Mark Steffens
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Luther Steffens | ||
| Date of birth | June 9, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Huntington, New York, United States | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1974 | The King's College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1976 | New York Apollo | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1979 | Berner High School | ||
| 1980–1983 | The King's College | ||
| 1983–1984 | Farmingdale State College (assistant) | ||
| 1983–1984 | New York Arrows (assistant) | ||
| 1985–1986 | New York Express (assistant) | ||
| 1986–1987 | New York Express | ||
| 1988–1994 | Syosset High School (assistant) | ||
| 1990–1996 | Commack Connection | ||
| 1995–1996 | Chaminade High School | ||
| 1997–2014 | Charlotte Eagles | ||
| 2014–2016 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mark Luther Steffens (born June 9, 1953 in Huntington) is an American soccer coach.
A native of Huntington, New York and also raised in Syosset, New York, Steffens attended The King's College in New York City, where he graduated with a degree in Physical Education. He started for the soccer team in each of his four years at the college.
Upon graduating from college, Steffens signed his first and only professional contract with American Soccer League side New York Apollo. Soon after this experience, he immediately began his coaching career.
Steffens began his coaching career at the high school level, where he held the position of head coach at Berner High School from 1975-1979. He later took over the head coach position at his alma mater, The King's College for the next three years and then subsequently joining Farmingdale State College as an assistant for a year.
After experiences at both the secondary and post-secondary levels, Steffens was hired as an assistant coach under Shep Messing for the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The franchise struggled in the New York market and fell into bankruptcy. Steffens was hired again as an assistant in another New York incarnation in the MISL with the New York Express. A year later, he was promoted to the role of head coach.
Steffens returned to youth coaching as he accepted an assistant coach position at Syosset High School, where he remained in this capacity until 1994. While holding this role, he served as coaching director for the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) and head coach for one of the league's clubs, the Commack Connection, from 1990-1996. After these posts, he served as head coach at Chaminade High School for two years.
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