| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Woods | ||
| Date of birth | September 12, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Washington, D.C., United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996-1997 | University of Notre Dame | ||
| 1998-1999 | Clemson | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | Charleston Battery | 27 | (0) |
| 2001 | New England Revolution | 18 | (0) |
| 2002-04 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 75 | (5) |
| 2005 | Charleston Battery | 10 | (0) |
| 2005-06 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 36 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Nichols College (assistant) | |||
| 2008- | Oglethorpe University | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alan Woods (born September 12, 1978 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American soccer defender who played a season in Major League Soccer and six in the USL First Division. He is currently the coach of the Oglethorpe University women's team.
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Woods attended Paint Branch High School where he was a 1995 All Met Honorable Mention soccer player.[1] In 1996, he began his collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame where he was named to the Big East All-Rookie team and second team All Great Lakes Region.[2][3] He transferred to Clemson in 1998.[4]
The Colorado Rapids selected Woods in the first round (tenth overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, but waived him after only one game in which he played five minutes. He then signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League where he started 26 of 27 games. In April 2001, the Rapids traded Matt Okoh and the rights to Woods to the New England Revolution in exchange for Imad Baba and Carlos Parra. The New England Revolution then signed Woods and he played eighteen games for them. In 2002, he joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division and spent three seasons with the team. In 2003, he was Second Team All-League.[5] In September 2003, he went on trial with CSKA Sofia, but was not offered a contract.[6] On February 18, 2005, he rejoined the Charleston Battery, signing a two year contract.[7] He played ten games, scoring one goal. On July 6, 2005, Woods moved to the Virginia Beach Mariners, playing the remainder of the 2005 as well as the 2006 season.[8]
Woods coached the Cape Henry High School soccer team for one season. He was an assistant coach at Nichols College for one season. In 2008, he was hired as the head coach for the Oglethorpe University women's soccer team and the head coach for the Roswell Santos soccer academy. At Santos he coached the U-13 girls Blue team. In 2009, he was hired as the Concorde Fire Soccer Academy coach where he coaches the U-14 girls central team, and currently the U-14 central black team.
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