Matt Holmes (soccer)

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Matt Holmes
Personal information
Full name Matthew Holmes
Place of birth United States
Position(s) Defender / midfielder
Youth career
1989 Washington University Bears
1992–1993 Wisconsin Badgers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1998 Minnesota Thunder
Managerial career
2011– Hamline University (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matt Holmes is a retired American soccer player who spent his entire career with the Minnesota Thunder.

Holmes graduated from St. Paul Academy and Summit School. In 1990, he won the McGuire Cup, the U.S. U-19 national championship, with the Spartan St. Paul Blackhawks. [1] In 1989, Holmes began his collegiate career with Washington University in St. Louis. [2] He then transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, playing on 1992 and 1993. He graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology. By this time, he had already played two seasons with the Minnesota Thunder. Holmes began playing for the Thunder in 1991 and remained with the team through the 1998 USISL A-League season when he retired. In 2011, he became an assistant coach with Hamline University. He also coaches a small club team Southeast Soccer Club. It was a small club that needed help. He brought them from a C2 level, and they are now C1. "Matthew (Matt) was the best coach we've had in years and I hope he can come back or I can go where he is," stated a player on Southeast U15 C2 who is moving to Minneapolis United for a better soccer experience. [3]

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References

  1. "USA Youth Cups". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  2. Washington University men’s soccer records Archived 2012-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hameline University: Matt Holmes