Kevin Anderson (soccer)

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Kevin Anderson
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-09-17) September 17, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Rockville Center, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1990 George Mason Patriots
1991–1992 Southern Connecticut Owls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 Boston Storm
1995–1997 Long Island Rough Riders
1998 Minnesota Thunder 26 (7)
1999–2000 Colorado Rapids 21 (2)
1999 → MLS Pro 40 (loan) 4 (0)
1999 → Raleigh Express (loan) 4 (1)
2000–2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny 27 (3)
2000 → Charleston Battery (loan) 1 (0)
2001 → Charleston Battery (loan) 1 (0)
2001–2002 Charleston Battery 32 (1)
2003 Minnesota Thunder 24 (0)
Managerial career
1993 Columbia Lions (assistant)
1998–1999 Southern Connecticut Owls (assistant)
2004–2006 Columbia Lions (assistant)
2006 Columbia Lions (interim)
2006–2008 Boston College Eagles (assistant)
2009–2022 Columbia Lions
2018 New York Cosmos B
2023– Southern Connecticut Owls
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Anderson (born September 17, 1971) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He is the head coach of the Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer team.

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Player

Youth

In 1989, Anderson began his collegiate career at George Mason University. He transferred to Southern Connecticut State University after his sophomore season. He was an NSCAA First Team as the Owls won the 1992 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal studies.

Professional

In 1993, Anderson began his professional career with the Boston Storm, which played a six-game independent schedule that year. In 1994, Anderson remained with the Storm as the team competed in the USISL. In 1995, he moved to the Long Island Rough Riders, where he played for three seasons. Anderson and his teammates won the 1995 USISL championship. In 1998, he signed with the Minnesota Thunder where he was named team captain. The Thunder fell in the USISL championship final that season as Anderson was named Second Team All League. That season, he also scored the USL goal of the year. On February 8, 1998, the Colorado Rapids selected Anderson in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. On April 19, 2000, the Rapids traded Anderson to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft and a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. [1] Over two seasons, the Mutiny twice sent Anderson on loan to the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. The Mutiny waived Anderson on August 1, 2001. [2] On August 2, 2001, Anderson signed with the Charleston Battery. [3] He would finish the 2001 USL season with the Battery, then continue to play for them in 2002. In 2003, he finished his career with the Minnesota Thunder. [4]

International

Anderson also spent time with the United States U-17 and U-20 teams.

Coach

In 1993, Anderson spent one season as an assistant coach with the Columbia Lions men’ soccer team. Anderson would also coach the Branford High School boys soccer team of Connecticut in the 95/96 and 96/97 season. He later served as an assistant with Southern Connecticut State. In 2004, Anderson returned to Columbia as an assistant, spending time as acting head coach in 2006. Later that year, he moved to Boston College as an assistant to Ed Kelly. In December 2008, Anderson became head coach of the Columbia University men's soccer team. [5]

In addition to his duties with Columbia, Anderson was also the head coach of New York Cosmos B in the National Premier Soccer League for one year, 2018. [6] [7]

On March 20, 2023, Anderson was named the head coach at his alma mater, Southern Connecticut State University, where he was also a former assistant coach of the Southern Connecticut Owls. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ COLORADO RAPIDS FREE UP ROSTER SPACE FOR NEW ACQUISITION BY DEALING ANDERSON TO TAMPA BAY Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "USATODAY.com – 2001 MLS transactions".
  3. ↑ "Major League Soccer's Kevin Anderson Signs". Archived from the original on 2004-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  4. ↑ 2003 Minnesota Thunder
  5. ↑ Anderson Named Head Men's Soccer Coach At Columbia
  6. ↑ Bell, Jack (March 27, 2017). "New Coach of B Team at Home With the Cosmos". empireofsoccer.com. Empire of Soccer. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CARLOS MENDES NAMED HEAD COACH OF NEW YORK COSMOS B". nycosmos.com. New York Cosmos. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ } "Kevin Anderson '94 Named SCSU Men's Soccer Head Coach". Southern Connecticut State University. March 20, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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