Steve David

Steve David (born 11 March 1951 in Point Fortin, Trinidad) is a Trinidadian former North American Soccer League and international football player.

Steve David
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-03-11) 11 March 1951
Place of birth Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973 Police
1973–1974 San Luis F.C.
1974–1976 Miami Toros 53 (37)
1977–1978 Los Angeles Aztecs 27 (26)
1978 Detroit Express 11 (2)
1978–1979 California Surf 40 (16)
1980 San Diego Sockers 6 (2)
1980–1981 San Jose Earthquakes 38 (17)
1981–1983 Phoenix Inferno (indoor) 91 (119)
1983–1984 Phoenix Pride (indoor) 22 (15)
National team
Trinidad and Tobago 16 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

David began his professional career with Police in Trinidad and Tobago. In 1974, he signed with the Miami Toros in the North American Soccer League. That season, the Toros had reached the finals, losing the championship games to Los Angeles 4–3. David He had a standout season second season and was named the 1975 NASL MVP as the Toros reached the league cup play-off semi-final stage.[1] After a poor 1976 season, scoring only one goal in thirteen games, the Toros traded him to the Los Angeles Aztecs. He had a rebound in form, scoring twenty-six goals in twenty-four games. However, he began expressing dissatisfaction with the Aztecs at the beginning of the 1977 season. After a 1–2 start, the Aztecs sent David to the Detroit Express in exchange for a 1979 first-round draft pick and cash on 22 April 1978.[2] He played eleven games with the Express before they sent him to the California Surf. He finished the 1978 season, then played the entire 1979 season, in California. In 1980, he began the season with the San Diego Sockers before they sent him to the San Jose Earthquakes. He remained with the Earthquakes through the 1981 season after which he left the NASL. He finished his NASL career as the league's 8th all-time leading scorer with 228 points in 175 games, including a 7th best tally of 100 goals. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He finished the 1981–82 season the league's 4th best scorer with 81 points in 44 games and the 1982–83 season 9th best with 81 points in 47 games.

International career

David scored 16 goals in World Cup qualifiers for T&T between 1972 and 1976. He was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Career statistics

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 November 1972King George V Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda11–1Win1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
2.10 November 1972King George V Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda11–1Win1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
3.10 November 1972King George V Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Antigua and Barbuda11–1Win1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
4.19 November 1972Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda1–2Win1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
5.30 November 1972Skinner Park, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Suriname1–1Draw1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
6.29 November 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Honduras2–1Lost1973 CONCACAF Championship
7.4 December 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti2–1Lost1973 CONCACAF Championship
8.10 December 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Guatemala1–0Win1973 CONCACAF Championship
9.14 December 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Mexico4–0Win1973 CONCACAF Championship
10.17 December 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Netherlands Antilles4–0Win1973 CONCACAF Championship
11.17 December 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Netherlands Antilles4–0Win1973 CONCACAF Championship
12.17 December 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Netherlands Antilles4–0Win1973 CONCACAF Championship
13.15 August 1976Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados Barbados2–1Lost1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
14.14 November 1976National Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname Suriname1–1Draw1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
15.18 December 1976Stade de Baduel, Cayenne, French Guiana Suriname3–2Lost1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
16.18 December 1976Stade de Baduel, Cayenne, French Guiana Suriname3–2Lost1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Correct as of 24 July 2011

References
  1. The Year in American Soccer – 1975
  2. The Aztecs, off to a shaky 1–2 start Washington Post, The (DC) – Sunday, 23 April 1978

Sources
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