Eric Quill

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Eric Quill
Personal information
Full name Eric Quill
Date of birth (1978-02-28) February 28, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Missouri City, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny 75 (8)
1997 → Jacksonville Cyclones (loan) 6 (1)
1998 → MLS Pro-40 (loan) 21 (6)
1999 → MLS Pro-40 (loan) 10 (4)
2002–2003 Kansas City Wizards 43 (3)
2004 Dallas Burn 23 (1)
2005 MetroStars 2 (0)
2009 Houston Leones 1 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Houston Cougars women (assistant)
2019–2021 North Texas SC
2022–2023 Columbus Crew (assistant)
2023–2024 New Mexico United
2025– FC Dallas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Eric Quill (born February 28, 1978, in Missouri City, Texas) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Major League Soccer side FC Dallas.

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Career

College

An outstanding youth soccer player, Quill was offered a contract by Ajax Amsterdam as a teenager, but declined the opportunity to go to Europe. He instead stayed in the United States, following the conventional route by going to Clemson University to play college soccer in 1996. After scoring six goals and five assists as a freshman for the Tigers, however, Quill decided to go pro, signing a Project-40 contract with MLS.

Professional

Quill was allocated to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for the 1997 season, but saw little playing time. After appearing extensively as a substitute in 1999, Quill finally broke into the team's starting lineup in 2000, when he started 25 games, registering five goals and eleven assists. Quill returned and played just as well in 2001, finishing the year with two goals and eight assists in 23 starts. The Mutiny were contracted at the end of 2001, however, and Quill was selected fourth overall by the Kansas City Wizards in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft.

Quill immediately stepped into the Wizards' left midfield position, but numerous injuries limited him to 13 starts and one assist on the season. Having recovered in 2003, Quill had a solid campaign, starting 25 games and scoring three goals and seven assists. However, Quill was traded in the offseason to the Dallas Burn along with Carey Talley for Shavar Thomas. Quill had a disappointing season with the Burn, and although he beat out Brad Davis for his left midfield position, he only registered one goal and three assists on the year. He was let go by the club early in 2005 and signed with the MetroStars in August. Quill was released by the club in November 2005.

Unable to find a club, Quill turned to coaching, spending time as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with the women's soccer team at the University of Houston in 2007 and 2008.

In early 2009, Quill was coaxed out of semi-retirement to play in the Premier Development League for Houston Leones, where he was expected to lend his experience to the team's midfield. [1]

International

Although he had been called up to camps, Quill never played for the United States national team. He did, however, play for the U-23, U-20, and U-16 sides.

Coaching

Quill's first head coaching position was for North Texas SC during the club's tenure in USL League One. North Texas won the league during the inaugural 2019 season, and Quill has named League One Coach of the Year. [2]

In December 2021, Quill was named to Caleb Porter's Columbus Crew coaching staff. [3]

Quill was appointed head coach of New Mexico United in the USL Championship on June 13, 2023. [4] In August 2024, New Mexico United extended Quill's contract through the 2026 season. [5] Quill led New Mexico to their best-ever single season performance in 2024, including a Western Conference title and team single-season records in wins and points. [6]

Quill was named head coach of Major League Soccer club FC Dallas on November 20, 2024. [7]

Personal life

Quill is married to Susan Bush, former soccer player for the U.S. national team and current coach, who he worked with while the assistant of the Houston Cougars women's team. [8]

Honors

North Texas SC

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Houston Leones roster [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "North Texas SC Head Coach Eric Quill Named 2019 USL League One Coach of the Year". FCDallas.com. FC Dallas . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Columbus Crew names Eric Quill and Blair Gavin as Assistant Coaches". ColumbusCrew.com. Columbus Crew . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "NEW MEXICO UNITED WELCOMES ERIC QUILL AS HEAD COACH". NewM. New Mexico United . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES TWO-YEAR EXTENSION WITH HEAD COACH ERIC QUILL". NewMexicoUtd.com. New Mexico United . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Eric Quill departs New Mexico United, appointed Head Coach of FC Dallas". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "FC Dallas name Eric Quill head coach". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Staff: Susan Quill – Head Coach". SouthStar FC. 2019. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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