Kiki Lara

Kiki Lara
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Lara
Date of birthJuly 24, 1981
Place of birthLas Cruces, NM, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Dayton Flyers (assistant coach)
Youth career
1997-2000Bollettieri Soccer Academy
2000-2004UIW Cardinals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004-2006Minnesota Thunder38(1)
2007-2008Portland Timbers25(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo "Kiki" Lara (born July 24, 1981 in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is a retired American soccer player who last played for the USL First Division side Portland Timbers and currently works as assistant coach of the Dayton Flyers.[1]

Career

Lara played college soccer in San Antonio, Texas at the University of the Incarnate Word. He captained the team from 2001 to 2003 and was also named an All-American in each of those 3 seasons. In 2004, he joined the Minnesota Thunder and played 26 games in his inaugural season.[2] He then played 19 times and scored one goal the following campaign.[3]

Coaching career

He started besides his playing career, 1995 as coach by the New Mexico soccer club Las Cruces Strikers,[4] an youth soccer club founded by his sister Linda Lara.[5] In 2005 besides his playing career with the Minnesota Thunder, worked as the assistant coach of the Washington State University women's soccer program.[6]

On 8 June 2009 was named as Assistant coach of the NCAA men's soccer team Dayton Flyers of the University of Dayton affiliation.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Ricardo Lara (Portland Timbers, Minnesota Thunder) University of the Incarnate Word. 2011 top assistant at U of Dayton
  2. ↑ USL First Division 2005 Season
  3. ↑ USL First Division 2006 Season
  4. ↑ June 8, 2009 - Dayton Athletics
  5. ↑ Thank You Linda Lara(SFC Founder)
  6. ↑ 2011 DAYTON SOCCER CAMPS
  7. ↑ KIKI LARA NAMED DAYTON MEN'S SOCCER ASSISTANT COACH

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