Dallas Sidekicks Players: Perry Van Der Beck

Dallas Sidekicks Players

Perry van Der Beck

#21	#7	#14
1984-85	1985-86	1986-87

	Position:	Midfielder
	Height:	6'0
	Weight:	160
	Full Name:	Perry Joseph van Der Beck
	Birthdate:	November 6, 1959
	Birthplace:	St. Louis, Missouri
	Citizenship:	USA
	Previous Club:	Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)
	Pronunciation:	Van der Bek
	Seasons Pro:	9
	Seasons with the Sidekicks:	3

How He Got Here

Signed as a Free Agent on December 3, 1984.

Somebody Had To Be First (USA)

van Der Beck was the first pro soccer player drafted out of High School. Then Rowdies and future Sidekicks coach Gordon Jago drafted van Der Beck in the 1978 NASL Draft.

MASHed

Broke the 5th metatarsal in his right foot in a game at St. Louis on December 14, 1985 that ended his season.

Always Remember the First Time

First	Date	Opponent	View Box Score
Goal, 2 goal game, and assist:	December 8, 1984	Cosmos	click here

Sidekicks Highlights

1984-85

Scored 2 goals in a single game on two occasions
1. December 8, 1984 vs Cosmos
2. December 19 at San Diego

Scored a Point (goal or assist) in 6 consecutive games (goal unless otherwise noted)

Earned multiple points in 11 games
Earned multiple assists in 5 games

1985-86

Scored the Game Winning Goal twice
1. November 30, 1985 at Wichita
2. December 3 vs Chicago (Overtime Game Winner)

Recorded at least a point in 4 consecutive games
1. November 2 at Tacoma (assist)
2. November 7 vs Wichita (assist)
3. November 13 vs Baltimore
4. November 16 vs Tacoma

Scored one goal and earned one assist on November 30 at Wichita.
Ejected from December 13 match vs Baltimore for fighting with Paul Kitson

1986-87

Scored a goal at Minnesota on April 19, 1987
Assited on Mark Karpun's Powerplay goal on April 29 at Cleveland.
Played all 17 Playoff games in 1987.

Regular Season Statistics

Note: Personal Fouls were not an official MISL statistic until the 1990-91 season

with Dallas

	GP	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG
1984-85	36	10	23	33	94	6	NA	13	0	0	0	0
1985-86	14	4	7	11	38	6	38	0	0	1	2	1
1986-87	7	1	1	2	13	2	18	2	0	0	0	0
Dallas Totals	57	15	31	46	145	14	56	15	0	1	2	1
All-Time Ranking	41	40	23	30	34	33	37	63	NA	11	33	11

6th Attacker Statistics

	GP	MIN	SH	SV	SV PCT	GA	GAA	W	L	W PCT
1986-87	2	3:44	1	0	.000	1	16.09	0	0	.000
Totals	2	3:44	1	0	.000	1	16.09	0	0	.000

Playoff Statistics

with Dallas

	GP	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG
1987	17	0	1	1	15	0	15	9	0	0	0	0
Dallas Totals	17	0	1	1	15	0	15	9	0	0	0	0

Where Did He Go?

Van Der Beck signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Steamers on August 11, 1987.

Van Der Beck was Head Coach of the Tampa Bay Munity of Major League Soccer until the club was disbanded before the 2002 season.

He was appointed as the USL Super Y-League Olympic Development Program National Camp Technical Director on December 17, 2004.