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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Steven Lapper | ||
| Date of birth | August 28, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Redondo Beach, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| North Huntington Beach Untouchables | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Los Angeles Heat | 16 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Southend United | 52 | (1) |
| 1997–2002 | Columbus Crew | 110 | (5) |
| Total | 194 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1995 | United States | 43 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Columbus Crew (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2017 | West Virginia Mountaineers (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | New England Revolution (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | New England Revolution (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Steven Lapper (born August 28, 1970, in Redondo Beach, California) is an American retired soccer defender. During his fifteen-year playing career, most of it spent as a sweeper, he played in England, Germany and the United States. He earned 44 caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national soccer team between 1991 and 1995. He was part of the U.S. teams at both the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1994 FIFA World Cup.