Joe Reiniger (born December 7, 1970, in

Collinsville, Illinois Collinsville is a city located mainly in Madison County and partially in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 24,366. Collinsville is approximately east of St. Louis, Missouri, and is ...

) is a professional soccer player and coach. He grew up in Caseyville. Reiniger has played forward for the St. Louis Ambush,

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, and the

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. He went to college at

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and graduated in 1993. He was selected in the first round of the NPSL amateur draft by the Ambush in 1993, and was named to the 1993-94 NPSL All-Rookie Team. While playing with the Wave, he was the MVP of the 2001 NPSL Championship. His number is 21. He plays forward and is left footed, but right-handed. He's married to Kim, and has a daughter named Jordyn. He resides in Collinsville. During the 2005–06 season while St. Louis Steamers head coach

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was on a suspension, he served as the head coach. On April 1, 2006, he scored his 600th career goal in front of 8,795 fans at the

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in St. Louis, Missouri. Retro jerseys were being worn by the players that night and were auctioned to the fans. The winning bidder of Reiniger's jersey bought it for 950 dollars and gave it back to him. In September 2006, the Steamers were placed on the inactive list for the 2006–2007 season and the MISL had a draft. The Milwaukee Wave got the rights of Reiniger, but he did not sign a contract with them. In November 2008, he signed with the St. Louis Illusion in the

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. In September 2011, he joined the

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as co-head coach for the 2011–12 season.

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St Louis Steamer's site
1970 births Living people American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Milwaukee Wave players People from Collinsville, Illinois Major Arena Soccer League players Soccer players from Illinois Soccer players from St. Louis SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer players St. Louis Ambush (1992–2000) players St. Louis Steamers (1998–2006) players Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni Sportspeople from St. Clair County, Illinois Player-coaches Major Arena Soccer League coaches Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) coaches St. Louis Illusion players St. Louis Ambush (1992–2000) coaches 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-forward-1970s-stub