David Vaudreuil (born December 21, 1966) is an American former professional
soccer
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player whose career spanned fifteen teams in over six leagues including seven seasons in
Major League Soccer
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, winning two MLS Cups with DC United and a Mexican Pro Indoor championship with Puebla FC. He is the former head coach of
the Atlanta Silverbacks and the Tulsa Roughnecks, and was an assistant coach with the New England Revolution. Vaudreuil is the owner and Head Coach of the UPSL Conquistadores in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
Playing career
Youth
Born in Hawaii, Vaudreuil grew up in
Canton, Connecticut
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where he was a 1983 high school All American soccer player at
Canton High School. He was a member of the school's 1981 state championship soccer team. He graduated in 1984, was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007. In 1984, Vaudreuil entered
Princeton University
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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1987 He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in East Asian History.
Professional
Vaudreuil began his professional career in 1989 with the
Washington Stars in the
American Soccer League. That fall, he signed with the
Baltimore Blast
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Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 c ...
of the
Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1990, the Blast went to the MISL championship series where they fell to the
San Diego Sockers. On October 18, 1991, Vaudreuil signed with the expansion
Harrisburg Heat in the
National Professional Soccer League. He spent one season in Harrisburg. In September 1992, the
Cleveland Crunch
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Formed in 1989 as an expansion team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), the Crunch played a total of 16 seasons in three separate leagues unde ...
selected Vaudreuil in the NPSL Expansion Draft then traded him to the
Milwaukee Wave
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in exchange for
Tim Barto,
Mark Kerlin and
Bill Andracki on October 19, 1992. During this season, he moved from midfield to defense, a position he remained in for the rest of his career. He would play three indoor seasons in Milwaukee before moving to the
Baltimore Spirit
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Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 cha ...
in 1995. However, he also continued to sporadically play outdoor soccer. On June 5, 1993, he signed with the
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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of the
American Professional Soccer League
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. The team went to the playoff semifinals then folded at the end of the season. Then in 1995, he joined the
Houston Force, an expansion team in the
USISL
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. The team played only one game, a 3–0 loss to the
Los Angeles Salsa, then folded seven days later. He then moved to the
New York Centaurs
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of the
A-League
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for the rest of the season. In 1994, he played for
Puebla F.C. when it won a Mexican indoor championship. In the fall of 1995, Vaudreuil moved to the
Baltimore Spirit
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Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 cha ...
for the 1995–1996 NPSL season. On February 4, 1996,
Los Angeles Galaxy
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selected Vaudreuil in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the
1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Galaxy waived him on March 26, 1996. He then signed with the
Hampton Roads Mariners
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in the USISL. On May 16, 1996, the Mariners sent him on loan to
D.C. United of
Major League Soccer
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. He transferred to United on June 28. He spent two seasons in D.C., winning two MLS championships and one Open Cup. On November 6, 1997, the
Miami Fusion
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selected him with the first pick of the
1997 MLS Expansion Draft. On August 14, 1998, Miami traded Vaudreuil to the
Colorado Rapids
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in exchange for
Tyrone Marshall
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Career
Youth and College
Marshall moved to the Fort Lauderd ...
and
Jason Boyce. He played two season in Colorado before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2000 season. On February 23, 2001, he moved back to the
Baltimore Blast
The Baltimore Blast are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL).
Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 c ...
. In the spring of 2001, Vaudreuil joined the
Connecticut Wolves in the
USL First Division
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. On July 3, 2001, the
Chicago Fire signed Vaudreuil as a discovery player. He spent two seasons in Chicago, after going on loan to the
Milwaukee Rampage
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History
Founded in 1993 by Milwaukee area businessmen Dan Doucette a ...
for one game in 2001.
Coaching career
In 1992, Vaudreuil served as an assistant coach with
DePaul University
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's men's soccer team while he took graduate courses at the university. On January 10, 2003, Vaudreuil was hired as the head coach of the
Jersey Shore Boca in the
Premier Development League
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. On February 9, 2004, the
Atlanta Silverbacks
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of the
USL First Division
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hired Vaudreuil as head coach. On June 15, 2005, the Silverbacks fired Vaudreuil after he had compiled a 17–16–6 record over two years. On September 15, 2005, he became an assistant coach with the Chicago Storm.
He then spent the fall of 2006 as the executive director for
Chivas USA
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. He then moved
Hollywood United where he served as head coach in 2007. As of August 3, 2009 he was appointed as the head coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy U-18. He was the Director of coaching for the Connecticut PSE Rush franchise. He is a former Assistant Coach for the New England Revolution MLS Soccer club.
In addition to his playing and coaching careers, Vaudreuil served as an Executive Committee Member of the Major League Soccer Players Association from 1997 to 2002. He was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007.
References
External links
A Major League Success Soccer star
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1966 births
Living people
American Professional Soccer League players
American soccer coaches
American men's soccer players
Atlanta Silverbacks FC coaches
Soccer players from Honolulu
American Soccer League (1988–89) players
Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players
Baltimore Blast (NPSL) players
Baltimore Spirit players
DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer coaches
Chicago Fire FC players
Colorado Rapids players
Connecticut Wolves players
D.C. United players
Virginia Beach Mariners players
Harrisburg Heat players
Houston Force players
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Major League Soccer players
Miami Fusion players
Milwaukee Rampage players
Milwaukee Wave players
National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
New York Centaurs players
Princeton Tigers men's soccer players
Club Puebla players
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
Washington Stars players
USL Second Division players
USISL Select League players
A-League (1995–2004) players
LA Galaxy draft picks
People from Canton, Connecticut
Soccer players from Hartford County, Connecticut
FC Tulsa coaches
Men's association football defenders
20th-century American sportsmen