Eric Eichmann
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| Eric Eichmann | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Eichmann | |
| Date of birth | May 17, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Margate, Florida, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1983-1987 | Clemson | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987-1988 1988-1992 1992 1993-1994 1994-1995 1996 |
Werder Bremen II Fort Lauderdale Strikers Wichita Wings (indoor) Washington Warthogs (indoor) St. Louis Ambush (indoor) Kansas City Wizards |
23 (27) 19 (12) 15 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1986–1993 | United States | 29 (4) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2000-2002 | Miami Fusion (assistant) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Eric Eichmann (born May 7, 1965 in Margate, Florida) is a retired U.S. soccer forward. He earned 29 caps, scoring four goals, for the US national team. He played professionally in Germany and the United States and later served as an assistant coach with the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer.
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[edit] College
Eichmann 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 first team All American honors.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Werder Bremen II
After graduation, he played a single season with German Third Division team Werder Bremen II.
[edit] Fort Lauderdale Strikers
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.[1][2][3]
[edit] Indoor soccer
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) for one season, 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 from 1994 to 1996. In 1995, the Ambush won the league championship.
[edit] MLS
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.[4]
[edit] National teams
[edit] World Cup and Olympics
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 U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as the U.S. team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. His last game with the national team came against Honduras on March 25, 1993.
[edit] Futsal
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.[5]
[edit] Coaching
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.[6]
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