Steve Klein (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 11, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth |
Evansville, Indiana , U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Bowling Green Falcons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | New England Revolution | 4 | (0) |
| 1997 |
→ Worcester Wildfire (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1998 | Nashville Metros | 28 | (8) |
| 1999–2001 | Hershey Wildcats | 68 | (13) |
| 2002–2004 | Charleston Battery | 84 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 78 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Lancaster Inferno | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steve Klein (born May 11, 1975) is an American
soccer coach and former professional player, who spent one season in Major League Soccer and eleven in the USL First Division and its predecessors. On January 20, 2010, he was ranked 24th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.[1]
Player
Youth
Klein was born in
Brentwood, TN and Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where he started all four years and earned first team All-American honors his senior year. He is still BGSU's all-time leading point scorer with 45 assists and 37 goals. His play led BGSU to the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Championships in both his junior and senior years. In 2006, Klein was inducted in the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Professional
Klein was drafted by the
Worcester Wildfire. In 1998, he spent the season with the Nashville Metros. In 1999, he moved to the Hershey Wildcats for two seasons. On December 19, 2001, he signed with the Charleston Battery, where he played for three seasons.[4][5]
In 2005, Klein made the cross-country move to the
Rochester Raging Rhinos
3–0.
Coaching career
In 2008, Klein was the head coach of the now-defunct Lancaster Inferno in the National Premier Soccer League.
Honors
Charleston Battery
- USL First Division Championship: 2003
Vancouver Whitecaps
- 2006
- Cascadia Cup: 2005
References
- ^ "USL-1 Top 25 of the decade". socceramerica.com. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ BGSUsports.com - Steve Klein
- ^ 1997 MLS Draft Picks
- ^ Battery Signs Steve Klein Archived September 9, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Charleston Battery: Steve Klein Archived October 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine