Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 July 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1976–1977 | Bristol Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983 | Seattle Sounders | 14 | (1) |
1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0 | (0) |
1983–1992 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 297 | (52) |
1988 | Calgary Kickers | 4 | (0) |
1993 | Portland Pride (indoor) | (0) | |
1994–1999 | Seattle Sounders | 98 | (4) |
International career | |||
1988 | United States | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1993 | Portland Pride (assistant) | ||
1994–1995 | Seattle Sounders (assistant) | ||
1996–2000 | Seattle Sounders | ||
2003–2004 | Olympic Rangers | ||
2007– | Sounders Crossfire (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Neil Megson (born 27 July 1962) is a soccer coach and former player who coaches youth soccer. A midfielder, he played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, nine in Major Indoor Soccer League, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and six in the USL First Division and its predecessors. He served as head coach to the Seattle Sounders for five seasons, winning the 1995 A-League championship and being named the 2000 USL Coach of the Year. Born in England, he earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1988. He is the brother of former West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday manager Gary Megson.