Steve Keller is a retired American

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who spent two seasons in the

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and one in the National Professional Soccer League. In 1990, Keller, older brother of national team player Debbie Keller, graduated from

Waubonsie Valley High School Waubonsie Valley High School (WVHS) is a public four-year high school in Aurora, Illinois, United States. It was established in 1975 and it is one of 3 high schools in Indian Prairie School District 204, along with Neuqua Valley High School and M ...

where he was a 1989 All Conference basketball player, a 1988 and 1989 All State soccer player and a 1989 All Midwest soccer player. He is a member of the WVHS Hall of Fame. He attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1994. In 1994, Keller and his teammates fell to the

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in the final of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. In 1995, Keller turned professional with the

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of the

. In February 1996, the Dallas Burn selected Keller in the fourteenth round (133rd overall) of the

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. The Burn released him during the pre-season and Keller returned to the Raptors for the 1996 season. In October 1996, he signed as a free agent with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1998, he became the head coach of the

Fremd High School William Fremd High School, or Fremd (initially Palatine High School South), is a public four-year high school located in Palatine, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keller, Steve 1972 births Living people American soccer coaches American soccer players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Milwaukee Wave players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Rockford Raptors players USISL players Association football midfielders Elder High School alumni