Steve Pittman (July 18, 1967 in Wilson, North Carolina) is an American former soccer defender who spent most of his career in the Scottish leagues. He also played professionally in the United States with Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and Major League Soccer. He earned three

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with the United States national soccer team and currently manages Broxburn Athletic.

Player

Early life

He played for East Calder C.F.C. as a child before turning professional.

Professional

While born in the United States, Pittman moved with his mother to Scotland after his parents divorced when he was two years old. He is a Scottish-American

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. He played for Broxburn Athletic as a youth player. In 1986, he began his professional career with East Fife F.C. before moving to

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on March 3, 1989.''STRIKERS SIGN STEVE PITTMAN'' Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, March 30, 1990 In October 1987, Pittman had an unsuccessful trial with the Cleveland Force of Major Indoor Soccer League. On March 29, 1990, Pittman signed with the

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of the American Professional Soccer League. He was both a first team All Star and the 1990 Rookie of the Year. On August 29, 1990, he signed with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1991, he returned to the Strikers. The team released him in August 1991 after an accumulation of yellow and red cards kept him out of seven games during the season. After being ejected in a late season game, Pittman entered the stands to chase a spectator leading to league officials suspending him for the first two games of the playoffs. He then rejoined the

for the upcoming MISL season. Despite being released by the Strikers in August 1991, the team re-signed Pittman at the end of April 1992. When the APSL season ended in August, the Strikers loaned Pittman

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When Pittman's contract with the Strikers ran out, he then signed with Dundee as a free agent. In September 1994, he moved to

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Whilst at Partick Thistle, where Pittman enjoyed arguably the most successful period of his career, he became somewhat of a cult hero after regularly performing his "Marine Drive" free-kick. After lining up a direct free-kick, Pittman would stand on one foot and offer up a military style salute to the Thistle fans, before unleashing a shot towards goal. He only managed to score once in this fashion, in a closed-door friendly match against Berwick Rangers. His career with Partick ended when he accumulated three red cards in quick succession after confronting referees following an end of season match. This led to an eight-game ban. In 1996, he signed with the

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of Major League Soccer. In July 1996, he scored the winning goal for the East during the 1996

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. He also toured China as a guest player for San Jose Clash in 1996. On January 9, 1997, the Mutiny traded Pittman to the Kansas City Wizards in exchange for Alan Prampin and the Wizards' third round pick in the

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. The Wizards waived him on November 17, 1997 and he returned to Scotland where he joined Clydebank. At some point he transferred to Stenhousemuir F.C. where he played three games at the start of the 2000–2001 season. In November 2000, he transferred to Linlithgow Rose F.C. He finished his career at Pumpherston F.C.

National team

He earned his first

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for U.S. national team in a 3–0 victory over

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on September 15, 1990. Pittman started the game, then came off in the 65th minute for

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. His second game was a 1–0 loss to Sweden on August 16, 1995. He earned his last cap on January 29, 1997 when the U.S. lost to China. Pittman began the game, but came off for

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in the 60th minute.

Manager

Pumpherston

Pittman has managed Pumpherston F.C.

Broxburn

On June 19, 2009, Pittman was named new manager of Scottish Junior Club Broxburn Athletic. Broxburn Athletic secured the league championship in his first season at the helm.

Livingston

In 2017, Pittman was appointed Co-Manager of Livingston U20 squad along with Derek McWilliams. The pair left the position in 2020.

Broxburn return

Pitman returned as manager of Broxburn Athletic in January 2023. Derek McWilliams and Billy McPhee was recruited as his coaching staff.

Personal life

Pittman is the father of Livingston player Scott Pittman.

Honors

Individual *

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: 1996All-Star Game flashback, 1996
at MLSsoccer.com

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pittman, Steve 1967 births Living people American men's soccer players American Professional Soccer League players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Dundee F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994) players Sporting Kansas City players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Major League Soccer players Partick Thistle F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Tampa Bay Mutiny players United States men's international soccer players Wichita Wings (MISL) players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Major League Soccer All-Stars Broxburn Athletic F.C. players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football defenders Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish football managers Scottish Junior Football Association managers Pumpherston Juniors F.C. players Broxburn Athletic F.C. managers East Calder C.F.C. players Pumpherston Juniors F.C. non-playing staff