Craig Demmin (born May 21, 1971) is a retired Trinidad

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defender who played professionally in

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and the

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Player

College

Demmin attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1990 to 1993. He was a 1991 Second Team and a 1992 and 1993 First Team NAIA All American. In 1992, Demmin and his team mates won the

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. In 2008, he was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional

Demmin played for

East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club is a semi-professional football (soccer), football club established in 1903 in Methil, Fife, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and compete in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of ...

before playing in

for the

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in 2001. Demmin also had two stints with the

Rochester Raging Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

, and was playing for the

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at the time of their demise in 2006. Demmin was named to the A-League All-Star Team five times while playing for Rochester.

International

Demmin represented the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 1995 to 2003.

Coach

Demmin is an assistant coach with the

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women's soccer team. On August 11, 2011, the Rochester Lancers named Demmin as assistant coach.

References

External links

2001 Soccer America
* * 1971 births Living people East Fife F.C. players Jackson Chargers players Mississippi Brilla players Rochester New York FC players Tampa Bay Mutiny players Trinidad and Tobago footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Trinidad and Tobago international footballers Trinidad and Tobago football managers USL League Two players USL First Division players Virginia Beach Mariners players Major League Soccer players A-League (1995–2004) players Tampa Bay Mutiny draft picks People from Arima Association football defenders 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Association football coaches {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub