Rick Soderman is a retired American

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forward who played professionally in the

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, National Professional Soccer League and

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. In 1993, Soderman, older brother of

Randy Soderman Randy Soderman is a retired American soccer player and technology entrepreneur. The younger brother of Rick Soderman, Randy played for CISCO Soccer Club in Phoenix growing up. In 1992, he graduated from Cactus High School. That year, he join ...

, signed with the

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of the

. In the spring of 1995, he played outdoor for the Tucson Amigos of the

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scoring the game-winning goal in overtime before rejoining the Sandsharks in mid-summer. In the fall of 1995, Soderman and his brother Randy both joined the Chicago Storm of the National Professional Soccer League. When the Sandsharks announced their intention to sit out the 1996 season, the

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drafted Rick Soderman in the April 1996 CISL draft. In 1997, Soderman returned to the Sandsharks. In 1998 through 2000, he played for the Arizona Thunder in the

in which he was the leading scorer all 3 years. In 1999, he scored twenty goals in twenty-one games and was named to the All-Star Team. The Arizona Thunder folded in 2001 and Rick was drafted by the

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. At the height of his career finishing 3rd in the league in scoring and offered tryouts with numerous MLS teams, he decided to retire from Professional soccer to focus on his life after soccer. In 2001, he got a 2nd degree in Information Technology at Devry University and became a software engineer. In 2006, Soderman joined the Arizona Heat of the

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as a player/coach. In the Fall of 2013, Soderman became head coach of the PASL-Premier semi-pro team Arizona Impact, leading them to a 5-2-1 record (two points back of the division title) in their inaugural season. In the Summer of 2014, Soderman coached the semi-pro girls team, Impact FC, and won the National Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada. Soderman now owns and runs multiple businesses including Soderman Marketing with his brother Randy which was started in 2012.Soderman Marketing
/ref> He still continues to play soccer on a regular basis.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Soderman, Rick Living people 1970 births American soccer players Arizona Sandsharks players Arizona Thunder players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Chicago Storm players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Sacramento Knights players Tucson Amigos players USISL players World Indoor Soccer League players Association football forwards