Richard Farrer (born 9 April 1971) is a South African-American former professional
soccer
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player who spent five seasons in the
USISL, half a season each in South Africa and England, and seven seasons with the
Dallas Burn in
Major League Soccer
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(MLS).
Professional
During his college years, Farrer also played for the
Albuquerque Gunners of the
USISL. In the fall of 1990, the Gunners became the
New Mexico Roadrunners before changing their name to the
New Mexico Chiles in 1991. Farrer remained with the team through all these name changes. He returned to the Chiles in 1993. He played the first half of the 1994–1995 season with
AmaZulu in the South Africa
Premier Soccer League. He then tried out with
Lincoln City F.C. of the English
Third Division
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Association football
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for the second half of the season but left England with an ankle injury without having signed a contract. After rehabilitating his injured ankle, he returned to the Chiles in 1995.
On 7 February 1996, the
Dallas Burn selected Farrer in the 12th round (113th overall) in the
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
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. In 1997, the Burn sent him on loan to the
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers
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for three games. He played seven seasons as a
defender with the Burn, retiring from playing in the middle of the
2002 MLS season
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On January 8, 2002, MLS folded two of its teams. The Miami Fusion F.C. ceased operations after only four years in existence due to low attendan ...
on 17 June 2002, to enter law school at the
University of Texas at Austin. He graduated from law school in 2005.
References
External links
Player profile at MLS
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1971 births
Living people
Soccer players from Johannesburg
South African men's soccer players
South African expatriate men's soccer players
New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players
New Mexico Roadrunners players
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers players
USISL players
New Mexico Chiles (USISL) players
FC Dallas players
Texas lawyers
Major League Soccer players
Men's association football defenders