Gary Rensing
{{short description|American soccer player and coach}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gary Rensing
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|5}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, United States
| height =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1967–1969
| youthclubs1 = St. Louis University
| years1 = 1970–1977
| years2 = 1978
| clubs1 = St Louis Stars
| clubs2 = Chicago Sting
| caps1 = 148
| caps2 = 16
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1972
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 = STLCC-Forest Park
}}
Gary Rensing is a retired American soccer defender who played nine seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned four caps with the U.S. national team.
Player
=Youth=
Rensing attended St. Louis University where he was a member of the men's soccer team from 1967 to 1969.{{Cite web |url=http://slubillikens.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/061400aaa.html |title=Billiken Soccer Alumni :: Updated June 30, 2004 |access-date=September 15, 2007 |archive-date=May 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512001810/http://slubillikens.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/061400aaa.html |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://www.stlsoccer.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=52089&sid=a531ecc07588069d93c0d102c82fae4f STLsoccer.net :: View topic - A Trip Down Memory Lane Vol. IV; NCAA Soccer Finals 1967] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724083716/http://www.stlsoccer.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=52089&sid=a531ecc07588069d93c0d102c82fae4f |date=2011-07-24 }} In 1969, the team won the title with a 4–0 victory over the University of San Francisco.
=NASL=
In 1970, the St Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League (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 Larry Hausmann in the August 20, 1972 loss to Canada, his first with the national team and he came on for Walner Mata in the September 10, 1972 loss to Mexico, his last game with the national team.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175720/http://national.soccerhall.org/history/MNTAlltime_1960-79.htm Men's National Team: 1960-79]
Coach
Rensing has also coached with Forest Park Community College.
Rensing was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.{{Cite web |url=http://eteamz.active.com/stlsoccerhalloffame/news/index.cfm?cat=466590 |title=St. Louis Soccer HOF: Hall of Fame Members (A-M) |access-date=2007-09-15 |archive-date=2012-07-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708180315/http://eteamz.active.com/stlsoccerhalloffame/news/index.cfm?cat=466590 |url-status=dead }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Rensing.Gary.htm NASL stats]
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Category:American soccer coaches
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Chicago Sting (NASL) players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from St. Louis
Category:St. Louis Stars (soccer) players
Category:United States men's international soccer players