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Laurie Abrahams
Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Adam Michael Abrahams
Date of birth	3 April 1953 (age 56)
Place of birth	Stepney, England
Height	Striker
Club information
Current club	Irvine Valley College (coach)
Youth career
0000–1977	Barking
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Lawrence Adam Michael "Laurie" Abrahams (also spelt Lawrie; born 3 April 1953) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker in England, the United States, and Australia. In a career which lasted from 1977 to 1987, Abrahams played 283 career league games, and scored 142 league goals.

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[edit] Playing career

Abrahams was born in Stepney, in the East End of London, and after an apprenticeship at Barking, he signed a professional contract in 1977 with Charlton Athletic. He spent one season at Charlton, making sixteen appearances.^[1] After leaving Charlton in 1978, Abrahams moved to the United States and played in the NASL for the New England Tea Men, Tulsa Roughnecks, California Surf and San Diego Sockers. Abrahams signed for the New York Cosmos of the MISL in October 1984.^[2] Abrahams spent the 1986 season in Australia with the Melbourne Knights, where he made 9 appearances,^[3] before returning to America to play with the Wichita Wings.

[edit] Coaching career

Abrahams is currently the Assistant Soccer Coach at Irvine Valley College.^[4]

[edit] References

^ "CHARLTON ATHLETIC - 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/charlton/charlton.htm. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". New York Times. 30 October 1984. http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/30/sports/sports-people-comings-and-goings.html. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ "Australian Player Database". Oz Football. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/A/AA.html. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ "Assistant Coach: Laurie Abrahams". Irvine Valley College. http://www.ivc.edu/athletics/msoccer/pages/rosterDetail.aspx?pid=987. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

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[0] "CHARLTON ATHLETIC - 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/charlton/charlton.htm. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

[1] "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". New York Times. 30 October 1984. http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/30/sports/sports-people-comings-and-goings.html. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

[2] "Australian Player Database". Oz Football. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/A/AA.html. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

[3] "Assistant Coach: Laurie Abrahams". Irvine Valley College. http://www.ivc.edu/athletics/msoccer/pages/rosterDetail.aspx?pid=987. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

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Contents

[edit] Career

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Coaching career

[edit] References

[edit] External links