Mike Jeffries (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Charlotte Independence (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Duke University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | 8 | (1) |
| 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) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Chicago Fire (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Des Moines Menace | ||
| 2014– | Charlotte Independence | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michael Jeffries (born May 20, 1962) is a retired American soccer player currently serving as coach of the Charlotte Independence. The 1983 Hermann Trophy winner, he played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League, earning three caps with the U.S. national team.
Jeffries is Jewish, and was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. He 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. 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.
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