Jim Gabarra is a retired U.S. soccer forward and a current soccer coach.
A native of Key West, Florida, Gabarra attended Connecticut College where he played soccer from 1978 to 1981. After finishing college in the spring of 1982, Gabarra was signed by the Detroit Express of the American Soccer League (ASL). The Express won the ASL championship that season, defeating the Oklahoma City Slickers two games to one to take the title. However, both the ...
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Jim Gabarra is a retired U.S. soccer forward and a current soccer coach.
A native of Key West, Florida, Gabarra attended Connecticut College where he played soccer from 1978 to 1981. After finishing college in the spring of 1982, Gabarra was signed by the Detroit Express of the American Soccer League (ASL). The Express won the ASL championship that season, defeating the Oklahoma City Slickers two games to one to take the title. However, both the Express and the ASL barely made it through the 1983 season before they both folded. Gabarra spent most of his time with the Express on the substitute’s bench. In 1984, the United Soccer League (USL) attempted to replace the ASL as the de-facto U.S. second division. Gabarra moved to the USL where he joined the New York Nationals. The USL fared little better than the ASL and the Nationals folded at the end of the season. The league itself collapsed during its second season, but by that time Gabarra was establishing himself as an indoor star.
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