David Winner is a retired American soccer

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who had an extensive career in Major League Soccer,

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and the

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Player

Youth

Winner graduated from

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where he was a 1989 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. He attended

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florid ...

. After one season, he transferred to the

University of Tampa The University of Tampa (UT) is a private university in Tampa, Florida. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UT offers more than 200 programs of study, including 22 master's degrees and a broad variety of majors, ...

. In 1992, the Spartans finished runner-up in the

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. In 1994, Winner and his teammates won the NCAA Division II championship. He graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in communications.

Professional

In 1995, Winner turned professional with the

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of the

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. In 1996, he signed with the

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

of Major League Soccer. Winner spent two seasons with the Crew before being waived on June 1, 1998. In June 1998, he spent time with the

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compe ...

. At the beginning of July, he spent a few games as a backup with the Chicago Fire. At the end of July, the

Miami Fusion The Miami Fusion was a professional soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They played in Major League Soccer (MLS) for four seasons, from 1998 to 2001. Announced in 1997 as one of the league's first two expansion teams, their best seas ...

signed Winner to a short-term contract after injuries hit the Fusion goalkeeper corps. He finished the season with the

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of the

. On February 7, 1999, the

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selected Winner in the second round (twentieth overall) of the

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. The Rapids released him, but the Kansas City Wizards signed him in March after

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and Chris Snitko were both injured during the pre-season. On March 20, 2000, Winner signed with the

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of the USL A-League. In August 2000, he moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks where he played nine games. On September 4, 2000, the

signed him for the remainder of the season. In 2001, Winner joined the

Indiana Blast Indiana Blast was an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues, played in the USISL and A-League (1997–2004) until folding at the end of the 2004 season. The Blast played their home games at Kun ...

of the

. In June, the

called him up as a backup goalkeeper.

Coach

In 2009 and 2010 Winner served as the goalkeeper coach for the Austin Aztex of the

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. In 2012, he was the GK Coach for the Austin Aztex (PDL). He currently is working for the Columbus Crew DA (Development Academy) as a goalie coach.

References

External links

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Butler University: David Winner
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