Steve Pecher

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Steve Pecher
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-02-13) February 13, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1975–1976 Florissant Valley Community College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1980 Dallas Tornado 139 (7)
1979–1984 St. Louis Steamers (indoor) 152 (39)
1984–1985
Kansas City Comets
(indoor)		 54 (6)
1985–1987 St. Louis Steamers (indoor) 58 (14)
1987–1988 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 45 (3)
International career
1976–1980 United States 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Pecher (born

St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former soccer defender
who is currently the Missouri Girls Director of St Louis Scott Gallagher.

Youth and college

Pecher began playing soccer with the youth club, Florissant Cougars, then with his high school team at Normandy High School in St. Louis. He was part of the team which took the Missouri state championship in 1974, his senior year. He was also All State both his junior and senior years. The next year attended Florissant Valley Community College where he played on the national junior college championship team in 1975. He was a junior college All American both years at Florissant.

Professional

In 1976, the

Kansas City Comets.[1] He began the 1985–1986 season in Kansas City, but the Comets traded him to the Steamers for Stuart Lee in December 1985.[2] He would remain with the Steamers until they traded him and Don Ebert on February 20, 1987, to the Los Angeles Lazers in exchange for Poli Garcia and Jim Kavanaugh.[3]
He retired at the end of the 1987–1988 season.

National team

Pecher earned 17

caps with the U.S. national team from 1976 to 1980. He made his first appearance with the national team in a September 24, 1976, 1–1 tie with Canada in Vancouver where he received a red card. He received another red card in 0–3 loss to Canada in Port-au-Prince on December 22, 1976.[4] He played his last game with the U.S. national team in a November 9, 1980 1–5 loss to Mexico in Mexico City
and was U.S. captain from 1978 to 1980.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing, Pecher joined Marriott, where he became the director of retail sales. In September 2002, he was hired as the director of the former Busch Soccer Club then St. Louis Soccer Club and now the St. Louis Scott Gallagher. He had spent time with the team as a coach and continues to coach the younger girls teams.

References

  1. ^ FOOTBALL: National Football Conference Washington Post, The (DC) - Wednesday, September 12, 1984
  2. ^ LONG TRIP PAYS OFF FOR STING Chicago Tribune - Monday, December 23, 1985
  3. ^ DEALS THE SEATTLE TIMES - Saturday, February 21, 1987
  4. ^ "USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979". RSSSF. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

External links

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