Eric Reed (soccer)

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Eric Reed
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Personal information
Full name Eric David Reed
Date of birth (1983-12-07) December 7, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 Southern California Seahorses 48 (0)
2007 California Victory 25 (0)
2008 Cleveland City Stars 12 (0)
2009–2010 Carolina RailHawks 35 (0)
2011–2013 Charlotte Eagles 69 (0)
2011–2012 Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor) 16 (0)
Managerial career
2007 San Francisco Dons (goalkeepers)
2012–2013 Davidson Wildcats (goalkeepers)
2014–2017 Bowling Green Falcons (asst.)
2018 Malone Pioneers
2019– UCLA Bruins (asst.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 12, 2020

Eric David Reed (born December 7, 1983) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Reed grew up in Laguna Hills, California, and attended Laguna Hills High School, where he was a four-year starter. During this time, he received a handful of United States U-18 caps. After high school, he attended UCLA where he redshirted his freshman year. The following year he appeared in four games and continued his good form earning an additional 16 games in his second year. He was a consistent first team starter over the next two years.

While attending college, he competed in the USL Premier Development League with the Southern California Seahorses. Reed was the 2006 PDL Goalkeeper of the Year, leading the league with a 0.62 goals against average as well as the top shutout total with 10.

Professional

After he was not selected in the 2007 MLS Superdraft, Reed was selected by the California Victory of the USL First Division in the 2007 USL First Division College Player Draft. At the end of the 2007 USL-1 season, California Victory fans voted Reed as team MVP.

Following the demise of the Victory, Reed transferred to USL Second Division outfit Cleveland City Stars, who he helped win the USL2 title in 2008. On February 9, 2008, Reed joined Carolina RailHawks for the 2009 season. [1]

Reed signed with Charlotte Eagles of the USL Pro league on February 22, 2011. [2]

Reed signed with Syracuse Silver Knights of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2011-12 indoor season on October 25, 2011. [3]

Coaching

Reed was briefly employed as the Men's Goalkeeping Coach at the University of San Francisco while playing for California Victory in 2007. He served as the Men's goalkeeper coach for Davidson College for two seasons in 2012–2013. He served as the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach of Bowling Green State University Men's Soccer Team from 2014 to 2017. This was followed by a Head Coaching role at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. He now currently works as the assistant men's soccer coach at UCLA.

Personal

Eric is married with three children and currently lives in Cleveland, OH

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References

  1. ↑ Carolina signs Cleveland's Reed Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Eagles Sign Eric Reed". 22 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Local Star Returns Home; Knights Sign Experienced Keeper". 25 October 2011.

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