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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Jeffries | ||
| Date of birth | May 20, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Lynn, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980-1983 | Duke University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | 10 | (2) |
| 1984-1987 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 127 | (18) |
| 1988 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 33 | (7) |
| 1993-1997 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1984-1985 | United States | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993-1994 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (assistant) | ||
| 1995-1998 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | ||
| 1998-2000 | Chicago Fire (assistant) | ||
| 2001-2003 | Dallas Burn | ||
| 2004 | Southern Methodist University (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | University of the Incarnate Word | ||
| 2006-2007 | Duke University (assistant) | ||
| 2008- | Chicago Fire (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Michael Jeffries (born May 20, 1962) is a retired American soccer player and current soccer coach. He was the 1983 Hermann Trophy winner and played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Since an injury forced retirement in 1988, Jeffries has served as a coach with several teams including the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of USISL and the Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of Major League Soccer. He is now an assistant coach with his alma mater, Duke University. In 1984 and 1985, Jeffries earned three caps with the U.S. national team .
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Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Jeffries attended Duke University where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1980 to 1983. Jeffries was selected to represent the United States at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[1] In 1982, Duke went to the NCAA championship before falling to Indiana University in eight overtimes. In 1983, Jeffries was a first team All-American and the 1983 Hermann Trophy winner as the outstanding collegiate player of the year. Jeffries was a double major at Duke, earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and public policy. He later earned a master’s degree from Tulane University.
After his graduation, Jeffries played one season with the 1984 Minnesota Strikers of the North American Soccer League (NASL), the final year of the league's existence. After the NASL folded, the Strikers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Jeffries remained with the Strikers and played with indoor soccer with them from 1984 to 1987. The Strikers released Jeffries in the fall of 1987 and he signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks on October 20, 1987. He played thirty-three games of the 1987-1988 season before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and retiring from playing professionally. In 1993, he became a player-assistant coach with the Riverboat Gamblers of the USISL.
Jeffries played his first game with the U.S. national team in a scoreless tie with Ecuador on November 30, 1984. He played again, this time in a 2-0 loss to Canada on April 2, 1985. His last game with the national team came two days later in a 1-1 tie with Canada.[1]
After retiring, Jeffries became a financial consultant with Smith Barney in New Orleans. After three years, he decided to return to soccer and founded the Lafreniere Select Soccer Program.
In 1995, Jeffries was elevated from assistant to head coach of the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the USISL. In his four seasons with the Gamblers, Jeffries compiled a 42-34 record.
In 1998, the expansion Chicago Fire of Major Soccer League hired Jeffries away from the Gamblers. He spent the next three seasons as an assistant coach to Bob Bradley, helping the team to the 1998 MLS championship and 1998 and 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles. The Dallas Burn announced the hiring of Jeffries as the team’s new head coach on January 23, 2001.[2] He lasted two seasons before being fired on September 15, 2003, having compiled a 23-36-16 record (4-16-4 record in 2003) with the Burn.[3] In 2008, Jeffries returned to the Chicago Fire as assistant coach.
After being fired by the Burn, Jeffries remained in Dallas and served as a volunteer coach with Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2004 NCAA season. In 2005, Jeffries was named head coach at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.[4] In his first and only season he led the Crusaders to the NCAA Division II National Tournament and a final ranking of 23rd in the nation. He was also named Heartland Conference Coach of the Year. In 2006, Jeffries came back to Duke as the men’s soccer team Associate Head Coach. After Duke head coach John Rennie retired, he was not given the place as his successor at Duke and so he left his alma mater for a job with the Chicago Fire.
Jeffries married Theresa Ann Tauer during his time with the Minnesota Strikers, and they had 3 children: Kaitlin 1993, Anthony (A.J.) 1995, and Nathan 1999.
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