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Edward Clear is a retired American soccer defender who earned five caps with the U.S. national team in 1968.

Eddie Clear

Personal information
Full name	Edward Clear
Date of birth	(1944-05-15) May 15, 1944 (age 78)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1969	St. Louis Stars	11	(0)
National team
1968	United States	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Professional

He played professionally for the St. Louis Stars in both the National Professional Soccer League and North American Soccer League from 1967 to 1969.[1]

National team

Clear gained his first of five caps with the U.S. national team in a 3-3 tie with Israel. He played the next three games with the U.S., then did not play in the next two U.S. games. His final appearance with the U.S. came in a 1-0 World Cup qualifier victory over Canada on October 27, 1968. He was a substitute for Bob Gansler.[2]

Clear was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame on November 14, 1996.[3]

Personal life

After his retirement from soccer he went on to marry Joan Hummel, have 7 children and 13 grandchildren. The couple eventually divorced and he remarried to a woman named Barb Clear (Bilger). Edward McCabe Clear died March 18, 2022. He suffered a heart attack at his home.

References

External links

• NASL stats

На других языках

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[it] Edward Clear

Edward Clear (Saint Louis, 15 maggio 1944) è un ex calciatore statunitense, di ruolo centrocampista.

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