Allen Eller (December 11, 1976 – November 4, 2016) was an American soccer player who most recently played for the

Cleveland Freeze Cleveland Freeze was a professional indoor soccer team based in the Cleveland, suburb of North Olmsted, Ohio. They began play in the Professional Arena Soccer League for the 2013-14 PASL season. The Freeze hired Hector Marinaro, the all-time lea ...

in the PASL.

Biography

Eller attended the

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. In 1999, Eller turned professional with the

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of the

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. In the fall, Eller moved indoors with the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League. In 2001, Eller did not play the outdoor season, but in February 2002, he signed with the Harrisburg Heat for the second Major Indoor Soccer League. He finished the season with the Heat. On January 31, 2003, the Heat traded

Kyle Swords Kyle Swords (Swordsy) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League and National Professional Soccer League. Swords was born in Dayton, Ohio. He attended Wayne High School (class of 1992) in the Dayton sub ...

and Eller to the

Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The team is a part of the Major Arena Soccer League. The team has won 10 championships since it was founded in 1980. Beginning with t ...

for Gino DiFlorio. The Blast won the 2003 and 2004 league titles. On March 29, 2005, the Blast traded Eller and Neil Gilbert to the Cleveland Force for Joel Bailey and

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. The Force lost to the

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in the championship series that season. During this time, Eller also spent the 2003 outdoor season with the Cincinnati Riverhawks. In 2006, he briefly played for the

Cleveland Internationals Cleveland Internationals was an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Divisi ...

of the

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. In 2008, Eller joined North Coast Soccer of the

Premier Arena Soccer League The Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) is an indoor soccer league with mostly semi-professional teams; along with a number of amateur teams across North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entire ...

. November 12, 2009 he signed with the Ohio Vortex. In November 2011, Eller moved to the Cincinnati Kings for one season. He has played regularly with Croatia Cleveland Soccer Club, from its juniors program to its men's team in the Lake Erie Soccer League, having won several titles throughout the years. Eller died aged 39.Allen Eller 1976 – 2016
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eller, Allen 1976 births 2016 deaths Soccer players from Cleveland American soccer players Akron Zips men's soccer players Baltimore Blast (2001–2008 MISL) players Cincinnati Riverhawks players Cleveland Crunch (NPSL) players Cleveland Force (2002–2005 MISL) players Cleveland Internationals players Harrisburg Heat players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Major Arena Soccer League players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players A-League (1995–2004) players USL League Two players Men's association football forwards Cincinnati Kings players Cleveland Freeze