|
 Signed
for New York Generals in 1968 as a player and assistant
coach to Freddie Goodwin, Bradley
remained in the United States to become one of the
best known and most popular coaches in the NASL.
|
Personal
Information |
| Class
of 1996 |
Born: November
23, 1933 - Sunderland, England
Died: April 29, 2008 - Manassas,
VA |
| Int'l
Caps: 1 |
Int'l
Goals: 0 |
|
When
the Generals folded at the end of the 1968 season,
he moved on to play for the Baltimore Bays, under
Gordon Jago, returning to New York in 1971 to become
player-coach of the newly formed New York Cosmos.
He remained as coach of the Cosmos until the end of
the 1975 season, during which Pelé joined
the club. He was briefly replaced in 1976 by Ken
Furphy. At the start of the 1977 season he began
his second
spell as coach of the Cosmos, but was eventually
replaced by Eddie Firmani. In 1978 he became coach
of the Washington Diplomats, a position he held for
three seasons.
As
a player he began his career with Sunderland at the
age of 16, but a serious knee injury put him out
the game for two years. He returned to play briefly for Bradford
Park Avenue in 1955-56 before being transferred to
Carlisle United where he made 130 Football League
appearances and scored three goals between 1957 and
1960. He came to Canada in 1963 and played for Toronto
Roma in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League
remaining with the club in 1964 and then playing
for Toronto City in 1965.
In
1973 he coached the U.S. Men's National Team and
made an international appearance against Israel in
Beersheba.
U.S.
National Team Statistics |
