Dave Masur
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dr. David Masur | ||
| Date of birth | January 10, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Maplewood, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1980 | Columbia High School | ||
| 1981–1984 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 22 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Toledo Pride (indoor) | ||
| 1988–1989 | New Jersey Eagles | ||
| 1990–1991 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | ||
| 1994–2000 | North Jersey Imperials | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–1987 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights (assistant) | ||
| 1987–1990 | Montclair State | ||
| 1991– | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Masur (born January 10, 1962 in Maplewood, New Jersey) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and USISL. He is the head coach of the St. John's University men's soccer team. He was the 1996 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year and led the Red Storm to the 1996 NCAA national championship.
Masur graduated from Columbia High School in 1980. He was a multi-sport athlete at Columbia, playing on the basketball and lacrosse team. He had his greatest success as a three-year starter on the Columbia soccer team, winning the Group IV state championship his junior and senior seasons. He was a Parade All-American and New Jersey State Player of the Year. In May 2006, Masur was elected to the Columbia High School Hall of Fame. In 1979, the New York Cosmos drafted Masur out of high school, but he elected to attend Rutgers University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1981 to 1984. He was the team's 1982 and 1983 MVP, and served as team captain from 1982 to 1984. Masur made the All-Regional team as a sweeper from 1982 to 1984. He is the only Scarlet Knight to win back-to-back All-American honors: 1983 First Team and 1984 Third Team All American. Masur became the third soccer player to be inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. In 1989, Rutgers retired his jersey.
In June 1985, the Chicago Sting selected Masur in the second round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. He played one season with Chicago before being released during the 1986 off season. In October 1986, Masur signed with the expansion Toledo Pride in the American Indoor Soccer Association. The Pride folded at the end of the season. In August 1987, he became head coach of Montclair State. In March 1988 Masur returned to playing when he signed with the New Jersey Eagles of the American Soccer League. He played both the 1988 and 1989 seasons with the Eagles. In 1990, Masur moved to the Penn-Jersey Spirit of the American Professional Soccer League. He played for the Spirit again in 1991. From 1994–2000, he played for the North Jersey Imperials in the USISL.
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