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American soccer player and coach
Charlie Morgan
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-08-14) August 14, 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1984 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Cleveland Force (indoor) 37 (0)
1989– Atlanta Attack (indoor)
Managerial career
1990 Clemson Tigers (assistant)
–1995 Atlanta Magic
1995 Atlanta Ruckus (assistant)
1996 Atlanta Ruckus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charlie Morgan (born August 14, 1962, in Atlanta, Georgia) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the National Professional Soccer League. He coached in the A-League and was a two time USISL Coach of the Year .

Player

In 1980, Morgan graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School. His junior and senior season of college, he played for the University of Clemson. His senior season, Morgan was captain of the Tigers as they captured the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. In 1985, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. On June 4, 1987, the Force released Morgan. He then moved to the Atlanta Attack of the American Indoor Soccer Association.

Coach

In 1990, Morgan served as an assistant with the Clemson Tigers men's soccer team. By 1993, he was coaching the Atlanta Magic in the USISL because he was the 1993–94 USISL indoor Coach of the Year. Morgan received the award a second time a year later. In 1995, the newly established Atlanta Ruckus hired Morgan as an assistant coach. He moved up to head coach in 1996. In 1997, he moved to the Richmond Kickers as the Director of Soccer Operations. In 2004, Morgan became the head coach of the Frederica Academy boys' and girls' teams. During the eight seasons he spent as coach, Morgan led Frederica Academy girls' team to six Georgia state high school soccer championship and the boys' team to five championships.

External links

References

  1. "Clemson Tigers men's soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  2. "Clemson Tigers: 1984 National Championship". Archived from the original on 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. June 4, 1987 Transactions
  4. "The Year in American Soccer – 1994". Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  5. "The Year in American Soccer – 1995". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  6. A-League: 1996 Team Info and Rosters
  7. GISA Championships: Frederica Academy
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