Jeff Hooker

Jeff Hooker
Personal information
Date of birth	March 21, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team
1983–1987	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986	San Diego Nomads
1988–1989	Los Angeles Heat
1991–1995	Colorado Foxes
1997	Colorado Foxes
International career
1983	United States U-20
1984–1987	United States
Managerial career
1996–1997	Denver Pioneers men
1992–2022	Denver Pioneers women
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeff Hooker (born March 21, 1965) is a retired U.S.

caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team between 1984 and 1987 and was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and American Professional Soccer League

.

Playing

High school and college

Hooker attended

NCAA championship. He finally got back on the field for UCLA in 1986. In 1987, he played his last season for UCLA, but did not complete his bachelor's degree

until 1992. Over his three seasons with the Bruins, Hooker played in 51 games, scoring 20 goals and assisting on 11 other.

National and Olympic teams

Hooker's reputation at the high school level led to his selection for the

caps. He also represented the U.S. at the 1983 Pan American Games.^[1]

Hooker earned his first cap with the U.S. national team in an October 9, 1984 victory over El Salvador. That day, both he and fellow rookie Jacques LaDouceur became one of the few first game tandems to score in a game, which the U.S. won 3–1. Hooker also played thirteen games for the U.S. B-Team which at the time formed the core of the U.S. Olympic Team, World University Team and Pan American Team.

Professional

In 1986, Hooker played a single season as a forward with the

All Star

team.

In 1991, he joined the

American Soccer League in 1990. Hooker remained with the Foxes during its glory years of 1991 to 1995. The team consistently finished towards the top of the league's rankings and took the championship in 1992 and 1993. In 1991, Hooker played 19 games (starting 17) and scored 3 goals. In 1992, he played only 7 games, scoring 2 goals in the regular season. However, in the Professional Cup, he scored two goals with one coming in the Foxes 4–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rowdies

. In 1995, he scored 7 goals. There are no records for his other seasons with the Foxes.

Coaching

In 1992, besides playing professionally with the Colorado Foxes, Hooker became head coach of the University of Denver women's soccer team, guiding them to a Colorado Athletic Conference championship. In 2002 and 2003, Hooker was named the Sun Belt Conference coach of the year. In 1996 and 1997, he also served as the school's men's soccer coach. During those two seasons, he compiled a 20–12–4 record.

References

^ "Panamerican Games 1983 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

External links

[1] "Panamerican Games 1983 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

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