Steve Ancheta

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playername= Steve Ancheta
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|9|10
cityofbirth = Portland, Oregon
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=8
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position = Defender
youthyears = 1988-1989
1990-1991
youthclubs = Warner Pacific College
Oregon State University
years = 1988
1989
clubs = F.C. Portland
→ Portland Timbers
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manageryears = 1999-2002
2004-
managerclubs = Sam Barlow High School
Central Catholic High School
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Steve Ancheta (born September 10, 1969 in Portland, Oregon) was a U.S. soccer defender who played two seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance.

Player

Ancheta attended Warner Pacific College, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1988 and 1989. He then transferred to Oregon State University for the 1990 and 1991 season. [ [http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=225628 OSU soccer players] ] In 1988, he played as an amateur with the semi-professional F.C. Portland of the Western Soccer Alliance. In 1989, Art Dixon, owner of the original Portland Timbers, purchased F.C. Portland and renamed it the Timbers. Ancheta played the 1989 season with the renamed Timbers.

Coach

Ancheta has spent the years since retiring as a player coaching on the youth level. In 1995, he was hired as a staff coach with the F.C. Portland Academy, a position he holds today. [ [http://www.fcportland.org/coaches_bio.html F.C. Portland coaches list] ] In 1999, he was hired by Sam Barlow High School as the boys soccer coach. In 2002, he left Barlow and in 2004 moved to Central Catholic High School. In 2007, he took his team to the Oregon 6A high school soccer championship, winning Coach of the Year honors as well. He is also on the staff of the F.C. Portland youth club.

External links

* [http://www.timbersfanpage.com/apslplayers.htm Portland Timbers profile]
* [http://www.centralcatholichigh.org/07.athletics/soccer_boys/staff.soccer_boys.htm Central Catholic coaching profile]

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