Thomas Wurdack (born February 24, 1967) is a retired American

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defender who played professionally in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. ...

and

USISL The United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) was a semi-professional men's outdoor soccer league that played six seasons from 1989 to 1994. It was the first outdoor league to be operated by the organization known today as the United ...

. In 1987 and 1988, Wurdack played collegiate soccer with the

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in unincorporated area, unincorporated Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the State University System of Florida. ...

. In 1989, Wurdack turned professional with the

Orlando Lions The Orlando Lions were an American men's soccer team from Orlando, Florida which existed from 1985 to 1996. Over the years, the Lions competed at both the amateur and professional levels including some seasons as an independent team. The Lions ...

in the American Soccer League. In 1992 and 1993, he played for the second

in the

. In 1995, Wurdack played for the Atlanta Ruckus when it went to the A-League final. He then began the 1996 season with the Ruckus before being traded to the Rochester Rhinos. He refused to move to Rochester and sat out the rest of the season. In November 1996, Wurdack signed with the Orlando Sundogs, playing for them in 1997.In 1998 while playing for the Orlando Sundogs, he incurred a career ending injury and was forced to retir
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wurdack, Tom Living people 1967 births American men's soccer players American Professional Soccer League players American Soccer League (1988–89) players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Orlando Lions players Orlando Lions (1992–1996) players Orlando Sundogs players UCF Knights men's soccer players USISL players Men's association football defenders Soccer players from St. Louis 20th-century American sportsmen