Ryan Coiner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 7, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Aliso Viejo, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–02 | University of San Diego | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Southern California Seahorses | ||
| 2003 | Orange County Blue Star | 17 | (11) |
| 2003–04 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 20 | (16) |
| 2004–05 | Union Berlin | 32 | (12) |
| 2005–06 | Holstein Kiel | 31 | (10) |
| 2006 | Columbus Crew | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ryan Coiner (born September 7, 1979 in Aliso Viejo, California) is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in Germany and Major League Soccer.
College
Coiner played college soccer at the University of San Diego from 1999-2002. He was named West Coast Conference Player of the Year twice was a 2000 and 2002 NSCAA Second Team All-American.[1] He is second all-time in school record books with forty-nine goals scored. In 2001, he played for the Southern California Seahorses during the collegiate off season.[2] In 2003, he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, where he played alongside Juergen Klinsmann.[3]
Professional
Upon graduating he traveled to Germany to join Arminia Bielefeld's reserve side. After one season there appearing in twenty games with sixteen goals he was signed by German third-division side 1. FC Union Berlin. With Union Berlin he appeared in thirty-two matches, scoring twelve goals. The next season, he was signed by Holstein Kiel where he would appear in thirty-one matches and score ten goals.[4] His success in the German leagues failed to earn him a long-term contract and he was released after the 2005-06 season.
On July 13, 2006, Coiner signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. On January 12, 2007, the Crew traded Coiner, and a first round draft pick (second overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft to the Chicago Fire in exchange for Andy Herron.[5] Coiner retired before the 2007 season.
References
- ↑ USD All Americans
- ↑ June 7, 2001 Soccer
- ↑ 2003 Orange County Blue Star
- ↑ "Ryan Coiner" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ↑ Crew acquires Herron from Chicago, selects three at MLS SuperDraft