John Kerr (soccer)
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| John Kerr, Jr. | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kerr, Jr. | |
| Date of birth | March 6, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Toronto, Canada | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1988-91 | Duke | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987-1988 1987-1988 1988 1988-1990 1989-1990 1990-1991 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1994 1995 1996 1996-1997 1998-1999 |
Portsmouth → Peterborough United (loan) Wycombe Wanderers Washington Stars Linfield Boulogne-Sur-Mer Hamilton Steelers San Diego Sockers (indoor) Millwall Walsall Dallas Burn New England Revolution Boston Bulldogs |
6 (0) 10 (1) 12 (3) 26 (4) |
| National team | ||
| 1990-1996 | United States | 16 (2) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1999- | Boston Bulldogs Harvard |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Kerr, Jr., is a former American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland. He was named the 1991 Hermann Award winner as the top collegiate player of the year. He also earned sixteen caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team.
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[edit] Duke University
Kerr played his collegiate soccer at Duke. During his four years at Duke he was a two time first-team All-America. In 1986, he was the captain of the Duke team which won the NCAA national champsionship. He won the Hermann Award as the NCAA Player of the Year as a senior.
While at Duke he started playing for the American national team at the age of 19.
[edit] First American in English First Division
After graduating from Duke, Kerr became the first American player in the Football League First Division (now known as the Premiership) when he signed with Portsmouth. That year, 1987, he made 4 appearances. Later that season he was loaned out to Peterborough United of the fourth division.
[edit] Back to the United States
In 1988, Kerr returned to the USA, and played with a couple of American teams, including the Washington Stars of the American Soccer League.
[edit] England, France, Ireland and Canada
Kerr returned to England to play with Wycombe Wanderers in the Vauxhall Conference for 1988. In 1990 he played for French Third Division side Boulogne-Sur-Mer and Irish side Linfield F.C.. Kerr then played 1991 with the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League.
[edit] Indoor Soccer
In 1992, won a Major Soccer League indoor soccer title with the San Diego Sockers.
[edit] Back in England
He competed for Millwall from 1992-94 and Walsall in 1995.
[edit] Major League Soccer
Kerr once again returned to the States this time to play for the Dallas Burn and then the New England Revolution of MLS. He was part of the first in-season trade in MLS history when the Burn dealt him to the Revs for Zak Ibsen. He then went on to become player/coach of the Boston Bulldogs.[1]
[edit] National Team
Kerr first played for the United States men's national soccer team while in college. He soon became a regular player on the team and saw considerable playing time until 1988. From then until 1995, he failed to earn any more caps. However, that year he again played for the team. While a brief return, it was significant in that he was on the U.S. team which placed fourth at the 1995 Copa America. He finished his national team career with 16 appearances and 2 goals
[edit] Coaching
Kerr began coaching while in England. He continued intermittently over the years until he finally retired from playing professionally in 1997. That year he was hired as the boys' junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Virginia.
In 1999, Harvard hired Kerr to coach its men's team. He coached Harvard through the 2007 fall season (record 81-57-13). On December 19th, 2007 Kerr was named head coach of Duke University.
Kerr's father John Kerr, Sr. is a former Canadian international.
