Randy Phillips (born

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) is a retired U.S. soccer

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League and two in the

United Soccer League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

. He was also a two-time first team All American goalkeeper at

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. Phillips grew up in

and attended

where he played on the men's soccer team from 1977 to 1980. He was a three-time All American, being selected to the second team in 1978 and the first team in 1979 and 1980. In 1980, Phillips signed with the

Minnesota Kicks The Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota, from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League (NASL). Initia ...

of the North American Soccer League. He played in ten games, but the Kicks folded at the end of the season and on December 8, 1981, 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 te ...

acquired Phillips in the Dispersal Draft. He was a backup player for Tulsa during the 1982 season. In 1983, he moved to the

Dallas Americans Dallas Americans was an American soccer club based in Dallas, Texas that was a member of the American Soccer League. After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League, which itself lasted two seasons. It is also the name ...

in the American Soccer League. The ASL collapsed at the end of the season and the American players moved to the newly established

. Phillips was the Americans' starting goalkeeper for the 1984 and 1985 USL seasons.The Year in American Soccer – 1984
/ref> The USL also collapsed after only half the season was played. Phillips does not appear to have played professionally after that.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Randy 1959 births Living people All-American men's college soccer players American soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Dallas Americans players Association football goalkeepers Minnesota Kicks players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players SMU Mustangs men's soccer players Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players United Soccer League (1984–85) players