coached for seventeen years in the United States at both the youth and professional levels.

Player

In 1979, Wigg moved to the United States where he signed with the Columbus Magic of the American Soccer League. That season, he scored thirteen goals in twenty-seven matches as the Magic fell to the Sacramento Gold in the championship game.[1] That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played only ten games, but still scored five goals. He finished his career in 1980 with the Magic.

Coach

Following his retirement, he remained in Ohio where he held a variety of coaching positions. In 1983, he coached Saint Charles Preparatory School to the Ohio State AA soccer championship.[2] He also coached the Columbus Capitals in the American Indoor Soccer Association. At the time of his death, he was the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association Director of Coaching and Soccer Education.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1979.html#ASL The Year in American Soccer - 1979
  2. http://www.ossca.org/tournament_state.asp Ohio State High School Soccer Champions
  3. http://www.fundamentalsoccer.com/members/ROBY1.html Spotlight on Outstanding Coaches: Roby Stahl