Steve Reese

Football player infobox| playername= Steve Reese
fullname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|10|8
cityofbirth = Salem, Oregon
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=6|in=2
currentclub = Portland Timbers
clubnumber = 18
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1997
2000
youthclubs = Cascade Surge
Western Baptist College
years = 2000-2003
2003
2006
2007-
clubs = FCM Bacău
FC Timişoara
Cascade Surge
Portland Timbers
caps(goals) =
6 (0)
0 (0)
manageryears = 2006-
managerclubs =Oregon State Beavers (assistant)
pcupdate = 1 October 2008

Steve Reese (born October 10, 1980 in Salem, Oregon) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. He is also an assistant coach with the Oregon State Beavers women’s soccer team and the goalkeeper coach for Oregon’s Olympic Development Program team.

Youth

Reese grew up in Salem, Oregon, attending South Salem High School where he was an all state soccer player. In 1997, Reese spent one season with the Cascade Surge of the USISL when he was seventeen years old. Reese attended Western Baptist College for one year, 2000-2001 before dropping out of school to pursue a professional career. While at Western Baptist, he played one season, 2000, of college soccer at the NAIA school.

Professional

Reese traveled to Europe where he signed with FCM Bacău in the Romanian Liga III. In early 2003, he moved to FC Timişoara of the Romanian Liga I. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/31/sports/soccer/01SOCC.html?ex=1217044800&en=b6c947f6f6f7d81f&ei=5070 Playing in Romania Fulfills a Dream, of Sorts] ] He also spent time playing on the Isle of Wight. In 2004, Reese returned to the U.S. where he spent several weeks training with Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. While he appeard in a preseason game, he was not offered a contract. [ [http://metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=1691 Metros drop preseason opener to Chicago] ] He then trained with the Portland Timbers for the remainder of the season. In 2006, Reese spent the season with the Oregon Surge of the fourth division Premier Development League. He was 1-5-0 with a 2.40 goals against average. On May 23, 2007, the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division signed Reese as the team’s third string goalkeeper.

Coach

In 2006, Reese served as the goalkeeper coach for the Oregon State Beavers women’s soccer team. He is also the goalkeeper coach for Oregon’s Olympic Development Program team. [ [http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=409 Timbers host California, Carolina this weekend] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.portlandtimbers.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=30 Portland Timbers profile]
* [http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25142&SPID=1975&DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=605559&Q_SEASON=2008 Oregon Beavers coaches profile]