Eric Eichmann

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Eric Eichmann
Personal information
Full name	Eric Eichmann
Date of birth	May 17, 1965 (age 41)
Place of birth	Margate, FL, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in
Position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1983-1987	Clemson
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1987-1988 1988-1992 1992 1993-1994 1994-1995 1996	Werder Bremen II Fort Lauderdale Strikers Wichita Wings Washington Warthogs Saint Louis Ambush Kansas City Wizards
National team
1986–1993	United States	28 (4)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Eric Eichmann (born May 7, 1965) is a retired U.S. soccer forward. He earned 28 caps for the US national team.

Eichmann, a native of Margate, Florida, attended Clemson University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). His freshman year, he earned All-ACC honors. In 1984, the team won the NCAA national championship. His most successful individual year came as a junior when he set a school record of 19 assists while helping his team to the ACC championship. As a senior, Eichmann earned All American honors.

After graduation, he played a single season with German Third Division team Werder Bremen II.

The next year he returned to the United States where he played with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the ASL/APSL from 1988 to 1993. His time with the team saw them win the 1989 APSL Championship.

In 1992, he began a career as an itinerant indoor soccer player. He began with the Wichita Wings of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) before moving on to the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) in 1993-1994 and finally the St. Louis Ambush of the NPSL in 1994-1995 where he won a league championship.

In 1996, the Kansas City Wiz of the Major League Soccer (MLS) took Eichmann as the 36th pick (fourth round) of the league's inaugural draft. He would play one season and retire as a full time soccer player.

Eichmann earned his first cap on February 5, 1986 against Canada. He went on to play a total of 28 games with the senior team, scoring 4 goals. He was a member of the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1990 FIFA World Cup teams. His last game with the national team came against Honduras on March 25, 1993.

Eichmann also earned 17 caps with the U.S. futsal team between 1986 and 1992. During that period, he played on the U.S. team which took 3rd at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship and 2d at the 1992 championship. He ended his futsal career with 7 goals.

After retiring as a player, Eichmann served as an assistant coach of the Miami Fusion of the MLS from 2000 to 2002. He is the Director of Coaching and Player Development for the Boca United, a youth team in Florida.

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	United States squad - 1990 World Cup
1 Meola | 2 Trittschuh | 3 Doyle | 4 Banks | 5 Windischmann | 6 Harkes | 7 Ramos | 8 Bliss | 9 Sullivan | 10 Vermes | 11 Wynalda | 12 Krumpe | 13 Eichmann | 14 Stollmeyer | 15 Armstrong | 16 Murray | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Henderson | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Covone | 22 Vanole | Coach: Gansler