Steve Provan

Last updated
Steve Provan
Personal information
Place of birth United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder / Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 Marquette Golden Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995 Milwaukee Rampage
1993–1995 Canton Invaders (indoor) 62 (51)
1995–1996 Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) 32 (20)
1996 Hampton Roads Mariners
1996–1997 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 3 (0)
1998–1999 Wisconsin Rebels
1999–2000 Milwaukee Rampage 10 (0)
Milwaukee Bavarians
Managerial career
2022– FC Milwaukee Torrent
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Provan is an American soccer coach and former player who is the current head coach of FC Milwaukee Torrent. Provan played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and USL A-League.

Provan, brother of Josh Provan, [1] graduated from Cudahy High School. [2] He attended Marquette University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1989 to 1992. [3] In 1993, Provan graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering. That summer, he played for the Milwaukee Rampage which was an independent amateur team at the time. [4] In 1993, the Canton Invaders selected him in the second round of the National Professional Soccer League draft. In addition to playing for the Invaders, Provan also played outdoor soccer with the Milwaukee Rampage in 1994 and 1995. On November 29, 1995, the Invaders traded Provan to the Cincinnati Silverbacks in exchange for Chris Pfau. [5] In the summer of 1996, Provan joined the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL Select League, but spent most of the season injured. In July 1996, the Philadelphia KiXX selected Provan in the NPSL expansion draft. On August 26, 1996, the KiXX traded Provan to the Milwaukee Wave in exchange for Don D'Ambra. [6] Injuries limited Provan to three games and he did not play again until 1998 when he joined the Wisconsin Rebels of the USL Premier Development League. In July 1999, the Milwaukee Rampage called Provan up from the Rebels and he finished the season with them. [7] In 2000, he played his last professional season with the Rampage. Provan continued to play high level amateur soccer with the Milwaukee Bavarians. [8]

In 2012, Provan became the head coach of the Sussex Hamilton High School boys' team. [9]

On March 3, 2022, FC Milwaukee Torrent named Provan as head coach for the NPSL squad ahead of the 2022 season. [10]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Milwaukee Rampage</span> Football club

The Milwaukee Rampage is a former professional American soccer team, that was located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which played in the A-League.

The Philadelphia KiXX was a professional indoor soccer team based in Philadelphia, USA. The team competed as an NPSL expansion franchise and then played in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Mike "Huey" Huwiler is an American former soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 D.C. United championship team.

Joey Kirk is a former U.S. soccer forward who spent most of his career playing indoor soccer. He earned seven caps with the U.S. national team in 1987 and 1988.

Dino Delevski is an American soccer player of Macedonian descent.

Kris Kelderman was a U.S. soccer defender who is currently the head coach for the Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer team. Kelderman was a member of the U.S. team at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. He played professionally both indoors and out, including four seasons in Major League Soccer and was an assistant coach for D.C. United.

Clark Brisson is a retired U.S. soccer striker who is currently the Executive Director of the James Island Youth Soccer Club. He was a 1989 first team All American at the University of South Carolina and went on to play for nearly a decade in the National Professional Soccer League, USISL and USL A-League.

Brian Haynes is a Trinidadian football coach and former player who earned twenty-one caps with the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He spent his entire professional career in the United States where he played for numerous indoor and outdoor leagues. He was the 1991 American Indoor Soccer Association Rookie of the Year, won three American Professional Soccer League titles and played five seasons with the Dallas Burn in Major League Soccer.

David Moxom in Cleveland, Ohio, is a retired American soccer player who spent most of his career in the U.S. indoor leagues. However, he was also a member of the Milwaukee Rampage’s 1997 championship team.

David Vaudreuil is an American former professional soccer player whose career spanned fifteen teams in over six leagues including seven seasons in Major League Soccer. He is the former head coach of Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Vaudreuil was terminated halfway through the Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2018 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Hundelt</span>

Kevin Hundelt is a retired American soccer player who spent his entire professional career playing in indoor leagues. These include the first Major Indoor Soccer League and second Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1999 NPSL Defender of the Year and also earned one cap with the United States U-20 men's national soccer team in 1987.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Omid Namazi</span> American soccer player-coach

Omid Hamid Namazi Zadeh is an American retired soccer defender who is currently an assistant coach and the director of scouting for USL Championship club Hartford Athletic. Namazi played professionally in the American Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Major League Soccer, USISL and National Professional Soccer League where he was the 2001 Defender of the Year and he played for United States national futsal team. He is a two-time Coach of the Year in the Major Indoor Soccer League and coached in the Women's United Soccer Association. As assistant coach of Iran, he led the team to qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Dan Stebbins is a retired U.S. soccer forward who played three seasons in Major League Soccer and was the 1996 USISL league leading scorer and MVP.

Jeremy Aldrich is a retired American soccer defender who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer.

Nicholas Igel is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and Eastern Indoor Soccer League.

Jon Szczepanski is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and the USISL A-League.

Mali Walton is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and USL A-League. He won the 1998, 2000 and 2001 USL A-League and the 1999 U.S. Open Cup championships with the Rochester Rhinos.

Jason Willan is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League and the National Professional Soccer League. He was the 1996 NPSL Rookie of the Year.

Steve Morris is a Scottish retired association football player and coach. Morris spent most of his career with the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League, but he also played in the USISL A-League and the first Major Indoor Soccer League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FC Milwaukee Torrent</span> American professional team

FC Milwaukee Torrent is an American soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

References

  1. ↑ Rampage News
  2. ↑ 6 soccer recruits sign to play at Marquette
  3. ↑ Marquette soccer records
  4. ↑ Rampage looks to Rogers
  5. ↑ November 30, 1995 Transactions
  6. ↑ August 26, 1996 Transactions
  7. ↑ Rampage looks to start something special
  8. ↑ Bavarians hope to make it a double
  9. ↑ 2012 Boys' soccer
  10. ↑ "STEVE PROVAN NAMED TORRENT MEN'S COACH" (PDF). milwaukeetorrent.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.