Roderick Scott

Roderick Scott (born 27 December 1965) is a Canadian former soccer (football) player.

Roderick Scott
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-12-27) 27 December 1965
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) striker
Youth career
1975–1982 Kitchener Minor Soccer Association
1983–1984 Kitchener City
1985–1988 Akron Zips
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) 128 (43)
1991 Kitchener Kickers
1994 Las Vegas Dustdevils (indoor) 24 (13)
National team‡
1993 Canada 5 (0)
Teams managed
1996 Dallas Sidekicks
– Soccer Studio
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2009

Club career

University of Akron

Scott attended the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship after a recruiter spotted him playing for the Canadian U-19 national team. He played on the Zips soccer team from 1985 to 1988. In 1986 Akron lost in Duke University in the NCAA championship. His senior season, he was a third team All-American.[1] He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in business and organizational communications. He was inducted into the Akron Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Indoor soccer

In 1989, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League selected Scott in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1989 MISL Draft.[2] The Sidekicks competed in MISL until 1992. That year, Scott was a first team All Star.[3] In 1993, Scott and his teammates moved to the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In 1994, he moved to the expansion Las Vegas Dustdevils. He suffered a career ending knee injury that season even as the Dustdevils won the CISL championship.

International career

He made his debut for Canada in a March 1993 friendly match against the USA and went on to earn a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was included in Canada's 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, and his final international was an 8–0 demolition by Mexico at that tournament.

Coaching career

In 1996, he served as an assistant coach with the Sidekicks. In 2001, he became a staff coach with the Dallas Texans Soccer Club.[4] He has also coached Soccer Studio, a team in the Premier Arena Soccer League.[5]

References
  1. 1988 NSCAA All Americans
  2. Sidekicks Drafts
  3. The Year in American Soccer - 1992
  4. Dallas Texans coaches profile
  5. Soccer Studio
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