Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 September 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Gartenstadt Trudering | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1976–1980 | FC 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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Peter Gruber (born 7 September 1952) is a retired German football player.[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 he 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]