Ian Fuller (born August 31, 1979) is a former American

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player who currently serves as an assistant coach for

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Career

Youth and college

Fuller grew up in

Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin () is a city located primarily in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County. It is a southwestern suburb in the Portland Metropolitan Area that is located ...

, and attended

Tualatin High School Tualatin High School is a public high school located in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which is part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District. Opened in 1992, school teams are known as the Timberwo ...

where he was a three-time first team All State soccer player. He then played

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Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...

from 1998 to 2001.

Professional

Fuller was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by

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 compet ...

. He played eleven regular season and three playoff games before being waived on November 4, 2002. In February 2003, he signed with the

Rochester 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 ...

of the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system b ...

. Fuller spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons in Rochester, and played the first two games of the 2005 season, before moving to the

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...

. In 2006, Fuller signed with the

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...

. After four years with the club he moved to

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club

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...

. With the sale and movement of the Austin Aztex to Orlando following the end of the 2010 season, Ian was retained by the club, becoming a member of Orlando City in January 2011.

Coaching

Beginning in 2010 Fuller also began working as assistant

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for the

of the

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(USL-2). He would continue his coaching career as a player-coach and assistant for

Orlando City S.C. Orlando City SC is an American professional association football, soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 a ...

in 2011. In September 2013, Fuller retired as a player to become a full-time assistant for Orlando City.http://www.orlandocitysoccer.com/news/?article_id=1596

Honors

;Charleston Battery *

Champions:

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Regular Season Champions:

;Orlando City *

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

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;

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References

External links

Charleston Battery bio
1979 births Living people American soccer players Soccer players from Portland, Oregon Austin Aztex FC players Charleston Battery players Clemson Tigers men's soccer players Major League Soccer players New England Revolution players Orlando City SC (2010–2014) players People from Tualatin, Oregon Rochester New York FC players A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players USL Second Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players USL Championship players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players People from Porterville, California New England Revolution draft picks Orlando City SC non-playing staff Minnesota United FC non-playing staff Association football forwards People from Ellensburg, Washington {{US-footy-forward-stub