Steve Klein (soccer)
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| Steve Klein |
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| Full name | Steve Klein |
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| Date of birth | May 11, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Height | 6' 2 | |
| Playing position | Midfield |
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| Current club | Retired | |
| Number | 3 | |
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| Bowling Green State University |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997 1999 2000-02 2002-04 2005- |
New England Revolution Nashville Metros Hershey Wildcats Charleston Battery Vancouver Whitecaps |
4 (0) 78 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Steve Klein (born May 11, 1975 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American soccer player, who last played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division.
Klein attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where he started all 4 years and earned First team All-American honors his senior year. He is still BGSU's all-time leading point scorer with 45 assists and 37 goals. His play led BGSU to the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Championships in both his junior and senior years. In 2006, Klein was inducted in the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]
Klein was drafted by the New England Revolution in 1997, but saw limited action due to injury. He then played with the Nashville Metros for a season, the Hershey Wildcats for two seasons, and then the Charleston Battery for three seasons.
In 2005, he made the cross-country move to Vancouver, where he started 26 of 27 games and was second on the team in scoring with 18 pts (7 goals, 4 assists). He earned First Team USL for his efforts. In the 2006 campaign, he moved into a more defensive midfield roll, starting all games eligible (27) and leading the team in minutes played during the regular season. While not producing the scoring totals of 2005, he hard work in the trenches earned him Second Team USL honors. He helped the Caps win their first USL First Division championship beating the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0.
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