Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Kevin Sloan 1992, 1993

Kevin Sloan was born December 23rd, 1965 in Columbia, Maryland. He started playing soccer at the age of 7, he would practice twice a week. As a child, he was recognized as a Maryland Youth State team player.
Kevin was a three-time NCAA All-America selectee while acquiring his degree in International Business at Catawba (NC) College, and he has been an All-Star in every league in which he has played. He was a member of the 1990 American Professional Soccer League (APSL) national champion Maryland Bays outdoor team, and he won an MISL championship following the 2001-02 season with the Philadelphia KiXX under the tutelage of then KiXX and current Ironmen head coach, Omid Namazi.
Kevin played for a number of teams during his career, the Dayton Dynamo (AISA), Maryland Bays, the Rowdies, where he played in 14 games and scored 7 goals in 1992 and 14 games and 3 goals in 1993. The Baltimore Blast, Baltimore Spirit, Delaware Wizzards, Sacramento Knights, Carolina Dynamo, Staten Island Vipers, Philadelphia Kixx and was the player/Assistant Coach for the New Jersey Ironmen during their inaugaral season 2007-08.
Kevin, in just his second year at the helm of the Neumann Knights men's soccer program, was selected by his fellow PAC coaches as the 2007 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
Under his guidance, Neumann College (Ashton, PA) posted a 7-7-4 record in 2007, marking the first 500 season in program's history. The Knights reached new heights, when they travelled to Alvernia College for the program's first playoff appearance, after going 3-3-2-in the PAC. The two teams dueled through 120 minutes of scoreless soccer, before proceeding to penalty kicks. Unfortunately, the Knights lost to the Crusaders 3-1. He has remained at Neumann for the 2008 season.
Kevin also runs his own Soccer Academy, more can be found at http://www.kevinsloansoccer.com/index.html

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