Ivan McKinley (born 15 June 1969) is a retired South African

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player who played in

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from 1996 to 2002 with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, the New England Revolution, the Miami Fusion and DC United. After graduating from

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, Pretoria in 1986, McKinley attended the

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from 1987 to 1991. He was a two-time NAIA All American soccer player at Boca Raton. In 1991, he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the

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. He played with the Strikers through the 1994 season. In 1995, he played for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss First Division. He finished the year with Wits University FC in South African Premier Soccer League. In 2004, he played five games for the Charleston Battery in the USL First Division.

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1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Johannesburg American Professional Soccer League players Charleston Battery players D.C. United players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994) players Miami Fusion players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Swiss Super League players New England Revolution players South African soccer players South African expatriate soccer players South Africa international soccer players Tampa Bay Mutiny players USL First Division players Major League Soccer players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players Expatriate footballers in Switzerland South African expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate soccer players in the United States South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States Association football defenders {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub