Steve Myers

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Steve Myers
Personal information
Full name Stephen Martin Myers
Date of birth (1963-07-06) July 6, 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984 Tulsa Roughnecks 1 (0)
1986–1992 Oklahoma City Warriors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Martin Myers (born July 6, 1963) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League. In November 2009 he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for kidnapping and sexual assault of a child.

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Biography

In 1984, Myers signed with the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. He played his only game with the Roughnecks in a 1–0 loss to the Toronto Blizzard on May 12, 1984, [1] In 1985, a second Roughnecks briefly played an independent exhibition schedule with Myers in goal. [2] In 1986, Myers joined the semi-professional Oklahoma City Warriors of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1986–87 Southwest Indoor Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year. [3] Myers continued to play for the Warriors through 1992.

He later coached girls youth soccer for the Littleton Soccer Club in Littleton, Colorado. [4] In October 2008 he was arrested, for statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl who was one of his students. [5] He pleaded guilty in August 2009. [4] [6] In November 2009 he was sentenced to 24 years in prison in Jefferson County District Court for kidnapping and sexual assault of a child. [4] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Blizzard Cools Roughnecks". NewsOK.com. 1984-05-20. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  3. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1987". homepages.sover.net. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Littleton coach gets 24-year prison term for sex with girl". The Denver Post. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  5. ↑ "Littleton soccer coach faces child sex-assault charge". The Denver Post. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Coach admits assault on teen, police say". The Denver Post. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  7. ↑ Littleton Soccer Coach Sentenced For Sex Assault | HuffPost
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