Pat McBride

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Personal information
Pat McBride
Full name	Pat McBride
Date of birth	November 13, 1943 (age 63)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1963-1967	St. Louis University
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1967-1976	St Louis Stars	193 (31)
National team²
1964–1975	United States	5 (0)
Teams managed
1979-1981 1981-1984 1985-1987	St. Louis Steamers Kansas City Comets St. Louis Steamers
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Pat McBride was an American soccer player and coach from St. Louis, Missouri. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

McBride attended St. Louis University from 1963 to 1967 where he played for the school's NCAA soccer team, known as the Billikins. He was selected as a first team All American in 1964 and 1965. After graduating in 1967, he joined the Saint Louis Stars of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). After the 1967 season, the Stars moved to the newly established North American Soccer League (NASL). McBride remained with this team until 1975 and was one of the first outstanding native U.S. soccer players of the modern era. In 1970 he was named to the NASL second team All Star list.

He not only had a succesful professional career, but also played for the United States men's national soccer team. He made his national team debut in 1969 and went on to earn 5 caps. He also played for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1963.

After retiring as a player, Pat became the head coach of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) expansion team St. Louis Steamers in 1979. He coached the team for most of two seasons, earning MISL coach of the year for the 1979-1980 season and being fired in the 1980-1981 post-season over a contract dispute. McBride returned as coach in 1985 and remained through the 1985-1986 season. Between his two stints with St Louis, McBride also coached the Kansas City Comets (MISL). The team hired him on December 27, 1981 and fired him on December 24, 1984.

He was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1994.