Jeff Rogers is a retired American

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player. He began his professional career in the Major Indoor Soccer League before playing in the American Indoor Soccer League and its successor, the National Professional Soccer League, as well as the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

and USISL. In 1983, Rogers attended San Diego State University, playing one season for the Aztecs. On October 16, 1985, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League signed Rogers after spotting him in Phoenix, AZ while playing with an amateur team in an exhibition game against the Sidekicks. The Sidekicks released him on October 23, 1986. Rogers moved to Tampa Bay but was traded to the Milwaukee Wave of the American Indoor Soccer Association for one season. On December 21, 1989, Rogers signed with the

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.and was voted most improved player in the league in April 1990 In 1990, Rogers also turned to outdoor soccer when he joined the Arizona Condors of the

. He was named player of the week twice, and selected to the All League Second Team, finishing second in assists to Dominic Kinnear of the San Francisco Blackhawks. In 1991, he played for the

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. In 1992 and 1993, he played for the Colorado Foxes winning back to back championships. During the 1992-1993 indoor season, Rogers had his best statistical season, scoring forty-three goals in forty games for the Denver Thunder. In September 1993, Rogers was signed by the Kansas City Attack and suffered a season ending ACL tear 3 games into the season. In May 1994, he was named the assistant coach with the Arizona Sandsharks of the

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. In 1994, Rogers returned to the Attack and amassed 164 points (57 goals, 50 assists) in 59 games over the course of two seasons. In May 1995, Rogers played for the Albany Alleycats in the USISL and was named as a first team all-star, leading Albany in Goals, Assists, and Total Points. In June 1995, the

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selected Rogers in the NPSL Expansion Draft, then traded him to the Baltimore Spirit for Jon Parry. In October 1995, the Spirit sold Rogers' contract back to the Attack. In May 1996, Rogers and

Lee Tschantret Lee Tschantret (born April 10, 1969) is a retired soccer defender. He spent most of his career in the National Professional Soccer League and its successor, the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played outdoor soccer in the American Profession ...

argued with officials during game six of the NPSL finals. This led to Rogers' receiving a three-game suspension and undisclosed fine.May 2, 1996 Transactions
/ref> In June 1996, Rogers announced his retirement and subsequently returned to Tucson and co-founded the Tucson Soccer Academy in August 2000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Jeff Living people 1964 births Soccer players from Tucson, Arizona Albany Alleycats players American soccer coaches American men's soccer players American Professional Soccer League players Atlanta Attack players Arizona Condors players Arizona Sandsharks players Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players Denver Thunder players Colorado Foxes players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Kansas City Attack players Milwaukee Wave players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer players Salt Lake Sting players USISL players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Player-coaches Continental Indoor Soccer League coaches