Edward “Ed or Eddie” Radwanski (born May 5, 1963 in Neptune, New Jersey) is a former U.S. soccer midfielder. He spent the five seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and seven in the USISL and its predecessor, the SISL. He also earned five caps with the U.S. national team in 1985. is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Neptune, New Jersey can refer to either: Neptune Township, New Jersey Neptune City, New Jersey Categories: Disambiguation ... Soccer redirects here. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. ... The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SISL. (Discuss) The USISL began life in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. ... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA...

Youth and college

Radwanski grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Neptune High School in 1981. In 1999, he was named by The Star-Ledger as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s.^[1] In addition to playing with his school teams, he was a member of the Wall Atoms youth club. After graduating from high school, Radwanski attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) where he played on the school’s Division III NCAA soccer team from 1981 to 1984. In both 1982 and 1983, UNCG won the Division III soccer championship. In 1983 and 1984, Radwanski was named a first team Division III All American and finished his career at UNCG with thirty-eight goals and fifty-six assists.^[2] While he finished his collegiate playing career in 1984, he did not earn his UNCG bachelor’s degree in business and economics until 1997, while playing for the Greensboro Dynamo Neptune High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Neptune Township Schools. ... The Star-Ledger is the leading newspaper in New Jersey. ... The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. ... The NCAA began conducting a mens soccer national championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. ...

Indoor soccer

In 1985, the expansion Dallas Sidekicks of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) made Radwanski the first player drafted by the team when they selected him with the number one pick in the 1985 MISL draft. He spent three seasons with the Sidekicks, winning the 1986-1987 MISL title with them. Dallas released Radwanski on June 15, [[1988] The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams, either indoor or outdoor, in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. ... This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the Early fall of 1988 Kenny Cooper of the Baltimore Blast called Radwanski, and signed him to play with the Blast where he played for the 1988/89 season.

He did not play in the MISL for the 1989-90 season.

In 1990, he signed with the Tacoma Stars of MISL. He spent two season with the Stars until the folded at the end of the 1991-1992 season. He then moved to outdoor soccer with the Carolina Dynamo, but returned to the indoor game in 1995 with the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). The Tacoma Stars were a franchise in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. ... Carolina Dynamo was founded in 1993 as Greensboro Dynamo and was renamed in 1996, following a move to the United Soccer Leagues. ... The Washington Warthogs were a professional soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. ... The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. ...

Outdoor soccer

Radwanski played two seasons with Dallas Rockets of the Southwest Independent Soccer League (the forerunner of the USISL). In 1991, he was a member of the team when it won the league championship. In 1993, he moved east to the Greensboro Dynamo of the USISL. He would remain with the Dynamo until 1997. During that time, the team would rename itself the Carolina Dynamo in 1996. In both 1993 and 1994, the Dynamo won the USISL outdoor championship. In 1993, he was both the League and Championship MVPs. The Richardson Rockets were a soccer club based in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SISL. (Discuss) The USISL began life in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. ... Carolina Dynamo was founded in 1993 as Greensboro Dynamo and was renamed in 1996, following a move to the United Soccer Leagues. ...

National team

Radwanski earned five caps with the U.S. national team in 1985. His first cap came in a February 8, 1985 tie with Switzerland. On May 26, 1985, he played in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification match, a 1-1 tie with Costa Rica in Costa Rica. However, he did not enter the return game in Torrance, California in which Costa Rica defeated the U.S. and knocked them out of contention for the finals. His last cap came in a 5-0 loss to England on June 16, 1985. A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Motto: A Balanced City Location of Torrance in the County of Los Angeles Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Frank Scotto Area  - Total 20. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

In 1992, he earned one cap with the U.S. National Futsal Team.^[3]

Coaching

Following his retirement from playing professionally, Radwanski assisted his alma mater’s soccer program as an assistant coach in 1998 while also working in the Carolina Dynamo’s front office. In 1998 and 1999, he served as the Director of Coaching for the Greensboro Twisters youth club. He moved to the ranks of professional coaching in 1999, he coached the Piedmont Spark of the second division women’s W-2 League. That year, Radwanski coached the club to the best record in the W-2 before falling to the Hampton Roads Piranhas in the first round of the playoffs. On February 15, 2001, he replaced Jack Poland as the head coach of the UNCG women’s soccer head coach. In 2006, he was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2006. Radwanski has continued his involvement in youth soccer with the Twisters and the Jamestown Soccer Club in addition to his duties as a college soccer coach. Carolina Dynamo was founded in 1993 as Greensboro Dynamo and was renamed in 1996, following a move to the United Soccer Leagues. ... The W-League is the first modern womens soccer league in the United States pyramid. ... The Hampton Roads Piranhas are a W-League club based in the Hampton Roads area. ...

Head coaching record

Honors

Championships

• Dallas Sidekicks: 1987
• Dallas Rockets: 1991
• Greensboro Dynamo: 1993, 1994

USISL MPV: 1993

USISL Championship MVP: 1993

Southern Conference Coach of the Year: 2006

Inducted into the UNC-Greensboro Athletics Hall of Fame: 2000

New Jersey first team high school All Decade (1980s)

References

External links

• Sidekicks profile
• Radwanski interview
• UNC-G profile