Kirk Shermer

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Kirk Shermer
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-10-13) October 13, 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981 Fresno State Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1984 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 44 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kirk Shermer is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who was the 1983 Major Indoor Soccer League Rookie of the Year.

Shermer attended Fresno State University where he played on the men's soccer from 1978 to 1981. [1] He was a 1981 Second Team All American. [2] On December 14, 1981, the Tampa Bay Rowdies selected Shermer in the fourth round of the North American Soccer League college draft. He did not sign with the Rowdies. In 1982, the Los Angeles Lazers selected Shermer in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. He rapidly asserted himself as a top goalkeeper and was named the 1983 MISL Rookie of the Year. [3] He began the 1983–1984 season, played eleven games, then retired. [4]

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References

  1. "Fresno State soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  2. "1981 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  3. MISL Annual Awards
  4. Misl Goalkeepers Aging Well