Austin Hudson is an American

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coach and retired player. He was the head coach of

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of the

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and played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association, second American Soccer League and the

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. He was the 1989 Southwest Indoor Soccer League MVP. Some accounts state Hudson spent 1978 with the

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.City Soccer Standout Quits Warriors
/ref> If he did, he never signed a professional contract as Hudson entered

Belleville Area College Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Commun ...

in 1979 and played two seasons of college soccer. He was a 1980 Honorable Mention National Junior College All American. A September 10, 1981, newspaper article mentions a soccer camp at which "professional players . . . Austin Hudson (Cleveland)" will instruct. Regardless, Hudson spent the 1981-1982 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the Kansas City Comets. In 1982, he moved to the

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of the American Soccer League. The American Soccer League collapsed after the 1983 season, and the Slickers moved to the newly created

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and changed their name to the Oklahoma City Stampede. In the fall of 1984, Hudson signed with the

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of the American Indoor Soccer Association. On September 25, 1986, the

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of the AISA signed Hudson. He broke his shoulder during the season and returned to Oklahoma City to rehabilitate the shoulder. In 1987, Hudson joined the

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of the

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. He was the 1987–88 Southwest Indoor Soccer League MVP and assists leader. Hudson then returned to the outdoor game with the

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during the 1988 Lone Star Soccer Alliance season. In the fall of 1988, he went on trial with several teams in Germany, but returned to sign with the Dayton Dynamo of the AISA. In January 1989, Hudson returned to the Warriors as a player-assistant coach.Soccer Star's Return Shows
/ref> That summer the Warriors played outdoors in the 1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League. Hudson played for them as they finished last in the league, then remained with the Warriors for the 1989–90 Southwest Independent Soccer League season. In the fall of 1990, Hudson began the season as the head coach of the Tulsa Renegades. The Renegades released him at mid-season and Hudson returned to the Warriors in December 1990. He played ten games, then quit the team in February 1991 after a dispute with the team's management. In August 1992, Hudson was back with the Warriors. When the Warriors merged with the Oklahoma City Spirit of the LSSA and formed the

, Hudson continued to play for the new team until the end of the 1994 season. In 1996, he played for the Oklahoma City Heat. In 2008, he became the head coach of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Austin Living people 1959 births Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois Soccer players from Illinois American soccer coaches American men's soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Dayton Dynamo players Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players Lone Star Soccer Alliance players Louisville Thunder players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Oklahoma City Slickers (ASL) players Oklahoma City Slickers (USISL) players Oklahoma City Slickers players Oklahoma City Warriors players Tulsa Renegades players United Soccer League (1984–85) players USISL coaches USISL players USL League Two players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards