John Klein (soccer, born 1965)

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John Klein
Personal information
Full name John D. Klein II
Date of birth (1965-04-10) April 10, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1984 Duke Blue Devils
1985–1986 Saint Louis Billikens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987 F.C. Washington
1988 St. Louis Kutis
1989–1990 St. Louis Storm (indoor) 4 (0)
1990 Colorado Foxes
1990–1991 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 34 (4)
1991–1992 St. Louis Storm (indoor)
1992 Miami Freedom 6 (1)
1992–1996 St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 135 (49)
Managerial career
1995–1996 Columbia Cougars (men's assistant)
2000– Columbia Cougars (men's)
2012– Columbia Cougars (women's)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Klein is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He currently coaches the Columbia College men's and women's soccer teams.

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Player

Klein graduated from Saint Louis Priory School in 1983. In 1983, Klein began his collegiate career with the Duke Blue Devils. He then transferred to Saint Louis University after the 1984 season where he finished his college career. He was inducted into the Saint Louis Billikens Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. [1]

In 1987, Klein played for the independent F.C. Washington. [2] Klein also played for St. Louis Kutis. In October 1989, Klein signed with the St. Louis Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League. [3] He played four games before being moved to the developmental squad in December. When Klein refused to move to the developmental squad, the Storm released him. In the summer of 1990, Klein played for the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League. [4] That fall, he signed with the Kansas City Comets of MISL where he played the 1990–1991 indoor season. In October 1991, he returned to the Storm. [5] In the summer of 1992, he played for the Miami Freedom. [6] In 1992, he joined the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Klein is a member of the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. [11]

Coach

On February 11, 2000, Columbia College hired Klein as head coach of the men's soccer team.

Personal

Klein has 3 children, John, Molly, and Emily. John Klein III played on the St. Louis City 2 team in the 2023 MLS. [12] Molly played for Klein's Columbia College women's team from 2016 to 2019, and has also coached alongside her father at Columbia College as a graduate assistant. [13] [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Billiken Hall of Fame Members Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "F.C. WASHINGTON TAKES 2-1 TRIUMPH OVER BAYS" Washington Post Monday, August 17, 1987
  3. ↑ "Storm Signs Former Steamer Walters" St. Louis Post-Dispatch Saturday, October 28, 1989
  4. ↑ 1990 Colorado Foxes
  5. ↑ "DEALS" THE SEATTLE TIMES Thursday, October 24, 1991
  6. ↑ 1992 Miami Freedom
  7. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1992–1993 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT -- 1993–1994 Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1994–1995 Archived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1995–1996 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame members". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  12. ↑ "2022 MASL COLLEGE DRAFT RESULTS". MASLSoccer.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Molly Klein, player profile". ColumbiaCougars.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "MOLLY KLEIN, Graduate Assistant - Soccer". ColumbiaCougars.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Napier, Briar. "The Kleins, father and daughter, ride out final year together on the soccer pitch". ColumbiaMissourian.com. Columbia Missourian . Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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