Derek Potteiger

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Derek Potteiger
Personal information
Date of birth 6 January 1980
Place of birth United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 New England Revolution 0 (0)
2002-2003 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 48 (3)
2004-2006 Harrisburg City Islanders 48 (5)
2007-2008 Cleveland City Stars 37 (4)
Managerial career
2009–2013 Navy Midshipmen (assistant)
2013–2017 Gordon College Fighting Scots
2017– Lee University Flames
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Potteiger (born 6 January 1980 in the United States) is an American retired soccer player. [1]

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College

Potteiger attended Cumberland Valley High School [2] before playing collegiately at Penn State University for Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer. [3] During his time at the university, he was a 2001 preseason All-American, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, and was named the Penn State Nike Classic MVP and to the All-Tournament Team. [4] Potteiger would earn Big Team First Team honors three of his four years at Penn State, and was named team MVP his sophmore year. [5]

Professional

Potteiger was selected with the 41st pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer on February 10, 2002. [6] [7] He was released by the team on March 14, 2002. [8] Potteiger then signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC of the A-League as a "Territorial draft pick" in April. [8] He finished the 2002 A-League season with 27 appearances (16 starts) scoring one goal and notching three assists. [9]

When the Riverhounds dropped down to the USL Pro Soccer League (USL's second division) for the 2004 season, [2] Potteiger joined the expansion team Harrisburg City Islanders for their 2004 inaugural league campaign and became a fan-favorite. [10] He was eventually named the club's captain, and in 2005 signed a contract extension through 2010. [11] He was named to the Pro Soccer League Team of the Week for the first week of the 2004 season, and would earn the honor three more times before being named to the 2004 All-USL First Team. [12] [5]

Potteiger spent three seasons with the City Islanders (all as team captain) before joining the Cleveland City Stars in April of 2007, [2] with whom he won the 2009 USL Second Division championship. [13] [5]

Coaching

In 2009 Potteiger became an assistant coach to Dave Brandt for Navy Midshipmen men's soccer. [2] In January of 2013, Potteiger was named head coach of Gordon College's men's soccer team. [14] Potteiger spent 4 years at Gordon, posting a 61-18-3 record, before becoming head coach at Lee University in January of 2017. [15]

Honors

Cleveland City Stars

USL Second Division Championship: (2008) [16]

References

  1. ↑ Derek Potteiger: It's all about the family clevelandbanner.com[ failed verification ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bullock, Michael (February 7, 2009). "Potteiger signs on at U.S. Naval Academy". pennlive. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Head Men's Soccer Coach Derek Potteiger". Gordon College Athletics. December 3, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Bartolone, Jason (September 1, 2001). "Derek Potteiger brings overseas experience to Penn State soccer". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "2007-04-11: CCS Brings Another Star to Cleveland". SportsArchive. April 11, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2002 MLS SuperDraft". mlssoccer. February 10, 2002. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Riverhounds® Open 2002 Season". April 18, 2002. Archived from the original on June 14, 2002. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  9. ↑ "2002 FINAL Regular Season Statistics". Archived from the original on December 2, 2002. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  10. ↑ Meluzio, Derek (May 18, 2010). "A deeper look into City Islander history". pennlive. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Three More Re-Sign With City Islanders". OurSports Central. November 23, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  12. ↑ "City Islanders' Lapore Earns PSL Honor". OurSports Central. May 19, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ Geissbauer, Mark (September 18, 2008). "CCS #10 Derek Potteiger Reflects On Championship". cleveland. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Potteiger Named Head Men's Soccer Coach". TopDrawerSoccer.com. January 10, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Potteiger Named Lee's Soccer Coach". Lee University. January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Charlotte Eagles at Cleveland City Stars 1:2". August 23, 2008. Archived from the original on November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
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