Ryan Coiner
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 7, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | San Diego Toreros | (49) | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Southern California Seahorses | ||
| 2003 | Orange County Blue Star | 17 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 20 | (16) |
| 2004–2005 | Union Berlin | 32 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Holstein Kiel | 31 | (10) |
| 2006 | Columbus Crew | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ryan Coiner (born September 7, 1979) is an American former professional soccer forward who played in Germany and Major League Soccer.
College[edit]
Coiner was born in Aliso Viejo, California. He played college soccer at the University of San Diego from 1999 to 2002. He was named West Coast Conference Player of the Year twice was a 2000 and 2002 NSCAA Second Team All-American.[1] He is second all-time in school record books with forty-nine goals scored. In 2001, he played for the Southern California Seahorses during the collegiate off season.[2] In 2003, he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, where he played alongside Juergen Klinsmann.[3]
Professional[edit]
Upon graduating he traveled to Germany to join Arminia Bielefeld's reserve side. After one season there appearing in twenty games with sixteen goals he was signed by German third-division side 1. FC Union Berlin. With Union Berlin he appeared in 32 matches, scoring twelve goals. The next season, he was signed by Holstein Kiel where he would appear in thirty-one matches and score ten goals.[4] After his success in the German leagues, he decided to come back to the United States.
On July 13, 2006, Coiner signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. On January 12, 2007, the Crew traded Coiner, and a first round draft pick (second overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft to the Chicago Fire in exchange for Andy Herron.[5] Coiner retired before the 2007 season due to repeated problems with his lower back.
References[edit]
- ^ USD All Americans
- ^ June 7, 2001 Soccer
- ^ 2003 Orange County Blue Star
- ^ "Ryan Coiner" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ Crew acquires Herron from Chicago, selects three at MLS SuperDraft
External links[edit]
- Ryan Coiner at WorldFootball.net
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- American men's soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players in Germany
- Soccer players from California
- Orange County Blue Star players
- Columbus Crew players
- Holstein Kiel players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- Sportspeople from Aliso Viejo, California
- Southern California Seahorses players
- University of San Diego alumni
- San Diego Toreros men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Regionalliga players