Steve Snow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Leonard Snow | ||
| Date of birth | March 2, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | FC Boom | 7 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | Chicago Power (indoor) | 43 | (30) |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | United States U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | United States U20 | 11 | (7) |
| 1988–1989 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Leonard Snow (born March 2, 1971) is an American former professional
High school and college
Snow was born and grew up in Illinois, and attended Hoffman Estates High School from 1985 to 1989 where he played soccer. While playing for Hoffman, Snow scored in 49 consecutive games, ranking him first on the Illinois High School Association's list of consecutive matches scored in. He finished his high school career with 92 goals.[1]
After graduating from high school, Snow attended
Professional career
Snow left Indiana after his freshman year to pursue a professional career in Belgium where he signed with
National teams
U-16 World Championship
Snow gained his first taste of top level international competition with the U.S. U-16 national team as it qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship. At the championship, the U.S. went 1-2 and failed to qualify for the second round. Snow scored one of the U.S. goals in its 4-2 loss to South Korea.[6]
U-20 World Championship
Snow starred for the
Pan American Games
Snow continued his torrid scoring pace with the junior national teams at the 1991 Pan American Games, where the U.S. won its first gold medal. Snow was the team's leading scorer with 4 goals.
Olympics
Snow continued his success during qualifications for the 1992 Summer Olympics. He scored 11 goals in 9 games, including a hat trick in a 4-3 victory over Honduras,[8] as the U.S. easily qualified for the games. However, for reasons that have never been fully explained, the U.S. coach, Lothar Osiander benched Snow for the team's opening game of the tournament against Italy. The U.S. would lose that game 2-1. Osiander was known to dislike Snow, calling him a "cocky twerp" and accusing him of being egotistical and not a team player.[9][10] However, he played Snow in the next two games, a 3-1 win against Kuwait and a 2-2 tie against Poland the eventual silver medal winner. Snow scored in both games, but the U.S. failed to advance out of group play. Osiander's refusal to play Snow would lead to his being fired as Olympic coach after the games.[11]
Senior team
Despite his success at the junior international level, Snow played only two full internationals for the U.S. national team. His first cap came in a June 14, 1988 victory over Costa Rica when he came on as a second-half substitute for Charlie Raphael. On August 13, 1989, Snow came on for Bruce Murray in a 2-1 loss to South Korea.[12]
References
- ^ IHSA stats
- ^ Snow to quit Indiana, play for Belgium Liege team Chicago Sun-Times - Thursday, June 7, 1990
- ^ POWER HOPES SIGNING EX-OLYMPIAN SNOW BRINGS BLIZZARD OF GOALS Chicago Tribune - Friday, December 10, 1993
- ^ 1994-1995 Chicago stats Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1995-1996 Chicago stats Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1987 FIFA U-16 team roster
- ^ 1989 FIFA U-20 stats
- ^ Soccer Hat Trick Gives U.S. Victory - New York Times
- ^ BARCELONA; Top Scorer Sits While U.S. Soccer Team Loses | New York Times Article
- ^ The true story of Steve Snow, USMNT World Cup hero who never was | THE WORD | MLSsoccer.com
- ^ "Soccer America". Archived from the original on 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ Soccer Hall of Fame data
External links
- Steve Snow at National-Football-Teams.com
