Steve Ryan (soccer)

Steve Ryan
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Ryan
Date of birth	October 27, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	San Francisco, California, United States
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
College career
Years	Team
1975	San Francisco State Gators
1976–1978	San Jose State Spartans
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1980	San Jose Earthquakes
1979–1980	Detroit Lightning (indoor)
1981	California Surf
1981–1982	New Jersey Rockets (indoor)
1982–1983	Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Ryan is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League.

Youth

Ryan graduated from Archbishop Riordan High School. He also played for the San Francisco Glens. He then entered San Francisco State University where he played soccer during the 1975 season. Ryan then transferred to San Jose State University, finishing his soccer career with them. In 2010, SJSU awarded Ryan its Lifetime Achievement Award.^[1] In 1979, he was captain of the U.S. soccer team at the 1979 World University Games.

In 1979, the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League drafted Ryan. He played two outdoor seasons with the Earthquakes and one indoor season (1979–1980) on loan to the Detroit Lightning of the Major Indoor Soccer League. On May 22, 1981, the Earthquakes traded Ryan to the California Surf in exchange for Mark Lindsay.^[2]