Chris King (soccer)

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Chris King
Personal information
Full name Christopher King
Date of birth (1969-08-19) August 19, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Xenia, Ohio
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Dayton Dynamo 118 (27)
1995–1996 Cincinnati Silverbacks 5 (1)
1995–1996 Chicago Power 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris King (born August 19, 1969) is a former American soccer player who played with various clubs in the National Professional Soccer League in the 1990s.

Playing career

King began his professional career in 1991 when he was drafted by Dayton Dynamo of the National Professional Soccer League. He would play with Dayton for four seasons and appeared in 118 matches, and recorded 27 goals. [1] [2] In 1995, Dayton was purchased and relocated to Cincinnati to become Cincinnati Silverbacks, where he appeared in five matches and scored one goal. Midway through the season he was traded to Chicago Power, and appeared in 18 matches and recorded three goals. In 1996, Chicago was relocated to Edmonton, instead of signing a contract with Edmonton he decided to retire from competitive soccer. [3] [4]

After retiring from soccer he went into coaching and served as technical director for Ohio Premier Women's SC for fourteen years. On December 17, 2013, he was appointed director of coaching for Chicago Eclipse Select. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chris King | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. ↑ "The Trading Card Database - 1993 Pacific NPSL Soccer - Gallery". www.tradingcarddb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Chris King". Eclipse Select Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Q&A WITH ECLIPSE SELECT DIRECTOR OF COACHING CHRIS KING". Eclipse Select Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. ↑ "SoccerAmerica - King leaves Ohio Premier to become director of coaching 12/17/2013". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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