Tony Kuhn (born December 15, 1975) is a former U.S.

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who spent two seasons in

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and several in the USL First Division,

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and

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. Kuhn attended Vanderbilt University, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997. He holds the school's records for goalscoring in a single season with 23, for career goals with 58, and for career assists with 27. He was a 1996

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and a 1997 Second Team All American. He graduated in the spring of 1998. That year, the Nashville Metros selected Kuhn in the first round of the USL Draft. He also played for the

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on loan from the Metros. In 1998, Kuhn signed with the Chicago Fire of

. He played five games with the Fire in 1998, but was placed on waivers on April 2, 1999. Four days later, the New England Revolution claimed Kuhn off waivers. He played six games for the Revs before being traded to the Miami Fusion in exchange for

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on June 4, 1999. The Fusion waived Kuhn on November 25, 1999.November 25, 1999 Transactions
/ref> In 2002, Kuhn began the season with the Memphis Express in the

before finishing it with the

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in the USL A-League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Tony 1975 births Living people American soccer players Soccer players from Tennessee Atlanta Silverbacks players Chicago Fire FC players Major League Soccer players Memphis Express (soccer) players Miami Fusion players Milwaukee Rampage players Nashville Metros players New England Revolution players A-League (1995–2004) players USL League Two players Vanderbilt Commodores men's soccer players MLS Pro-40 players All-American men's college soccer players Association football forwards