Juergen Sommer
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| Full name | Juergen Peterson Sommer | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 27, 1969 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New York, New York, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Indiana University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Luton Town | 82 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | → Brighton (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | → Torquay United (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Queens Park Rangers | 66 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Columbus Crew | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1999 | → Myrtle Beach Seadawgs (loan)[1] | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Connecticut Wolves | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | New England Revolution | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2001 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 224 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | United States | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Indy Eleven | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Juergen Peterson Sommer (born February 27, 1969) is an American former professional
FA Premier League, when he signed to play for Queens Park Rangers in 1995. He has served as the United States national team goalkeeping coach. Later on, Sommer coached Indy Eleven in the NASL.[2]
Youth and college
Sommer played soccer at
Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana where he was an All-American. After graduation, Sommer walked on at Indiana University
, where he quickly became the starting goalkeeper in 1987. He was named Collegiate Goalkeeper of the Year in 1990.
Club career
Sommer left Indiana to sign with
USISL A-League.[3] After another injury forced Sommer to the sidelines, and the emergence of Adin Brown as the Revolution's starting goalkeeper, he retired after the 2002 MLS Cup. He represented English side Bolton Wanderers for just one FA Cup game against Blackburn Rovers in February 2001. Sommer answered an S.O.S. by Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce
who saw his other goalkeepers either injured or ineligible but was himself injured during the match.
International career
Throughout his career, Sommer earned ten
caps for the United States national team, and was a member of the team which competed at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups
. Although many rated him as a solid goalkeeper in his prime, Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller and Tony Meola greatly reduced his chances of seeing an extended run in the national team.
References
- ^ Waldrop, Melinda (July 14, 1999). "SeaDawgs to Get Guest Goalkeeper". The Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Juergen Sommer to Lead Indy Eleven as Head Coach". indyeleven.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ 2000 Connecticut Wolves
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