David Price (footballer, born 1971)

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David Price
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-08-31) 31 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990 Bolton Wanderers
1990–1992 University of Bridgeport
1992–1994 St. John's University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1996 New Jersey Imperials
1997–1999 Long Island Rough Riders
2000–2003 New York Freedom
Managerial career
2002–2003 New York Freedom
2003–2005 Storm Academy
2006–2007 New York Red Bull
2010–2012 New York Cosmos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Price (born 31 August 1971) is an English former footballer. He played professionally in both England and the USA.

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Youth playing career

Price captained both the U19 Merseyside Boys team and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School who won the Great Britain National Championship in 1990. He had a short spell at Bolton Wanderers but moved to the United States after receiving a full-scholarship to play for the University of Bridgeport. In the college off-season he played for Bridgeport Vasco da Gama who went to the final of the 1992 U.S. Open Cup. He transferred to St. John's Red Storm in 1992 and he won two Big East regular season Championships and two Big East Championship games. He was also captain of the team in 1993. In 1994, he won the U23 National Championship representing New York State.

Professional playing career

Price played over 450 professional, semi-professional and amateur games, most of which in the USL. He was an All-Star in 1995 with the New Jersey Imperials and an A-League All-Star in 1999 with the Long Island Rough Riders. He reached the final four in 1997 with the Riders and ended his playing career with the New York Freedom. He was captain for all three teams.

Coaching career

Price is an A licence coach and has coached at the Youth, College and Professional levels in the United States. As a Head Coach he has taken four teams to a combination of five National Championship finals. In doing so he became the first coach in the history of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association to lead a team to the National Championships for three consecutive years. As a result, he was awarded the bigapplesoccer coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005. [1] In 2006, he was named the New York Red Bulls [2] U20 Head Coach and taken them to a National Championship final in the same year. From 2010 to 2012 he was named the U18 Head Coach and U23 Assistant Coach for the New York Cosmos working under Director of Soccer Eric Cantona. [3] He has been a Director of Coaching for both the New York Freedom and Storm Academy and won a National Championship with both organizations. Price has also worked with Leeds United as Chief Scout for the United States guiding them towards players such as Robbie Rodgers and Michael Grella. He currently works for the United States Soccer Federation and owns the Storm Soccer Academy. [4]

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References

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  2. "NOT SO SUPER FINAL Red Bulls fall to West Kendall in PKs". Bigapplesoccer.com. 7 August 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. "Home | New York Cosmos".
  4. "Staff: Storm Soccer Academy: A Full Featured Soccer Training Organization". Stormacademy.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-05.