John Dugan is a retired American

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player and coach who both played and coached professionally in the USL A-League.

Player

Dugan attended Virginia Commonwealth University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1986 to 1990. In 1992, he joined the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1993, he moved to the

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in the USISL. During the 1993–94 USISL indoor season, Dugan scored twenty-four goals in seven games, putting him second on the league’s points chart. In the fall of 1994, Dugan returned to the Canton Invaders for a single season. In 1998, he again played for the Kickers before finishing his playing career with the

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in 1999.

Coach

In 1999, the

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hired Dugan as a player-assistant coach. Midway through the season, he became head coach. In 2001, he move to the

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as head coach.Richmond a former home for Dugan
In 2003, he was the General Manager of the Richmond Kickers youth clubs.

References

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