Tim Bartro is a retired American

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player whose career spanned leagues from the first

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to the

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Playing History

In 1982, Bartro graduated from

Federal Way High School Federal Way High School is a public high school located in Federal Way, Washington. It was originally built in 1938. A new campus opened in the fall of 2016. Academics * Advanced Placement courses: Calculus, Statistics, and Photography. * Pre-AP ...

. That year, the

Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club w ...

selected Bartro in the third round (thirty-third overall) of the

draft. He spent his first season with the Sounders reserves, then made his first team debut in 1983. The Sounders folded after the 1983 season and Bartro moved to the

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in time to play for them during the NASL indoor season. Although he scored ten goals in seventeen games during the indoor season, Bartro saw time in only two regular seasons, outdoor games in 1984. He left the Earthquakes that fall to sign with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. During the 1985-1986 MISL season, Tacoma sent Bartro to the

San Diego Sockers San Diego Sockers may refer to: *San Diego Sockers (1978–1996), a soccer team in the North American Soccer League *San Diego Sockers (2001–2004), a soccer team in the World Indoor Soccer League and second Major Indoor Soccer League *San Diego S ...

. The Sockers released Bartro at the end of the season, and he returned to Seattle to play for FC Seattle in the

Western Soccer Alliance Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alli ...

. He was 1986 Second Team All League. In December 1986, Bartro rejoined the Sockers as a free agent, playing for their reserve team until he earned a spot on their roster. In the fall of 1987, Bartro moved to the

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of the

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. In 1988, Barto signed with F.C. Seattle, now known as the F.C. Seattle Storm. However, he may have played little or not at all. In 1990, he played for the

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in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

. That year he also joined the

Milwaukee Wave The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States and are seven-time league champions, m ...

of the AISA. In 1992, the AISA became the National Professional Soccer League and in October the Wave traded Bartro,

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and

Mark Kerlin Mark Kerlin (born February 1, 1962) is a retired U.S. soccer forward who spent most of his career in indoor leagues. He also played one season in the Western Soccer League and two in the American Professional Soccer League. Kerlin, brother of ...

to the

Cleveland Crunch The Cleveland Crunch are an American professional indoor soccer club located in Cleveland, Ohio competing in as a charter member of the Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS). The rebranded Crunch returned to indoor play as a member of the MASL 2 in ...

in exchange for

David Vaudreuil David Vaudreuil (born December 21, 1966) is an American former professional soccer player whose career spanned fifteen teams in over six leagues including seven seasons in Major League Soccer. He is the former head coach of Tulsa Roughnecks FC. V ...

. He finished his professional career in 1995 and 1996 with the

Seattle SeaDogs The Seattle SeaDogs are a defunct indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) from 1995 to 1997. They won the last CISL championship in 1997. History In 1995, the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) awarded a ...

of the

Coaching

Tim Bartro has worked as a soccer coach for over 30 years coaching youth teams, camps, clinics and professionally. Previous coaching experience also include
Washington Premier Football Club
and was the 2014 head coach of the Tacoma Galaxy of the

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(PASL.)

External links

Career statsgoal.wa

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartro, Tim Living people 1964 births Soccer players from Honolulu American men's soccer players American Professional Soccer League players Cleveland Crunch players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Memphis Storm players Milwaukee Wave players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Portland Timbers (1985–1990) players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) indoor players Seattle SeaDogs players Seattle Storm (soccer) players Tacoma Stars players Western Soccer Alliance players Seattle Sounders (1974–1983) players Men's association football forwards