Jeff Enquist (born May 20, 1968) is an American former

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who played two seasons in the

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, one in the

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and one in the

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. He has coached extensively at the professional, collegiate and high school levels. He is currently the president of the Portland Youth Soccer Association and the head coach of the Portland City United Soccer Club.

Player

Enquist was an outstanding prep player with

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. He was the 1986 Oregon High School of the Year and

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High School All-American. He then attended and played soccer at

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before transferring to

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. In 1987, he played the collegiate off season with the semi-professional

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of the

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. In 1989, he signed with F.C. Portland, now known as the

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and played te 1989 and 1990 season with the team. In 1990, the team was part of the

. Following the 1990 season, he left professional soccer to devote himself to coaching. He returned for one more season in 1996 with the

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Coaching

In 1993, Enquist was hired as the head coach of the

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men's soccer team, a position he held until 1999. In his seven seasons with the Boxers, he led the team to an 81-45-2 record and was named the 1994 and 1996 Northwest Regional Coach of the Year. He is the vice president of the Portland Youth Soccer Association and is both the executive vice president and head coach with the Portland City United Soccer Club. He also coached the Fort Vancouver High School boys' soccer team until he resigned in January 1996 to coach the

. In January 2004, he became the head coach of the

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men's soccer team. He is currently the head coach at PCU (Portland City United Soccer Club). He coached the U13 Girls who recently won the Crossfire Select.

References

External links

Portland City United coach profile

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