Kiki Lara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Lara | ||
| Date of birth | July 24, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eastern Illinois Panthers (Head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Bollettieri Soccer Academy | ||
| 2000–2004 | UIW Cardinals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Minnesota Thunder | 38 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Portland Timbers | 25 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2014 | Dayton Flyers (asst.) | ||
| 2015–present | Eastern Illinois Panthers | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ricardo "Kiki" Lara (born July 24, 1981 in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is a retired American soccer player who last played for the USL First Division side Portland Timbers and currently works as head coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers.[1]
Career
Lara played college soccer in San Antonio, Texas at the University of the Incarnate Word. He captained the team from 2001 to 2003 and was also named a Divisi9on II All-American in each of those 3 seasons. In 2004, he joined the Minnesota Thunder and played 26 games in his inaugural season.[2] He then played 19 times and scored one goal the following campaign.[3]
Coaching career
He started his coaching career in 1995 as coach of the Las Cruces Strikers,[4] a youth soccer club founded by his sister Linda Lara.[5]
In 2005 while still a player with the Minnesota Thunder, he also worked as an assistant coach of the Washington State University women's soccer program.[6]
On June 8, 2009 he was named as an assistant coach for the Dayton Flyers men's soccer team.[7]
He was named the head coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers men's soccer team on March 10, 2015.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Men's Soccer introduces new coach". Daily Eastern News. March 10, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ↑ USL First Division 2005 Season
- ↑ USL First Division 2006 Season
- ↑ June 8, 2009 – Dayton Athletics
- ↑ Thank You Linda Lara(SFC Founder)
- ↑ 2011 DAYTON SOCCER CAMPS
- ↑ KIKI LARA NAMED DAYTON MEN'S SOCCER ASSISTANT COACH
External links
- Kiki Lara profile at Player History