Ian Weinberg

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Ian Weinberg
Personal information
Date of birth
Place of birth    United States
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club San Diego Fusion
Number 16
Youth clubs
1999-2002 Western Washington University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002
2002
2003
2003
2004-2005
2005
2005
2006-
Eintracht Trier
Seattle Sounders
FC Bitburg
Eintracht Trier
Cleveland Force (indoor)
Harrisburg City Islanders
California Cougars
San Diego Fusion
   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ian Weinberg is a former professional soccer player, coach, and the founder of Soccer Sauce.

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[edit] Youth

Weinberg grew up in Seattle, Washington where he attended Garfield High School. He was then a four year starter at Western Washington University, serving as captain his senior season.[1] Heled the Vikings to the school’s best record, and it’s first conference championship, finishing his career ranked in the team’s top 10 in goals, assists, points, and games played.[2] He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

[edit] Professional

In 2002, Weinberg attended the Pro Select Invitational Soccer Combine where he was named to the all star team. He then joined the Seattle Sounders, playing in four games, before moving abroad to play for FC Bitburg and Eintracht Trier 05 in Germany. He returned to the U.S. where he founded the Soccer Sauce Academy before returning to playing, this time with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). While he scored in a preseason game with the Chicago Storm, he never entered a regular season game.[3][4] Brief stints with the Harrisburg City Islanders and the California Cougars followed, before settling in San Diego, California. Weinberg has also played semi-professionally with the likes of the Seattle Hibernian Saints, and the Skagit Rapids. In 2006, he played with the Beck’s NSL All Stars in the National Soccer League Indoor Soccer Challenge.[5] That year, he also joined the Southern California Fusion of the amateur National Premier Soccer League. The Fusion won the 2007 NPSL championship, but will not be in the league in 2008.[6], they are the current reigning NPSL[7] champions. He also operates Soccer Sauce, Development and Placement. [8]

[edit] Coach

After returning from Germany, Weinbert created Soccer Sauce Academy, where a backbone of technical and tactical development furthered the growth of many youth players.

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