Gary Rensing is a retired American

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defender who played nine seasons in the

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and earned four caps with the U.S. national team.

Player

Youth

Rensing attended

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where he was a member of the men's soccer team from 1967 to 1969. In 1967, the Billikens shared the national title with the Michigan State Spartans after the game was called after 42 minutes of scoreless overtime for deteriorating weather conditions. In 1969, the team won the title with a 4–0 victory over the

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NASL

In 1970, the St Louis Stars of the

(NASL) signed Rensing out of college. He went on to play eight seasons with the Stars before the team folded at the end of the 1977 season. Rensing then moved to the Chicago Sting for the 1978 season. Rensing retired at the end of the 1978 season.

National team

Rensing earned four caps, all of them World Cup qualifiers, in 1972. The U.S. went 0-3-1 and failed to qualify for the cup finals. While Rensing played all four games, he never played an entire game. He came off for

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in the August 20, 1972 loss to

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, his first with the national team and he came on for Walner Mata in the September 10, 1972 loss to

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, his last game with the national team.

Coach

Rensing has also coached with Forest Park Community College. Rensing was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.

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NASL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rensing, Gary 1947 births Living people American soccer coaches American soccer players Chicago Sting (NASL) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players Soccer players from St. Louis St. Louis Stars (soccer) players United States men's international soccer players Association football defenders