Ben Johnson (soccer)

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Ben Johnson
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Johnson
Date of birth (1977-02-10) February 10, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Southborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1997 Liberty Flames
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2009 Charlotte Eagles 184 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2009

Ben Johnson (born February 10, 1977) is an American former soccer player and current soccer coach with the Charlotte Eagles.

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Career

Johnson played four years of college soccer at Liberty University, where he earned 1st Team All-Big South honors as a senior.

Johnson signed with Charlotte Eagles straight out of college in 1998, and has been with the club ever since. He was part of the Eagles' championship-winning teams in 2000 and 2005.

Off the field, Johnson also works as the Eagles' Director of Community Outreach, overseeing the strategies of the Eagles' community projects and handling all player, coach, mascot appearance requests. [1] On March 10, 2010, Johnson announced his retirement from completive soccer. [2]

Johnson is also the head coach at Charlotte Christian High School, whom he led to a state semifinals appearance in 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ "Charlotte Eagles". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Coaching Mainstays Go Head to Head". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
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