Kris Kelderman

Infobox Football biography
playername= Kris Kelderman
fullname =
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|12|10
cityofbirth = Neenah, Wisconsin
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub =
position = Defender
youthyears = 1987-1990
youthclubs = University of Virginia
years = 1990-1991
1992-1995
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996
1996-1997
1998
1999
2000-2001
2000
clubs = Baltimore Blast (indoor)
Buffalo Blizzard (indoor)
Milwaukee Rampage
Tampa Bay Terror (indoor)
St. Louis Ambush (indoor)
D.C. United
Miami Fusion
New England Revolution
Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
Milwaukee Rampage
caps(goals) =
102 (32)
022 0(3)
011 0(3)
042 0(3)
021 0(0)
018 0(0)
008 0(0)
manageryears = 2000
2004-
2005-2007
2007-
managerclubs = Wisconsin Rebels
D.C. United U-17
George Mason University (assistant)
Kansas City Wizards (assistant)
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ntupdate =

Kris Kelderman (born December 10, 1968 in Neenah, Wisconsin) was a U.S. soccer defender who is currently an assistant coach with the Kansas City Wizards. Kelderman was a member of the U.S. team at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. He played professionally both indoors and out, including four seasons in Major League Soccer.

Youth

Kelderman learned the game from his father, Harry Kelderman, who was the head coach of Neenah High School soccer team, eventually playing for his father at Neenah from 1983 to 1987. [ [http://madisonsoccercentral.com/WordPress/?p=191 Kelderman named Wizards assistant] ] While still in high school, Kelderman was selected for the U.S. U-16 national team which played in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. [ [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=102/edition=191425/teams/team=1882394.html 1985 FIFA U-17 Roster] ] The U.S. went 1-2 in group play and did not qualify for the second round. Kelderman then attended the University of Virginia where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1987 to 1990. In 1989, Kelderman and his team mates won the NCAA Division I championship. He was also a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1991 World University Games.

Professional

In 1991, both the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League and the Baltimore Blast of Major Soccer League drafted Kelderman. He signed with the Blast, but the team and league collapsed at the end of the 1991-1992 season. In 1992, he signed with the expansion Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League. He remained with the team through the end of the 1994-1995 season. In 1994, he signed with the Milwaukee Rampage of USISL, playing two seasons with them. In the fall of 1995, he moved to the Tampa Bay Terror of the NPSL before moving to the St. Louis Ambush for the end of the season. On February 7, 1996, D.C. United selected Kelderman in the 8th round (80th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. Kelderman played forty-two games over two seasons with United, winning the 1996 and 1997 MLS Cup as well as the 1996 U.S. Open Cup. On November 6, 1997, the Miami Fusion selected Kelderman with the sixth pick in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He played twenty-one games with the Fusion, but was waived on November 2, 1998. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E7D7133FF931A35752C1A96E958260 November 2, 1998 Transactions] ] He then signed with the New England Revolution for the 1999 season. The Revs waived him on December 2, 1999. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E1DC163EF931A35751C1A96F958260 December 2, 1999 Transactions] ] In February 2000, Kelderman signed a three year contract with the Milwaukee Rampage and Milwaukee Wave. He played four games with the Wave at the end of the season, then four more at the beginning of the 2000-2001 season. In the summer of 2000, he played for the Rampage. He retired from playing professionally in the fall of 2000.

Coach

Following his playing career, Kelderman has forged a successful coaching career. He began coaching while still a player when he coached the Dover High School boys team in 1989. In 1995, he served as an assistant with his father at Neenah High School. In 2000, he coached the Wisconsin Rebels of the Premier Development League. In 2004, he was hired by D.C. United as head coach of the team’s U-17 program. In October 2005, he became an assistant coach with the George Mason men’s soccer coach. [ [http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/7248/ October 5, 2005 George Mason Transitions] ] On December 21, 2007, he became an assistant coach with the Kansas City Wizards. [ [http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?content_id=80790&fext=.jsp&team=t105&vkey=pr_kcw&ymd=20061221 Wizards hire two assistant coaches] ]

References

External links

* [http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_k MLS Stats]
* [http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t105&player=kelderman_kris Kansas City Wizards coaching profile]