Chad Deering
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 2, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Garland, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Plano Senior High School | ||
| 1988–1990 | Indiana University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Werder Bremen | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Werder Bremen II | 65 | (23) |
| 1993–1994 | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
| 1994 | Rosenborg | ||
| 1995–1996 | Kickers Emden | 58 | (13) |
| 1996–1998 | VfL Wolfsburg | 41 | (5) |
| 1998–2003 |
Dallas Burn | 163 | (16) |
| 2004 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 9 | (2) |
| 2004 | DFW Tornados | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Charleston Battery | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2000 | United States | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chad Deering (born September 2, 1970) is an American former professional
caps with the United States national team including one game in the 1998 FIFA World Cup
.
Club career
Youth and early career
Deering grew up in
All-American and was the 1988 Texas high school player of the year his senior year. While in high school, he debuted with the U.S. U-16 national team for whom he played at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
. During that tournament, Deering scored a goal in a 4–2 loss to South Korea.
Deering was highly recruited out of high school and elected to play with
First-Team All-American
honors his second, and final season, with Indiana. That year he was also the NCAA's post-season tournament's points leader with three goals and one assist.
Germany
Deering began his professional career with the
Norwegian Premier League. He returned to Germany the next year, becoming the first of several Americans to sign with Regionalliga team Kickers Emden. In 1996, he moved from Emden to German Second Division club VfL Wolfsburg and finally found a top German team which would play him. That season, he helped Wolfsburg gain promotion to the Bundesliga
. The next year, Deering played fifteen games for Wolfsburg in its first year in the German top division.
MLS
In 1998, Deering expressed an interest in returning to the U.S. to play in
Dallas Burn
where he became a regular for the next seven years.
MISL
On January 24, 2004, Deering signed with the
Dallas Sidekicks
of Major Indoor Soccer League. The 2003–2004 season was nearly over and Deering played only nine games with the Sidekicks.
U.S. Minor Leagues
In 2004, he played with the
Premier Development League.[1] On December 30, 2004, the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division signed Deering.[2] On March 16, 2005, Deering announced his retirement from professional soccer and his intention to return to Plano, Texas, to pursue a coaching career.[3]
He never played a game with the Battery, as its season had ended in August 2004 and the 2005 season did not begin until April 2005.
International career
Deering earned his first cap when he came on for
Germany. Deering would go on to play eighteen games for the U.S. national team, scoring his only national team goal in a March 14, 1998, 2–2 tie with Paraguay. When U.S. coach Steve Sampson sacked John Harkes, the team's primary defensive midfielder prior to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Sampson moved Deering into that position.[4] However, Deering played only a single game, a 0–2 loss to Germany, in the World Cup
.
Post-playing career
Deering was the director of coaching for the Blackwatch Soccer Club in McKinney, Texas which merged with Solar Soccer Club in Dallas. He was the Director of coaching for Solar in McKinney and coached the Solar 98 and 96 Girls Gold teams. Currently (2014) he is the President and Director of Coaching for Dallas Rush FC in McKinney, TX.
Deering now coaches club at DKSC in Dallas, TX, which is a merger of D’Feeters and Kicks.
References
- ^ "DFW Tornado 2004". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "Battery sign Deering". uslsoccer.com. December 30, 2004. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ^ "Charleston Battery". charlestonbattery.com. March 16, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "Player Profiles". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
