Mike Sorber
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Full name | Michael Steven Sorber | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | May 14, 1971 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth |
St. Louis, Missouri , United States | |||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1989–1992 | Saint Louis Billikens | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1994–1996 | UNAM | 51 | (1) | |||||||||||
1996 |
Kansas City Wizards | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||
1997–1999 |
MetroStars | 74 | (4) | |||||||||||
2000 |
Chicago Fire | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
Total | 166 | (10) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1992–1998 | United States | 67 | (2) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2001–2006 | Saint Louis Billikens (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2007–2011 | United States (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2012 |
Montreal Impact (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Los Angeles FC (assistant/Director of Soccer Operations) | |||||||||||||
2022–2023 | (kitman) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Steven Sorber (born May 14, 1971) is an American
Youth and college
Sorber was born and raised in Florissant, Missouri in the St. Louis area, where his father Pete Sorber was the head coach of the St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley men's soccer team for 30 years. During those years, he led the college to 10 National Junior College Athletic Association national championships.[1]
Under his father's tutelage, Mike developed into a polished youth player. He played boys' soccer at
After graduating from high school in 1989, Sorber played
Mexico
After spending two years contracted to the U.S. national team leading up to the 1994 World Cup, Sorber moved to Mexico to play
MLS
In 1996, Sorber signed a contract with the newly established
Sorber played three years with MetroStars but the team made the playoffs only in 1998. MetroStars waived Sorber on February 21, 2000. He was claimed by
International career
Sorber earned his first cap with the national team in a January 25, 1992 loss to the Commonwealth of Independent States team. He would go on to earn a total of 67 caps, scoring 2 goals with the national team.
Sorber played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in his home country. Following the tournament, national team coach Bora Milutinović stated "When you analyze the World Cup, Sorber was probably our MVP. It is difficult for me to explain what I feel about him. He is disciplined and intelligent." He earned his final cap in a 1998 friendly against Paraguay. Although named as an alternate for the 1998 FIFA World Cup team, he was not chosen for the final roster.
Coaching
Sorber retired in February 2001 and returned to his alma mater, Saint Louis University, where he joined the Billikens as their assistant coach.
Sorber was an assistant coach for the U.S. men's national team. He was named to the position by head coach Bob Bradley in May 2007.
On October 5, 2011, MLS expansion side
On January 19, 2022, Sorber joined Toronto FC as an assistant coach/Technical Director, reuniting with Bradley after the latter had been named the club's head coach and sporting director.[4] On June 26, 2023, following the dismissal of Bradley, TFC announced that Sorber would not remain with the team. [5]
Career statistics
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
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1. | September 3, 1992 | Canada Games Stadium, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | Canada | 0–2 | Win | Friendly
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2. | April 16, 1994 | Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park, Jacksonville, Florida , United States |
Moldova | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly
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Correct as of October 7, 2015[6][7] |
References
- ^ Pete Sorber (soccer) – St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 16, 2020
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ "Sources: Union hire Mike Sorber as assistant coach". Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "Sorber and Stalteri join Toronto FC coaching staff for 2022 season | Toronto FC". torontofc. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC Announce Coaching Changes | Toronto FC". torontofc. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "International Matches 1992 – North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "International Matches 1994 – Intercontinental, January–April". RSSSF. Retrieved January 12, 2018.