Daryl Green is an American former professional

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player. He played four seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, one in the

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and two in Major Indoor Soccer League. He later became a youth soccer coach.

Youth

Green was born in

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, and began playing soccer when he was seven. Two years later, his family moved to Montana, where there were no organized teams. When he was eleven, his family returned to Washington, settling in

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, where he played youth soccer with the Bellevue, Washington Eastside Select and high school soccer at

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. He was All State in soccer in 1983 and 1984. Green did not excel only at soccer, but was an excellent high school basketball player, earning All State honors in that sport in 1984. After graduating from high school in 1984, Green attended the

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, where he played as a defender on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1988 and is tied at sixth place on the school's career assists list with 23.

Amateur

In 1986, Green began playing for a semi-pro team,

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, which played in the Western Soccer Alliance (WSA). While the team had several collegiate players, such as Green, it also boasted the presence of national team and professional, ex-NASL, players. Green continued to play with F.C. Seattle, which changed its name to the Seattle Storm, not to be confused with the current women's basketball team of the same name, through the 1989 season.

National team

In 1988, Green was called into the national team camp as it prepared for the upcoming Summer Olympics.

Professional

That year he was also drafted in the second round of the Major Indoor Soccer League college draft by the

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. He played the 1988-1989 MISL season with the Wings, then returned to Seattle for the 1989 outdoor season. The Wings traded Green to the Kansas City Comets with whom he played the 1989–1990 season. In 1990, he did not play for Seattle, but moved to the

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of the

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Coaching

He became a youth soccer coach in Washington state.

External links

Wichita Wings: Darryl Green
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Daryl Living people American men's soccer players Washington Huskies men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Western Soccer Alliance players Seattle Storm (soccer) players Portland Timbers (1985–1990) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players American Professional Soccer League players Wichita Wings (MISL) players Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players American soccer coaches 1966 births Soccer players from Seattle