- Ryan Coiner
Football player infobox| playername= Ryan Coiner
fullname = Ryan Coiner
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|9|7
cityofbirth = Aliso Viejo,California
countryofbirth = U.S.
height = 6'1
currentclub =
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position = Former forward
youthyears = 1999-02
youthclubs = San Diego
years = 2003
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006
clubs =Orange County Blue Star
Arminia Bielefeld II Union BerlinHolstein Kiel Columbus Crew
caps(goals) = 17 (11)
20 (16) 32 (12) 31 (10) 3 (0)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 7 March 2007
ntupdate = 7 March 2007Ryan Coiner (born
September 7 ,1979 in Aliso Viejo,California ) is a former American soccer player who last played for theColumbus Crew ofMajor League Soccer .Coiner played college soccer at the
University of San Diego from 1999-2002. He was namedWest Coast Conference Player of the Year twice and second-teamAll-America n twice. He is second all-time in school record books with 49 goals scored. During his college years he also played withOrange County Blue Star in theUSL Premier Development League , where he played alongside his friend, former German national team coachJuergen Klinsmann .Upon graduating he travelled to Germany to join
Arminia Bielefeld 's reserve side. After one season there appearing in 20 games with 16 goals he was signed by German third-division side1. FC Union Berlin . With Union Berlin he appeared in 32 matches, scoring 12 goals. The next season he was signed byHolstein Kiel where he would appear in 31 matches and score 10 goals. His success in the German leagues failed to earn him a long-term contract and he was released after the 2005-06 season.On
July 13 ,2006 Coiner was signed by theColumbus Crew and almost immediately made his presence felt, notching an assist in his second game with the club, against theLos Angeles Galaxy and nearly scoring the following game against Everton. He was traded to the Chicago Fire at the2007 MLS SuperDraft , but will never play with the club as he retired from the game before the start of the season to pursue business opportunities in Texas.
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