Caleb Suri is a retired American

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player who played professionally in the

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, Major Indoor Soccer League,

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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 1984, Suri, older brother of

Mo Suri Moises "Mo" Suri is a retired American soccer player. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League, A-League and USISL. In 1986, Suri, younger brother of Caleb Suri, turned professional with the Louisville Thunder of the ...

, graduated from Don Antonio Lugo High School. In May 1984, the San Diego Sockers of the

signed Suri to an apprentice contract. He played six games during the outdoor season. He went on to play two seasons with the Sockers in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, he played on loan with the

Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), the original top-flight team that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. *Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000), the team ...

who were playing an independent exhibition schedule. In 1986, he played for the San Diego Nomads of the

Western Soccer Alliance The Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer ...

. In the fall of 1986, Suri signed as a free agent with the

Louisville Thunder Louisville Thunder was an indoor soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team played in the American Indoor Soccer Association History Stadium From the club's inaugural season in 1984 to 1987, home games were played in Broadbent Arena. ...

of the

. When the Thunder folded, the

Milwaukee Wave The Milwaukee Wave are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional indoor footbal ...

selected him in the dispersal draft. He played sixteen games for the Wave during the 1987–1988 AISA season. On October 27, 1988, Suri signed with the Dayton Dynamo. The Dynamo released him at the end of the season and he joined the Atlanta Attack on January 10, 1990. In 1991, Suri signed with the expansion

Atlanta Magic The Atlanta Magic were a soccer club that competed in the USISL from 1991 to 1996. The club originally started in 1991/92 in the indoor USISL The United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) was a semi-professional men's outdoor soccer ...

of the

. In 1994, the Magic began playing outdoors in addition to its indoor seasons. In 1995, he played for the

Chattanooga Express Chattanooga Express were a soccer club that competed in the USISL from 1992 to 1997. The club originally started in 1992 as the Chattanooga Railroaders in the USISL The United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) was a semi-profession ...

. He returned to the Magic in the fall of 1995 as a player-coach."PRO SOCCER – Magic lacks cash for title defense" ''The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution'' Tuesday, February 13, 1996 In 1996, he played for the

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in the

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. He retired at the end of the season.

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