John Patrick Devereux (born May 20, 1963) is a retired American

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/ defender who played professionally for 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 ...

and overseas. Devereux was born to a French mother and English father, Frederick Devereux, who was in the

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. He attended

Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a private Baptist university in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention ( Southern Baptist Convention). History Charleston Southern University was ch ...

. After college, he played in Limoges, France before returning to the United States where he signed with the

for the 1993 USISL season. Devereux has also coached soccer for a number of years at schools and for clubs including college and youth-teams in

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. In the Low Country, it is the fourth largest municipality and largest town in South Carolina, and for several years was one of the state's fastest-growin ...

. He has two sons and one daughter. He currently lives in

Hanahan, South Carolina Hanahan is a city in Berkeley County, South Carolina, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 12,937 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. The 2010 census puts the population at 17,997. Portions of the Naval Wea ...

, and coaches the Varsity Team at Hanahan High School as well.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Devereux, John 1963 births American expatriate soccer players American soccer coaches Association football midfielders Charleston Battery players Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's soccer players Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio Soccer players from Ohio USISL players Living people American soccer players High school soccer coaches in the United States