David Vaudreuil (born December 21, 1966) is an American former professional

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player whose career spanned fifteen teams in over six leagues including seven seasons in

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. He is the former head coach of Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Vaudreuil was terminated halfway through the Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2018 season.

Player

Youth

Born in Hawaii, Vaudreuil grew up in

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where he was a 1983 high school All American soccer player at Canton High School. He was a member of the school's 1981 state championship soccer team. He graduated in 1984, was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007. In 1984, Vaudreuil entered

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1987 He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in East Asian History.

Professional

Vaudreuil began his professional career in 1989 with the Washington Stars in the American Soccer League. That fall, he signed with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1990, the Blast went to the MISL championship series where they fell to the

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. On October 18, 1991, Vaudreuil signed with the expansion Harrisburg Heat in the National Professional Soccer League. He spent one season in Harrisburg. In September 1992, the

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selected Vaudreuil in the NPSL Expansion Draft then traded him to the

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in exchange for Tim Barto,

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and

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on October 19, 1992. During this season, he moved from midfield to defense, a position he remained in for the rest of his career. He would play three indoor seasons in Milwaukee before moving to the

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in 1995. However, he also continued to sporadically play outdoor soccer. On June 5, 1993, he signed with the

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of the

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. The team went to the playoff semifinals then folded at the end of the season. Then in 1995, he joined the Houston Force, an expansion team in the

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. The team played only one game, a 3–0 loss to the

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, then folded seven days later. He then moved to the

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of the

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for the rest of the season. In 1994, he played for

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when it won a Mexican indoor championship. In the fall of 1995, Vaudreuil moved to the

for the 1995–1996 NPSL season. On February 4, 1996,

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selected Vaudreuil in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the

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. The Galaxy waived him on March 26, 1996. He then signed with the

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in the USISL. On May 16, 1996, the Mariners sent him on loan to

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. He transferred to United on June 28. He spent two seasons in D.C., winning two MLS championships. On November 6, 1997, the

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selected him with the second pick of the

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. On August 14, 1998, Miami traded Vaudreuil to the

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in exchange for

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and

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. He played two season in Colorado before being released at the end of the 2000 season. On February 23, 2001 he moved back to the

. In the spring of 2001, Vaudreuil joined the

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in the

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. On July 3, 2001, the Chicago Fire signed Vaudreuil as a discovery player. He spent two seasons in Chicago, going on loan to the

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for one game in 2001.

Coach

In 1992, Vaudreuil served as an assistant coach with

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's men's soccer team while he took graduate courses at the university. On January 10, 2003, Vaudreuil was hired as the head coach of the

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in the

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. On February 9, 2004, the

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of the

hired Vaudreuil as head coach. On June 15, 2005, the Silverbacks fired Vaudreuil after he had compiled a 17–16–6 record over two years. On September 15, 2005, he became an assistant coach with the Chicago Storm. He then spent the fall of 2006 as the Executive Director for

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. He then moved

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where he served as head coach in 2007. As of August 3, 2009 he was appointed as the head coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy U-18. He was the Director of coaching for the Connecticut PSE Rush franchise. He is a former Assistant Coach for the New England Revolution MLS Soccer club. In addition to his playing and coaching careers, Vaudreuil served as an Executive Committee Member of the Major League Soccer Players Association from 1997 to 2002. He was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007.

References

External links

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