John Coughlin is a retired American

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defender who spent eleven seasons with the Minnesota Thunder. Coughlin graduated from

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where he was an All State high school soccer player. In 1990, he was on the Spartan Randolph Blackhawks team which won the McGuire Cup (U-19 national championship). In 1991, Coughlin played a single season with

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soccer team. He then transferred to the

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for 1992 and 1993 collegiate seasons. In 1991, Coughline joined the Minnesota Thunder, an unaffiliated amateur club. He retired at the end of the 2001 season. In 1994, Minnesota entered the

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. In 1999, he was Second Team All League as the Thunder won the USL A-League championship.1999 A-League Awards
From 1996 to 2001, he played 107 league games and scored 8 goals.

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