▁to ▁play ▁college ▁s occer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁spent ▁two ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁holds ▁the ▁school ' s ▁single ▁season ▁scoring ▁record ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁goals . ▁The ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Row d ies ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Soccer ▁League ▁draft ed ▁Weg er le ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁NAS L ▁college ▁draft . ▁He ▁would ▁play ▁ 2 1 ▁games ▁and ▁score ▁ 9 ▁goals , ▁adding ▁ 1 7 ▁ass ists , ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁NAS L ' s ▁existence ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁being ▁named ▁league ' s ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁More ▁significantly , ▁Rod ney ▁Marsh ▁co ached ▁him ▁at ▁T ampa ▁Bay . ▁This ▁association ▁would ▁be ▁integral ▁to ▁Weg er le ' s ▁future ▁move ▁to ▁England . ▁When ▁the ▁league ▁fol ded , ▁Weg er le ▁moved ▁ind o ors ▁with ▁the ▁Ta com a ▁Stars ▁of ▁the ▁Major ▁Ind oor ▁Soccer ▁League ▁for ▁two ▁seasons . ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Florida , ▁Weg er le ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁professional ▁instruction ▁of ▁ex - Ch else a ▁stri ker ▁and ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup ▁winner ▁D erek ▁Sm eth urst , ▁who ▁ground ed ▁him ▁and ▁got ▁him ▁ready ▁for ▁his ▁professional ▁career . ▁ ▁Ch else a ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ,