Roman Rosul
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur D. Roderick | ||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cleveland Lviv | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Cleveland State Vikings | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973 | Cleveland Inter-Italian | ||
| 1976 | Miami Toros | 14 | (4) |
| 1977 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | (1) |
| 1977 | Connecticut Bicentennials | 13 | (3) |
| 1978–1980 | Memphis Rogues | 23 | (9) |
| 1983 | Jacksonville Tea Men | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roman Rosul is an American retired soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League.
The son of Ukrainian immigrant parents,[1] Rosul played for the Cleveland Lviv youth teams growing up. In 1971, he graduated from Rocky River High School. He scored 32 goals in 11 games his senior season as the team went undefeated and won the Ohio State High School soccer championship.[2] He then attended Cleveland State University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1972 to 1975. He was a 1975 Honorable Mention (third team) All American and was inducted into the Vikings' Hall of Fame in 1988.[3] In addition to his collegiate career, Rosul also played for the amateur Inter-Italia SC of Cleveland which lost to Maccabi Los Angeles in the 1973 National Challenge Cup. In that game, Rosul both scored and was ejected with a straight red.[4]