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
University of Akron
The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classified ...
, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. In 1999, Eller turned professional with the
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American s ...
of the
USL A-League
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...
. 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
Sipho Sibiya
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Player
Youth
In 1991, Sibiya, at the time known as Sip ...
. The Force lost to the
Milwaukee Wave
The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States and are seven-time league champions, ...
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
Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...
. 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
legacy.com
References
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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