Ray Richards
| Ray Richards | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Raymond Richards | |
| birthday | May 18, 1946 | |
| place of birth | Croydon , England | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Croydon | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1963-1965 | Latrobe | |
| 1968 | Hollandia | |
| 1969 | Sydney United | |
| 1969-1977 | Marconi Stallions | |
| 1979 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1967-1975 | Australia | 60 (10) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Raymond "Ray" Richards (born May 18, 1946 in Croydon ) is a former Australian soccer player and soccer coach .
Life
Richards began his career in England and emigrated to Australia at the age of 19 . There he first played in Latrobe City , Queensland . After an interlude at Hollandia , he played for three clubs in Sydney until the end of his career in 1979 , the longest for the Marconi Stallions .
Furthermore, Richards played from 1967 to 1975 a total of 60 games for the Australian national team , in which he scored ten goals. With Australia he took part in the 1974 World Cup. He also played in the national teams of Queensland and New South Wales .
From 1974 to 1976 he coached the Marconi Stallions .
Trivia
Richards was the first Australian who was expelled from the field in a soccer World Cup game: In the game against Chile on June 22, 1974 (0-0), he received the red card in the 83rd minute .
Individual evidence
- ↑ socceroos.com.au: Teams of the Decade | Men's 1971-1980 , accessed December 27, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richards, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richards, Raymond (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Croydon |