Chris King (born August 19, 1969) is a former American

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player who played with various clubs in the National Professional Soccer League in the 1990s.

Playing career

King began his professional career in 1991 when he was drafted by Dayton Dynamo of the National Professional Soccer League. He would play with Dayton for four seasons and appeared in 118 matches, and recorded 27 goals. In 1995, Dayton was purchased and relocated to Cincinnati to become

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, where he appeared in five matches and scored one goal. Midway through the season he was traded to

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, and appeared in 18 matches and recorded three goals. In 1996, Chicago was relocated to Edmonton, instead of signing a contract with Edmonton he decided to retire from competitive soccer. After retiring from soccer he went into coaching and served as technical director for Ohio Premier Women's SC for fourteen years. On December 17, 2013 he was appointed director of coaching for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Chris 1969 births Living people American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Sportspeople from Xenia, Ohio Soccer players from Ohio Men's association football forwards Dayton Dynamo (NPSL) players Cincinnati Silverbacks players Chicago Power (NPSL) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players