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St. Petersburg Kickers
The St. Petersburg Kickers FC are an amateur American soccer team from St. Petersburg, Florida that compete in the Florida Suncoast Soccer League (FSSL). They are notable as the first team from Florida to win the U.S. Open Cup. History Founded by Kurt Herbach in 1957, the Kickers won their first national title, the Over-30 championship, in 1967. By 1989, the team had won eleven Florida Suncoast Soccer League championships and four Florida State Cups. The club's most prestigious victory came on the national stage winning the 1989 National Challenge Cup (now known as US Open Cup). In 1997, the team moved to Land o' Lakes, Florida, eventually taking the name of Florida Kickers FC. That year the club won both the National Amateur Cup and the National Over-30 championship. In 2008, it won its third national amateur championship. Honors *National Challenge Cup winners: 1 (1989) * National Amateur Cup winners: 3 (1990, 1997, 2008) * National Amateur Cup runners-up: 1 (2003) *Partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fotopoulos
George Fotopoulos is an American soccer coach with Greek background. He coached the Louisiana State University (LSU) women's soccer team from 2000 to 2004. Fotopoulos went 52–39–14 in five years at LSU, posting a 12–28–6 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He began his career at LSU in 2000 after two years as head coach at his alma mater, the University of Tampa posting a 20–14 record. In 2008, Fotopoulos became Director of Coaching and player development for girls for Tampa Bay United Soccer Club and is now a director at Florida Premier FC. LSU In 2000, he led his team to a 15–6 overall with a 5–4 mark in the SEC, good for second place in the SEC West. The team advanced to the SEC Tournament but was knocked out in the first round in a 2-0 loss to Kentucky. In 2001, the team finished sixth in the SEC West with a 7–8–3 overall record (1–6–2 in the SEC). In 2002, Fotopoulos had his best season as head coach of the Lady Tigers as his team went 12– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Pollonais
Garth Pollonais is a retired Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) forward who played professionally in both Trinidad and the United States. Early career Pollonais grew up in Trinidad. He attended St. Augustine Senior Secondary High School where he was captain of the boys' soccer team in 1981 and the 1981 Trinidad and Tobago National High School Player of the Year. He also played for a variety of amateur teams including the Maple Soccer Club, Tacarigua United and Malt Carib Soccer Academy. In 1986, Pollonais entered Erskine College in South Carolina where he played four seasons of men's soccer. He was a four-time All-American and scored 88 career goals, adding 40 assists. He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in behavioural science and was inducted into the Erskine Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to playing collegiate soccer in the US, Pollonais also played for the St. Petersburg Kickers during the college off season. In 1989, the Kickers won the 1989 National Challeng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports In St
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports In Tampa, Florida
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer Clubs In Florida
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Establishments In Florida
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1957
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Juan Pablo Reyes
Juan Pablo Reyes (born August 2, 1985) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays for Florida Tropics SC in the Major Arena Soccer League. Career Youth and amateur Reyes grew up in Florida, attending William R. Boone High School where he was an All State soccer player, and playing club soccer for the Ajax American soccer club. Reyes did not play college soccer, but did play in the USL Premier Development League for the Cocoa Expos in 2006 and Central Florida Kraze in 2007. Professional Reyes spent the 2007-2008 indoor season with the Orlando Sharks of the second Major Indoor Soccer League. On April 16, 2008, the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division announced the signing of Reyes. Bill Sedgewick, a former Rhinos player, recommended Reyes to the Rhinos coaching staff. After a year out of the competitive game in 2009, Reyes returned to play for Central Florida Kraze in the PDL in 2010, making his first appearance of the season on June 24 against the Bradenton Academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Wolfe
Tanner Wolfe (born September 17, 1985 in Dunedin, Florida) is an American association football, soccer player who plays for Tampa Marauders, Tampa Maraunders. Career College and amateur Wolfe played his collegiate career at Stetson University from 2004 to 2008, appearing in 75 out of 75 games and posted 33 career goals, 18 assists, and 84 total points. During his college career, Wolfe played with USL Premier Development League club Central Florida Kraze during their 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons and with the Bradenton Academics during the 2010 season. Professional Wolfe signed his first professional contract in March 2011, joining USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads. He made his professional debut on May 21, 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 win over Charleston Battery. References External links Stetson profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Tanner 1985 births Living people People from Dunedin, Florida Soccer players from Florida American men's soccer players Orl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Valenti
Joey Valenti (born August 29, 1968) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played on the U.S. team at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. Valenti attended A. P. Leto High School in Tampa, Florida where he was a 1986 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. Valenti and his teammates won the 1985 Florida State 4A soccer championship. In 1985, he was selected to play for the U.S. at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. Valenti and his teammates went 1–2 in the group stage and did not qualify for the second round. In 1986, he entered Duke University, playing for the Blue Devils' men's soccer team from 1986 to 1989. His freshman year, Duke won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship and in 1988, Valenti was selected as a first team All American garnering second team honors in 1989. In 1989, Valenti was the 1989 National Challenge Cup MVP as his team, the St. Petersburg Kickers took the title. In 1992, Valenti signed with the Greensboro Dynamo of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Restrepo
Andrew Restrepo (born October 8, 1970) is a retired American soccer defender who played one season with the MetroStars in Major League Soccer. He is currently a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Tampa men's team. Restrepo played college soccer aLees McRaein 1989 and 1990 then transferred to University of South Florida in 1991 and 1992. In 1993, Restrepo signed with the Orlando Lions in the USISL. He remained with the Lions through the 1994 season. In the spring of 1995, he signed with the Tampa Bay Cyclones. He then moved to Colombia in the fall of 1995 where he played for Condor and then Club Santa Fe. In February 1996, the MetroStars selected Restreppo in the 13th round (129th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played five games for the MetroStars before being waived. On April 22, 1997, he signed with the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers. In 1998, the Gamblers became known as the New Orleans Storm. Restrepo remained with the team thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Clare
Matt Clare (born May 25, 1988 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American soccer player who last played for Florida Tropics SC in the Major Arena Soccer League. Career Youth and Amateur Clare, who did not play college soccer, played with elite youth team Charlotte Soccer, before going on to play for IMG ACADEMY. Professional Clare signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he signed with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League, having trialed with the team during pre-season. He made his professional debut on May 11, coming on as a late substitute in a game against FC Edmonton. Tampa Bay announced that the club exercised its 2012 contract option on Clare on October 5, 2011. The new contract also includes a club option for the 2013 season. Clare went on to play for the Wichita Wings in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the Wichita B-52s in the MASL. Clare signed for the San Diego Sockers in 2015 where he won 3 conference championships. Clare signed for Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
