Rob Baarts

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playername= Rob Baarts


fullname = Robert Baarts
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|2|19
cityofbirth = Surrey, British Columbia
countryofbirth = Canada
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Forward / Defender
youthyears = 1987-1990
youthclubs = University of Portland
years = 1989
1993-1997
1999
2000
clubs = Portland Timbers
Portland Pride "(indoor)"
Portland Pythons "(indoor)"
Utah Freezz "(indoor)"
caps(goals) = 00? (7)
126 (?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1989-1990
1991-2003
1995-2002
2001-
2004-
managerclubs = Portland City United
Portland Metro
Sunset High School
F.C. Portland
University of Portland "(assistant)"
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Robert "Rob" Baarts (born February 19, 1969 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian soccer forward who currently coaches youth soccer in the Portland, Oregon area of the United States.

College

Rob Baarts grew up in Surrey, British Columbia and attended college at the University of Portland. He spent four seasons on the Pilot’s soccer team under coach Clive Charles. When he finished his career at Portland, he had 29 goals and 14 assists. Baarts’ highlight with the Pilots came in 1988 when he, Scott Benedetti and Kasey Keller took Portland to the NCAA Final Four where they lost to eventual champions Indiana University.

Professional

In 1989, he also spent the collegiate off season with the Portland Timbers of the Western Soccer League. He was tied for seventh on the league’s scoring list with seven goals. ^{[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/1989wsl.htm]}

Baarts has also played professionally with the Portland Pride of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL), as well as the Portland Pythons and the Utah Freezz, both of the World Indoor Soccer League (WISL). In 1995, he was a CISL All Star with the Pride. In 1997, the Edmonton Drillers of the National Professional Soccer League selected Baarts in the dispersal draft after the CISL collapsed. However, he did not sign with the Drillers. In 2000, Baarts was the WISL Defensive Player of the Year. In 2001, Baarts joined the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. However, he was injured after impressing the coaching staff during the pre-season. The Timbers released him before he played a game with them. ^{[http://www.soccercityusa.com/timbers/news052501.htm]}

Coaching

Baarts has held numerous coaching positions at the youth level. In 1989, he became a coach with Portland City United. In 1992, he moved to Portland Metro where he coached for twelve years. While coaching Metro, he also served as the Sunset High School boys soccer coach beginning in 1995. He left that position in 2002. In 2001, he joined the F.C. Portland staff. Finally, in June 2004, the University of Portland hired Baarts as an assistant to both the men’s and women’s soccer teams.

External links

* [http://www.fcportland.org/2006_coaches_bio.html FC Portland bio]
* [http://www.portlandpilots.com/sports/msoccer/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=65 University of Portland bio]