Andy Rymarczuk

Andrew Rymarczuk (1951 – February 23, 1997) is a former U.S. soccer forward. He played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the American Soccer League. He also earned five caps with the U.S. national team in 1973.

Andy Rymarczuk

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Rymarczuk
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of death	February 23, 1997
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1969–1972	Penn State
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Rochester Lancers	52	(3)
1976	Tacoma Tides
International career
1973	United States	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youth

Rymarczuk attended North Catholic High School where he was a 1st team All-Catholic player and a member of the 1967 Championship team. A 1969 graduate, he was posthumously inducted into the North Catholic Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009. He attended Penn State where he played on the men's soccer team from 1969 to 1972. He was a third team All American in 1971 and a 1972 first team All American. He scored thirty goals and added nineteen assists during his four years with the Nittany Lions.

Club career

The Rochester Lancers of the North American Soccer League (NASL) drafted Rymarczuk in the first round of the 1973 NASL College Draft. He spent three seasons with the Lancers before being acquired by the expansion Tacoma Tides of the American Soccer League in 1976. The Tides folded at the end of the season.

National team

His first cap came on September 9, 1973, in a 1–0 win over Bermuda. He came on for Barry Barto. He gained his first start on November 5, 1973, a 1–0 loss to Haiti. His last game was a November 15, 1973, loss to Israel. He later played in an unofficial match, a 10–0 loss to Italy on April 2, 1975.

External links

• Tacoma Tides profile
• NASL stats