Place of birth Vancouver, Canada 1988-1989 Addison Arrows Years Team | Playing position Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Name Johnny Stark | |
Date of birth (1972-05-29) May 29, 1972 (age 43) | ||
Johnny Stark (born May 29, 1972) is a Canadian-American soccer forward who spent most of career with indoor soccer teams. He currently coaches with the Dallas Texans youth club.cHe played for the Dallas Sidekicks.Stark (born May 29, 1972 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) was a Canadian-American soccer forward who spent most of career with indoor soccer teams. Stark currently coaches with the Dallas Texans youth club.On April 23, 1993, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League selected Stark in the first round (fifth overall) of the CISL Supplemental Draft. The team moved to Fort Worth in the spring of 1990 where it spent a single season as the North Texas United. Although born in Canada, Stark grew up in Texas, graduating in 1990 from Sam Houston High School. 1988, he began playing for the Addison Arrows in the Southwest Independent Soccer League (SISL) during the league’s first outdoor season. At the time, he was the youngest player in the league at age 16.On April 23, 1993, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League selected Stark in the first round (fifth overall) of the CISL Supplemental Draft. He played two seasons in Dallas before being traded to the Houston Hotshots on August 15, 1994. After retiring from playing, Stark entered coaching, currently working for the Dallas Texans.