Ray Hudson

Ray Hudson (born March 24, 1955 in Gateshead, England) is a (retired) professional soccer player and coach.

Hudson signed with Newcastle United in 1973. After four years in the English First Division, Hudson moved to the United States, playing for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983. Hudson also played for the Strikers following their move to Minnesota in 1984, which proved to be the NASL's final year.

After starting out as the Miami Fusion's TV commentator, Hudson was named its head coach in the middle of the 2000 and then led the club to the best regular season record in Major League Soccer in 2001. Following MLS's contraction of the Fusion, Hudson was hired to replace Thomas Rongen as head coach of D.C. United. Hudson was coached DC in 2002 and 2003, before being replaced by Peter Nowak.

External link

Interview at SportsFan Magazine

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