John Best Sports manager

John Best (11 July 1940 – 5 October 2014) was an American international soccer defender. He spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League where he was a five time first team All Star. He later coached the NASL Seattle Sounders and served as the general manager of the Sounders and the Vancouver Whitecaps. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1973.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 11, 1940
Birth place
England , Liverpool
Height (meters)1.8288

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Football manager

club
Seattle Sounders (1974–83)
position
Defender (association football)
teams
Liverpool F.C.
Stockport County F.C.
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Philadelphia Spartans
Philadelphia Ukrainians
United States men's national soccer team
Cleveland Stokers
California Jaguars
Dallas Tornado
Seattle Sounders (1974–83)

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