Sascha Görres (born 27 February 1980) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Early career in Germany

Born in

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...

, Görres grew up playing in the youth system of German Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-West (sixth tier) team

ETSV Weiche SC Weiche Flensburg 08 is a Football in Germany, German Association football, association football club from the Weiche suburb of Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein. Apart from football the club also offers other sports like volleyball and table tennis ...

, eventually graduating to play for the senior side in 1999 at the age of 19. He transferred to TSB Flensburg in 2002, and played 32 games for the team in the fifth-tier

Schleswig-Holstein-Liga The Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein, formerly referred to as ''Schleswig-Holstein-Liga'', is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in Germ ...

in 2002–03, while simultaneously studying at the

University of Flensburg The University of Flensburg (''Europa-Universität Flensburg'') is a university in the city of Flensburg, Germany. It was founded in 1994 and is the northernmost university in Germany. Although having full university status and the right to award ...

College

Görres transferred from the

to the

University of North Carolina at Pembroke The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP or UNC Pembroke) is a public university in Pembroke, North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is a master's level degree-granting university and part of the University of North Carolina system. Its history i ...

in the United States in 2003 to study

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and play on the

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team. He garnered PBC All-Conference, All-Region and All-State honors in his freshman season at Pembroke, and in his second year was an All-Conference, All-Tournament and first team All-American (NCAA Division II) pick, and was named to the NSCAA All-Southeast Region squad and the NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-American squad.

Professional

Görres turned professional when he was drafted by the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

of the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ( ...

in the 2005 USL First Division College Draft. He has been ever-present for the Kickers since then; he was a USL2 All-League First Team selection in 2006, earned USL-2 All-League First Team honors and was a USL-2 Defender of the Year Finalist in 2008, and helped the Kickers to two USL Second Division championships in 2006 and 2009.Kickers claim USL-2 Championship

Coaching career

Görres received his US Soccer A-Youth License in 2017. He served as Assistant Coach of the Richmond Kickers Pro Team from 2014 to 2018. In the past, Görres coached several Richmond Kickers youth teams as well as ETSV Weiche C-Youth to the Flensburg city championship during the 2002–2003 season. He is Academy Director for the Richmond United Boys DA program.

Honors

Richmond Kickers *

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References

External links

Richmond Kickers bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorres, Sascha 1980 births Living people People from Flensburg German footballers Footballers from Schleswig-Holstein Association football defenders SC Weiche Flensburg 08 players Richmond Kickers players University of North Carolina at Pembroke alumni USL First Division players USL Second Division players USL Championship players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States