Stephen Martin Myers (born July 6, 1963) is a retired American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

goalkeeper who played professionally in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...

. In November 2009 he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for kidnapping and

sexual assault Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...

of a child.

Biography

In 1984, Myers signed with the

Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), the original top-flight team that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. *Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000), the team ...

of the

. He played his only game with the Roughnecks in a 1–0 loss to the Toronto Blizzard on May 12, 1984, In 1985, a second Roughnecks briefly played an independent exhibition schedule with Myers in goal. In 1986, Myers joined the semi-professional

Oklahoma City Warriors The Oklahoma Warriors were a soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that competed in the SISL and USISL. Founded in 1986 by head coach and owner Chico Villar, the Warriors played their home games at the Indoor Soccer Arena, owned by Villa ...

of the

Southwest Indoor Soccer League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

. He was the

1986–87 Southwest Indoor Soccer League The 1986–87 Southwest Indoor Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the United Soccer Leagues.http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#SISL The Year in American Soccer - 1987 League standings Semifinal * The Lubbock Lazers defea ...

Goalkeeper of the Year. Myers continued to play for the Warriors through 1992. He later coached girls youth soccer for the Littleton Soccer Club in Littleton, Colorado. In October 2008 he was arrested, for statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl who was one of his students. He pleaded guilty in August 2009. In November 2009 he was sentenced to 24 years in prison in Jefferson County District Court for kidnapping and

of a child.Littleton Soccer Coach Sentenced For Sex Assault , HuffPost
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Steve Living people 1963 births American men's soccer players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players RFC Liège players Oklahoma City Warriors players Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players USISL players American people convicted of child sexual abuse American people convicted of kidnapping Men's association football goalkeepers