Steve McLean is a retired Scottish-American

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who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and was a member of the U.S. team at the

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. He is currently a sales manager with

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Soccer

Youth

Raised in Kearny, McLean graduated from Kearny High School where he was a 1978 First Team High School All American soccer player. He was later selected to the Wall Soccer Club team of the 1970s. He attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1979 to 1983. He was a 1980 Honorable Mention as well as a 1982 and 1983 first team All American. He is currently sixth on the team's all-time assists list and eighth on the all time goals list.

National team

In 1981, McLean was a member of the

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at the

Professional

In 1984, McLean played for the Charlotte Gold of the

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. On 27 September 1984, he signed with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Several injuries and illnesses limited him to one game his rookie season as he was moved to defense. In 1986, he moved to the

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which collapsed during the season.

Sports apparel industry

In 1989, McLean retired from professional soccer and entered the sports apparel field with

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USA. In 1997, he moved to

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as the Director of Product Marketing before moving to the Oswego Group in 2000 and back to Umbro in 2003.

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MISL stats

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Steve 1961 births Living people All-American college men's soccer players American men's soccer players Carolina Lightnin' players Kearny High School (New Jersey) alumni Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players New York Express players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) People from Kearny, New Jersey Scottish emigrants to the United States Footballers from Glasgow Soccer players from Hudson County, New Jersey United Soccer League (1984–85) players Wichita Wings (MISL) players Men's association football forwards