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'{{Infobox football biography | name = Ralph Black | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|6}} | birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | position = [[defender (football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = -1982 | years2 = 1982-1984 | years3 = 1984-1989 | years4 = 1988 | years5 = 1989 | years6 = 1989-1990 | years7 = 1990-1992 | years8 = 1992 | years9 = 1992-1993 | years10 = 1993-1994 | years11 = 1995 | years12 = 1996-1997 | years13 = 1998-1999 | clubs1 = [[Denver Avalanche]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs2 = [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs3 = [[Tacoma Stars (MISL)|Tacoma Stars]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs4 = [[San Jose Earthquakes (NASL team)|San Jose Earthquakes]] | clubs5 = [[Seattle Storm (soccer)|Seattle Storm]] | clubs6 = [[San Diego Sockers (NASL)|San Diego Sockers]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs7 = [[Tacoma Stars (MISL)|Tacoma Stars]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs8 = [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]] | clubs9 = [[Buffalo Blizzard]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs10 = [[Anaheim Splash]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs11 = [[Seattle SeaDogs]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs12 = [[Portland Pride]] ''(indoor)'' | clubs13 = [[Portland Pythons]] ''(indoor)'' | caps1 = 40 | caps2 = 22 | caps3 = 210 | caps4 = | caps5 = | caps6 = 91 | caps7 = 42 | caps8 = 14 | caps9 = 58 | goals1 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 45 | goals4 = | goals5 = | goals6 = 16 | goals7 = 16 | goals8 = 0 | goals9 = 32 | manageryears1 = 1997-1998 | managerclubs1 = [[Portland Pythons]] }} '''Ralph Black''' (born October 6, 1963 in [[Glasgow]]) is a retired Scottish-American [[soccer]] [[defender (football)|defender]] who spent most of his career in [[indoor soccer]]. ==Indoor soccer== ===MISL=== Black began his career with the [[Denver Avalanche]] of [[Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]] (MISL). The Avalanche folded at the end of 1981-1982 season. He then moved to the [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]]. However, in 1984, MISL granted a franchise in Washington State, known as the [[Tacoma Stars (MISL)|Tacoma Stars]]. Black established himself as a mainstay in the Stars defense. He spent at least the 1989-1990 season with the [[San Diego Sockers (NASL)|San Diego Sockers]].^{[http://www.kicksfan.com/calendar/february/28.htm]} However, he was back in Tacoma for the 1991-1992 season.^{[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/allender/misl9192.htm]} The Stars and MISL folded in 1992. He finished his career in the MISL ranked sixth on the all time games played list with 442 games.^{[http://www.oursportscentral.com/misl/leaders.html]} ===NPSL=== After the MISL folded, Black moved to the [[Buffalo Blizzard]] of the [[National Professional Soccer League II|National Professional Soccer League]] (NPSL) for two seasons, 1992-1994. ===CISL=== However, in 1993 Black moved back west to sign with the expansion [[Anaheim Splash]] of the newly established [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]] (CISL). In 1994, he was the CISL Defender of the Year as well as a member of the All-CISL First Team. In 1995, he moved back to [[Pacific Northwest]] to play for the [[Seattle SeaDogs]].<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1995/9506230106.asp 1995 Seattle SeaDogs roster]</ref> He was named to the 1995 CISL All Star game, but was unable to play due to an injury. However, in 1996, he moved to the [[Portland Pride]]. He played that and the 1997 season with the Pride. ===PSA/WISL=== {{BLP unsourced section|date=August 2011}} At the end of the 1997 season, the CISL folded and the Pride, under new ownership, changed its name to the [[Portland Pythons]]. The Pythons then helped found the [[Premier Soccer Alliance]] (PSA). The PSA played one season, 1998, before changin its name to the [[World Indoor Soccer League]] (WISL). Black remained with the team through all these changes, becoming the Pythons’ head coach for 1998 and 1999. At the end of the 1999 season, the Pythons folded when a rumoured move to [[Tacoma, Washington]] fell through. ==Outdoor soccer== Black was on the roster of the [[San Jose Earthquakes (NASL team)|San Jose Earthquakes]] of the [[Western Soccer League]] during the 1988 season.<ref>[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statswsa88.htm 1988 Western Soccer Alliance stats]</ref> In 1992, between the folding of the Tacoma Stars and his arrival in Buffalo to play for the Blizzard, Black spent a season with the [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]] of the [[American Professional Soccer League]] (APSL).<ref>[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm 1992 APSL Stats]</ref> ==Coaching== After retiring as a player, Black went on to be head coach of the Portland Pythons. He has been a boys' youth soccer coach in recent years and currently coaches boys' youth teams with Washington Premier Football Club in [[Tacoma, Washington]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpremierfc.com/coaches/ Washington Premier coaches]</ref> he also coaches on crossfire ==External links== * [http://hometeamsonline.com/soccerteam/CoachProfile.asp?username=MIKEC&coachID=1918 Washington Premier F.C. profile] * [http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/B/Black.Ralph.htm MISL stats] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Black, Ralph | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American soccer player-coach | DATE OF BIRTH = October 6, 1963 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Ralph}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American Professional Soccer League players]] [[Category:American soccer coaches]] [[Category:American soccer players]] [[Category:Anaheim Splash players]] [[Category:Baltimore Blast (original MISL) players]] [[Category:Buffalo Blizzard players]] [[Category:Continental Indoor Soccer League players]] [[Category:Denver Avalanche players]] [[Category:F.C. Seattle Storm players]] [[Category:Association football defenders]] [[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players]] [[Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players]] [[Category:Portland Pride players]] [[Category:Portland Pythons players]] [[Category:Premier Soccer Alliance coaches]] [[Category:Premier Soccer Alliance players]] [[Category:San Diego Sockers (original MISL) players]] [[Category:San Jose Earthquakes (WSA) players]] [[Category:Seattle SeaDogs players]] [[Category:Tacoma Stars players]] [[Category:Tampa Bay Rowdies (ASL/APSL) players]] [[Category:Western Soccer Alliance players]] [[Category:World Indoor Soccer League coaches]] [[Category:World Indoor Soccer League players]]'