Bill Becher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Becher | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Lewis and Clark Trailblazers | ||
| 1986–1987 | Sangamon State Prairie Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) | 32 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 | Indiana Kick (indoor) | ||
| 1990–1991 | New York Kick (indoor) | ||
| 1991 | Colorado Foxes | 15 | (2) |
| 1991–1999 | Harrisburg Heat (indoor) | 315 | (227) |
| 1993–1994 | Arizona Sandsharks (indoor) | ||
| 1999–2000 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 36 | (19) |
| Total | 458 | (280) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2017 | Harrisburg City Islanders | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bill Becher (born 15 February 1965) is an American former soccer player and head coach.
Playing coach
[edit]Youth
[edit]Born in West Virginia, Becher grew up in St. Louis. He began his collegiate career at Lewis and Clark Community College. He then transferred to Sangamon State University. In 1986, Becher was a Third Team NAIA All American.[1] In 1987, he scored the winning goal as Sangamon won the NAIA national men's soccer championship and Becher was named the tournament MVP.[2]
Professional
[edit]In 1987, Becher turned professional with the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He played two season with the Flames. When the Flames folded in 1989, Becher moved to the newly created Indiana Kick. In 1990, the Kick moved to New York to become the New York Kick. Becher began the 1990-1991 AISA season with the Kick, but left the team in January 1991 after the team cut salaries.[3] In 1991, Becher played for the Colorado Foxes in the American Professional Soccer League.[4] In 1993 and 1994, Becher played summer seasons with the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. On October 22, 1999, the Heat traded Becher to the St. Louis Ambush for undisclosed considerations.[5] He spent one season with the Ambush, then retired from professional soccer. He also played for the Hershey Impact.[6]
Coaching statistics
[edit]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
 Harrisburg City Islanders
|
September 24, 2003 | January 23, 2018 | 376 | 152 | 95 | 129 | 40.43 | ||
| Total | 376 | 152 | 95 | 129 | 40.43 | ||||
Honors
[edit]- 2005 United Soccer Leagues Coach of the Year
- 2007 USL Second Division Championship
- 2011 USL Pro Finalist
- 2014 USL Pro Finalist
References
[edit]- ^ NAIA Regular Season Records
- ^ NAIA Tournament Records
- ^ Three players quit after Kick cuts pay
- ^ 1991 Colorado Foxes
- ^ October 22, 1999 Transactions
- ^ "COACHES & TECHNICAL STAFF". Harrisburg City Islanders. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Arizona Sandsharks players
- Colorado Foxes players
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- Fort Wayne Flames players
- Indiana Kick players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- New York Kick players
- Sportspeople from Wheeling, West Virginia
- Soccer players from St. Louis
- St. Louis Ambush (1992–2000) players
- Penn FC coaches
- Men's association football midfielders
- American soccer coaches
- Harrisburg Heat (NPSL) players
- USL Championship coaches
- UIS Prairie Stars
- University of Illinois at Springfield alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen