Mark Kerlin (born February 1, 1962) is a retired U.S. soccer

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who spent most of his career in indoor leagues. He also played one season in the

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and two in the

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. Kerlin, brother of Scott Kerlin, uncle of Drake Zane Kerlin, was born in

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, where he attended

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, graduating in 1980. In 1981, he signed with the

Phoenix Inferno The Phoenix Inferno was an American indoor soccer team in Phoenix, Arizona, that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1980 to 1983. In 1983 new ownership renamed the team the Phoenix Pride. The Pride folded at the end of the 1983–19 ...

of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played each of the last fourteen games of the 1981–1982 season, scoring ten goals. In 1982, he moved outdoors with the

Oklahoma City Slickers The Oklahoma City Slickers was the name given to two different American soccer clubs based in Oklahoma City. The first team competed in the second American Soccer League in 1982 and 1983, and as the Oklahoma City Stampede in the United Soccer Le ...

of the American Soccer League. In 1983, the team changed its name to the Phoenix Pride. July 19, 1984, the expansion Dallas Sidekicks purchased Kerlin’s contract from the Pride. He spent one season in Dallas before being traded to the

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on June 19, 1985. He spent one season in Baltimore before moving to the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

in 1986. He played with the Wings for two seasons. In 1989, he signed with the Tacoma Stars. In 1989, Kerlin joined the

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, an expansion team in the outdoor

(WSL). He was a first team All Star and one of the league’s leading scorers. However, he broke his leg at some point in the fall of 1990 and missed the 1990–1991 indoor season. In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League to form the

(APSL) and Kerlin and his team mates made the move to the APSL for the 1990 season. The team folded at the end of the season and Kerlin played with the

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in 1991. In 1992, Kerlin was with the

Cleveland Crunch The Cleveland Crunch are an American professional indoor soccer club located in Cleveland, Ohio competing in as a charter member of the Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS). The rebranded Crunch returned to indoor play as a member of the MASL 2 in ...

of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1992–1993
In 1993, the

Continental Indoor Soccer League The Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) was a professional indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. History In the summer of 1989 Dr Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and California Sports, told his executive Vice Pre ...

introduced summer indoor soccer. Rather than playing another outdoor season, he signed with the

Arizona Sandsharks Arizona Sandsharks was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). It was founded in 1992 and folded in 1997, along with the CISL. Club history The Sandsharks were founded on August 3, 1992, under the own ...

of the CISL. In 1994 and 1995, he played for the

Las Vegas Dustdevils The Las Vegas Dustdevils were an indoor soccer team based out of Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). The team won the league championship in 1994, but folded after their second season. Hi ...

, winning the CISL championship in 1994. In 1996, he moved to the Columbus Invaders of the NPSL but was back with the Sandsharks in 1997. The Sandsharks ceased operations at the end of the season and in 1998, Kerlin joined the

Arizona Thunder The Arizona Thunder was a professional indoor soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1997, the team was a member of the Premier Soccer Alliance. In 1998, the alliance, with some additional teams, reconstituted itself as the World Indoor Socce ...

of the

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. He played through the 1999–2000 season. Following his retirement from professional soccer, Kerlin coached the

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in the

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W-League during the 2001 season.

References

External links

Dallas Sidekicks player profile

1984–1985 Sidekicks Media Guide

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerlin, Mark Living people Soccer players from Phoenix, Arizona American men's soccer players Arizona Thunder players American soccer coaches American Professional Soccer League players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Arizona Condors players Arizona Sandsharks players Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players Cleveland Crunch players Columbus Invaders players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players Las Vegas Dustdevils players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Oklahoma City Slickers (ASL) players Phoenix Inferno players Phoenix Pride players San Francisco Bay Blackhawks players Tacoma Stars players Western Soccer Alliance players Wichita Wings (MISL) players World Indoor Soccer League players 1962 births Men's association football forwards