Don Ebert

Don Ebert
Personal information
Date of birth	June 4, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	California United Strikers (head coach)
College career
Years	Team
1977–1979	SIU Edwardsville Cougars
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980	New York Cosmos
1980–1986	St. Louis Steamers (indoor)
1986–1988	Los Angeles Lazers (indoor)
Managerial career
2001–2008	Concordia Eagles
2019–	California United Strikers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Don "Mad Hatter" Ebert is a retired U.S.

forward who spent most of his career with two indoor clubs, the St. Louis Steamers and the Los Angeles Lazers

.

Youth

Ebert attended Rosary High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1976, Ebert and his teammates went to the state high school championship game where they lost to Oakville High School,

NCAA championship, defeating Clemson 3–2. Ebert chose to leave college after only three years in order to pursue a professional career. In 2006, SIU-E inducted the entire 1979 men's soccer team into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.^[3]

Professional

The

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), whom he signed with in August 1980. That season, he led the team with 46 goals and 64 points. This extraordinary output by a rookie led to his selection as the 1980-1981 MISL Rookie of the Year.^[4] He remained with the Steamers into the 1986–1987 season. That year, the Steamers began poorly and head coach Pat McBride was fired to be replaced by Tony Glavin. Glavin promptly traded Ebert to the Los Angeles Lazers

where Ebert finished his career.

International career

Ebert was selected for the 1979 Pan American Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ebert made an immediate splash in the Pan American Games when he scored four goals in a 6–0 victory over the Dominican Republic. He was the captain of the U.S. team which qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics. During qualification for the Olympic games the United States easily qualified as Ebert scored three goals in four games. Unfortunately for the Americans, President Jimmy Carter chose to boycott the games after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.

Coaching

After retiring from soccer, Ebert became a youth soccer coach. He is currently the Technical Director and Director of

Concordia University Irvine soccer program

. He left in 2008 with a lifetime record of 111 wins, 50 losses, and 7 ties (.660 win pct).

Other ventures

Ebert has been the Director of Marketing and Operations for Forum Boxing, Inc. He was the president and general manager of the defunct indoor club Anaheim Splash of the Continental Indoor Soccer League during the 1996 season.

References

^ 76 Soccer Team Inducted Into Oakville Hall of Fame Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ SIU-E Men's Soccer - Year by Year
^ SIU-E Athletic Hall of Fame Archived May 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Ebert is Top M.I.S.L. Rookie

External links

Ebert's Irvine Strikers profile Archived 2021-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
Ebert's NASL profile
California United Strikers profile

[1] 76 Soccer Team Inducted Into Oakville Hall of Fame Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[2] SIU-E Men's Soccer - Year by Year

[3] SIU-E Athletic Hall of Fame Archived May 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Ebert is Top M.I.S.L. Rookie

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