Rob Ryerson

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| name= Rob Ryerson

| fullname = Robert Ryerson

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|6}}

| birth_place = Laurel, Maryland, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Forward

| collegeyears1 = 1983–1985

| college1 = UNLV Rebels

| years1 = 1986

| years2 = 1987

| years3 = 1987

| years4 = 1988–1990

| years5 = 1988–1991

| years6 = 1992

| years7 = 1994–1995

| clubs1 = San Diego Nomads

| clubs2 = Baltimore Blast (indoor)

| clubs3 = Washington Diplomats

| clubs4 = Maryland Bays

| clubs5 = Fort Wayne Flames (indoor)

| clubs6 = Tampa Bay Rowdies

| clubs7 = Washington Warthogs (indoor)

| caps7 = 42

| goals7 = 8

| caps1 =

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| caps3 =

| caps4 =

| caps5 = 26

| caps6 = 1

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

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| goals4 =

| goals5 = 6

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1988

| nationalteam1 = United States

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1991

| manageryears2 = 1993–1994

| manageryears3 = 1996–1997

| manageryears4 = 1997–1998

| manageryears5 = 2000–2012

| managerclubs1 = UMBC Retrievers (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = UNLV Rebels (assistant)

| managerclubs3 = Washington Warthogs (assistant)

| managerclubs4 = Baton Rouge Bombers

| managerclubs5 = Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

}}

Rob Ryerson is a retired U.S. soccer forward who played professionally, both indoor and outdoor soccer, for at least seven years. He last coached the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's soccer program before it disbanded in 2012.

Player

=Youth=

Rob Ryerson, along with his brother Rich, attended Oakland Mills High School where he played for the school's boys soccer team. He was selected as the Howard County "Player of the Year." He was also a high school All-American his senior year. Ryerson played four seasons of collegiate soccer while attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was All Far West in 1983, 1984 and 1985. He was also the 1985 All Big West Player of the Year. He was a third team NSCAA All-American in 1984 and 1985 and a Soccer America Magazine first team All American in 1985. He holds the top two positions on the Big West season scoring record list with 21 goals (9 assists) in 1985 and 20 goals (7 assists) in 1984. He also scored 16 goals in 1983. He attained his degree and graduated from UNLV in 1988.

=Professional=

After leaving UNLV, Ryerson played the 1986 season with the San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance. He was 5th on the alliance's goals list with six.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1986/1986.htm 1986 Western Soccer Alliance] In June 1986, the San Diego Sockers selected Ryerson in the first round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.Sockers impressed with this year's draft choices, free agents San Diego Union, The (CA) - Wednesday, October 22, 1986 He began the season on the Sockers' reserve team, but returned to UNLV to complete his undergraduate degree. Then in February 1987, he signed with the Baltimore Blast. The Sockers contested it and the league nullified the contract and awarded Ryerson's rights to the Sockers only to have the Sockers immediately waive Ryerson who then signed with the Blast.Appeal won, Sockers waive Ryerson Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - Friday, February 20, 1987 He never played a first team game with Baltimore before being released in October 1987. In the summer of 1987, Ryerson signed with the independent Washington Diplomats.DIPLOMATS GAIN TIE IN FINAL Washington Post - Monday, June 8, 1987 In December 1987, Ryerson signed with the Maryland Bays of the American Soccer League.SOCCER Washington Post - Thursday, December 24, 1987[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statsasl88.htm#WD 1988 Maryland Bays][http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statsasl89.htm#WD 1989 Maryland Bays][http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statsasl90.htm#WD 1990 Maryland Bays] He was a 1988 ASL All Star and a member of the 1990 APSL championship Bays. In the fall of 1988, Ryerson signed with the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association under coach and former Blast teammate Dave MacKenzie. Ryerson appeared in the final 26 games of the season, scored 6 goals and added 5 assists for 11 points. In 1992, he played 1 game for a total of 6 minutes with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American Professional Soccer League.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#TB 1992 APSL Statistics] In 1994, he played with the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In 1996, he became an assistant coach with the Warthogs.

=National team=

In 1988, he played his only full international match with the United States men's national soccer team. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Costa Rica on June 14.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det80.html USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989]

Coach

In May 1991, Ryerson became an assistant coach with University of Maryland, Baltimore County.FOR THE RECORD Washington Post - Friday, May 24, 1991 In 1993 and 1994, he served as an assistant with the UNLV Rebels soccer team. In 1995, he became the head coach of the DeMatha High School boys' soccer team. He also served as an assistant coach with the Washington Warthogs. In 1997, he became the head coach of the Baton Rouge Bombers of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League.Ryerson to coach BR pro soccer team The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.) - Thursday, March 13, 1997 He led the Bombers to the championship game, losing to the Lafayette Swampcats, and earning Coach of the Year honors. The EISL only lasted two seasons, folding in 1998. Ryerson then began collegiate coaching. Ryerson is the head coach of Mount Saint Mary's University soccer team since 2000. Ryerson was head coach of the 2004 Maryland Boys U/17 ODP.

He was selected to the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 and the school retired his jersey number (10). In 2006, he was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame.