Mark Peterson is a retired U.S. soccer forward. Peterson was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington where he attended Wilson High School. He played soccer at Wilson, as well as for the Norpoint Royals Soccer Club. Peterson elected to forgo college and joined the Seattle Sounders development program in 1979. This was the first year the Sounders played in the North American Soccer League (NASL). In 1980, he was called up to the first team where he had an immediate impact. Wikipedia
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