R. T. Moore (soccer)

R.T. Moore
Personal information
Full name Ryan T. Moore
Date of birth (1976-01-07) January 7, 1976
Place of birth Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Defender
Youth career
1994–1997 Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Tampa Bay Mutiny 19 (0)
1998 → MLS Pro 40 (loan) 9 (0)
2000 Rockford Raptors
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan T. Moore is an American retired soccer defender who spent a season and a half in Major League Soccer with the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

Youth

Moore played organized soccer first with Rockford United Soccer Club in Rockford, Illinois before joining Chicago Pegasus. He graduated from Boylan Catholic High School in 1993. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, playing on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997.[1] In 1997, as a senior biology major, Moore said that he planned to become a dentist.[2]

Professional

The Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Moore in the third round (34th overall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft.[3] He became a starter his rookie season and continued in the starting line-up in 1999. In July 1999, he announced he was retiring to pursue a career in dentistry.[4] Moore spent the 2000 summer season with the Rockford Raptors of the USL Premier Development League.[5]

In 2003, he played a small part in the movie The Game of Their Lives.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Maryland Terrapins All Time Roster Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Kuhns, Will (August 28, 1997). "For the Terrapins' Moore, Soccer Isn't Just for Kicks". The Washington Post.
  3. ↑ "Four Terps Selected in MLS SuperDraft". Maryland Terrapins. December 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ Defender quits for dental school St. Petersburg Times - Tuesday, July 6, 1999
  5. ↑ Raptors beneficiaries of Moore's `unretirement' Rockford Register Star (IL) - Saturday, June 17, 2000
  6. ↑ Rockford Boylan's Moore takes detour to movie land Rockford Register Star (IL) - Friday, August 22, 2003
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