Richie Richmond is a retired American

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midfielder who played professionally in the

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and

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. He was the 1993 USISL indoor MVP. Richmond graduated from St. Pius X Catholic High School where he was part of the 1987 Georgia High School champion soccer team. He attended

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and his freshman season, he scored the second Clemson goal as the Tigers won the

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. After college, he joined the

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of the

. Richmond won three USISL indoor titles with the Magic and was the 1993 USISL Indoor MVP.The Year in American Soccer – 1993
/ref> In 1996, he ranked seventh on the league's points list. In 1996, the Magic folded and Richmond moved to the

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. In 1998 the Ruckus was renamed the Silverbacks. He finished his career in 1999. In addition to playing professional soccer, Richmond has worked for several telecommunications company including BellSouth and AT&T.

References

Living people American men's soccer players A-League (1995–2004) players Atlanta Magic players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Clemson Tigers men's soccer players USISL players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-footy-midfielder-stub