Jeff Baicher

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Jeff Baicher
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-11-16) November 16, 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Sunnyvale, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)
Forward
Youth career
Sunnyvale United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Foothill College
1989–1990 Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
1993
San Jose Hawks[1]
1994 CCV Hydra 16 (17)
1995
Monterey Bay Jaguars
1995 San Jose Grizzlies (indoor) 17 (13)
1996–1999
San Jose Clash
 102 (20)
1999 New England Revolution 10 (1)
2000
Kansas City Wizards
 0 (0)
2000
Bay Area Seals
 24 (3)
International career
1990–1991 United States 2 (0)
Managerial career
Bethany University
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeff Baicher (born November 16, 1968, in

caps with the U.S. national team
and coaches youth soccer.

Youth

Baicher was born and raised in California. He lived in Santa Clara County while growing up and entered organized soccer with the Sunnyvale United Soccer Club. He also attended

San Jose Clash
. Baicher was named NCAA top 11 and was named NCAA All-America both in his Junior and Senior year. He ended his two years at Santa Clara fifth on the NCAA list of assists per game with 37 in 43 games.

Minor leagues

While still in college, Baicher began playing for the professional soccer club

CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The last two seasons saw Baicher play for Laurie Calloway as well as former Broncos teammate Paul Bravo .[1]
.

In 1991, Baicher was recruited and traveled to England where he had a trial with

Manchester United
. Baicher trained with the first team and reserves and saw time with the reserve squad during the 1991 season before returning home in early 1992 for ACL reconstruction in his left knee.

In 1994, Baicher spent the season with the

Monterey Bay Jaguars
of the USISL Professional League. That season, Monterey Bay compiled a 16–4 record, taking their Division championship. That put them in the Sizzling Nine tournament where they failed to make the title game.

The 1995 season also saw Baicher spend time with the San Jose Grizzlies of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL).[2]

MLS

In 1996, the

1997 MLS Expansion Draft. However, in 1999, while he was the team's second leading scorer, San Jose sent him to the New England Revolution for Jair on August 13, 1999. The mid-season trade sparked considerable controversy as Robert Kraft owned both teams. Kraft owned the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) and had grown up and lived in the New England area his entire life. At the time it appeared as if Kraft had made the trade in order to boost the Revolution's prospects at the expense of the Clash.[3]

Regardless, Baicher spent only the remainder of the 1999 season with the Revs before being traded, with a third round draft pick, to the

Kansas City Wizards on January 3, 2000, for the Wizards’ second, third and fourth round picks in the 2000 Super Draft.[4] Baicher was furious with the trade and refused to move to Kansas City. He had spent his entire playing career in the San Francisco bay area and his wife had long established herself in the Silicon Valley computer industry. He demanded that the league send him back to San Jose. When MLS refused to invalidate the trade or pressure the Wizards to send him to the Earthquakes, Baicher retired from MLS.[5]
. Baicher was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year but decided to retire from playing professionally.

National team

Baicher was scouted by US soccer for his performance in the NCAA final in 1989. He joined the US National Team pool after his junior year at Santa Clara University and spend the next five years in and out of the team. He played 22 times against opponents like Bayern Munich, Flamingo and Boca Juniors. Baicher earned two

caps with the U.S national team in 1990 and 1991. His first cap came as a substitute for Bruce Murray in a February 13, 1990, victory over Bermuda. His second, and last, cap came a year later as a substitute for Fernando Clavijo in a February 1, 1991, loss to Switzerland
.

Coaching

Since retiring from playing professionally, Baicher has joined the coaching ranks with Bethany University. He is currently the Boys Coaching Director and coach for the DeAnza Force Soccer Club.

References

  1. ^ "Shields, Wozniak star but Falcons drop pair". The Star News. Chula Vista. 1993-06-16. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

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