Paul Toomey is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Toomey graduated from Coventry High School. He attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was a 1976 Honorable Mention (third team) and 1977 Second Team All-American soccer player.Penn Soccer Awards In 1978, the Portland Timbers selected Toomey in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft.All Time Portland Timbers Draft Picks He played eight games for the Timbers in 1979. In the fall of 1979, he signed with the Hartford Hellions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He would play two indoor winter seasons with the Hellions. In 1980, the Hellions loaned Toomey to the San Jose Earthquakes for the 1980 NASL season.STREAKING TEA MEN FACE EARTHQUAKES Boston Globe - Saturday, May 10, 1980 In 1981, he played for the New England Sharks of the American Soccer League.SHARKS OPEN SEASON Boston Globe - Friday, May 15, 1981 In the fall of 1981, he joined the Pittsburgh Spirit of MISL. In the summer of 1983, he had knee surgery. Complications from the surgery limited him to twelve games with the Spirit during the 1983–1984 season and his eventual retirement.Toomey Lets Spirit Farm Rookie Out
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