| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Warren | ||
| Date of birth | October 20, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | NSC Minnesota Stars | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | St. Thomas Tommies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2006 | Minnesota Thunder | 41 | (0) |
| 2010– | NSC Minnesota Stars | 35 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | St. Olaf College (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Joe Warren (born October 20, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American soccer player currently playing with NSC Minnesota Stars of the North American Soccer League.
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Warren was an outstanding athlete at the University of St. Thomas, earning 11 letters in four different sports. He was a four-time soccer letterwinner earning All-MIAC honors his last three season. He also helped his team win one MIAC title and gain an NCAA bid. He finished his college career with 22 shutouts.
In track and field, he was a three time All-MIAC performer, was a two-year player for the Tommie basketball team, and as a punter for the American football team he established a school punting record his senior year with a 78 yard effort in his first game. He was inducted into the St. Thomas Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
Warren turned professional in 1996 when he signed with Minnesota Thunder, then of the A-League. He subsequently played at with the Thunder for 10 years, six as the club's first choice goalkeeper. Warren retired from competitive play at the end of the 2006 season as the longest tenured player in the club's history, and took up a post as a coach at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
He returned to the professional game in 2010 when he signed with the NSC Minnesota Stars of the new USSF Division 2 Professional League,[1] and established himself as his team's number one when original first choice Louis Crayton suffered a serious injury in the first game of the 2010 season.
Warren announced his retirement on January 27, 2011.[2] Six weeks later he had a change of heart and re-joined the club for the 2011 season.[3]
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