Peter Gruber (footballer)

Peter Gruber
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-09-07) 7 September 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
SV Gartenstadt Trudering
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1980 Bayern Munich 41 (2)
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado 59 (4)
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado (indoor) 11 (9)
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 (0)
1983 Chicago Sting 25 (1)
1983–1984 Chicago Sting (indoor) 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Gruber (born 7 September 1952) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Gruber spent four seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich. In 1980, he moved to the United States and signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. After two outdoor and one indoor season with the Tornado, he moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for one season before finishing his NASL career with the Chicago Sting. In March 1986, he was awarded $22,580 in workers' compensation for a 1983 knee injury he received during an indoor game with the Sting.[2]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Gruber, Peter" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. ^ "STING NOTES". Chicago Sun-Times. 13 March 1986.


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