Winston DuBose is an American former

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goalkeeper who spent eight seasons in the

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, four in the

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and one in the

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. He also earned fourteen

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with the

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Youth and college

Born in Orlando, Florida, DuBose attended

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. After graduating from high school, he played collegiate soccer at

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, now known as the University of Central Florida, from 1973–1976 where he earned All-American honors. He was inducted in the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

United States

DuBose began his professional career in 1977 with the

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of the North American Soccer League. He helped the Rowdies to an appearance in

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, where they fell to the

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. In 1982, the Rowdies traded DuBose to the

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where he won the 1983 NASL championship. At the end of the 1984 season, the NASL collapsed. In 1985, he spent some time with the

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of the

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. After the league collapsed mid-season, DuBose found his way back to the Tampa Bay Rowdies which by then were operating as an independent club playing exhibition games and invitational tournaments. In 1986, the Rowdies entered the

for a single season before spending the 1985–1988 season as an independent team. In 1988, a new, east-coast-based league came into existence. The Rowdies entered the league, known as the American Soccer League for its first season. DuBose showed his class when he led the league with a 0.75 goals-against average. At the end of the season, he moved to England where he spent several months with the Second Division, now Championship,

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. On October 6, 1988, he signed a one-year contract with Oldham's first team. In 1989, he returned to the U.S. to rejoin the Rowdies. In 1990, the ASL merged with the west coast based

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to form the

(APSL). DuBose continued to play for the Rowdies in the APSL until he retired following the 1991 season. During his years in the ASL, he was an All-Star in both 1988 and 1989.

Europe

DuBose first went to Europe in 1977. He spent six months during the winter of 1977–1978 playing with the

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reserves. He returned to Southampton F.C. in the fall of 1978-Jan 1979. From Dec 1979-Feb 1980, he spent three months at

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Played 5 games in the reserves. While in England he also gained experience playing for Cambridge City in the Southern League. He played over 30 games for Cambridge City in two seasons. He was unable to get a work permit again until 1988, when he moved to Oldham Athletic at the behest of then-manager

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, with whom he had played in Tampa Bay. He later said, "It was unheard of then. Being there was the right fit for me, but I was 34 years old. I would have loved to have gone there back in 1979, not in 1988, but it was the perfect storm, just to even get me there then. People helped me out and cashed in favors." When DuBose was trying his hand at European soccer in 1989, he was one of only a handful of American pioneers then playing professionally on the continent: only Chris Sullivan (Le Touquet AC),

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), Bruce Murray (

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), and

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( Raba Eto) were also eking out a living there at the time.

National team

Sporadically throughout his professional career, DuBose also manned the nets for the U.S. national team. His first cap came as a second-half substitute against

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on October 7, 1979. He gained his first start for his country against

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three weeks later. His first shutout came against

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, in 1980. He cites playing against national arch-rivals

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in front of over 100,000 people at the Azteca as his greatest footballing memory, though the U.S. lost the match, 5-1. He played his final game for the national team in 1985.

Post soccer career

DuBose now runs a computer business in

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with his former Rowdies teammate Peter Anderson. He also worked part-time as a commentator for home games of the

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until the team's closure after the 2001 season. As recently as 2010, DuBose served as the color radio analyst for the

of the new NASL. He has coached and mentored youth teams for over 20 years, currently developing the next generation of US keepers at FC Tampa Rangers.

Honours

Tulsa Roughnecks * NASL Soccer Bowl Championships:

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* NASL Southern Division Championships:

Tampa Bay Rowdies * NASL American Conference Champion: 1978 Individual * American Soccer League All-Star: 1988, 1989

References

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