Ivan McKinley (born 15 June 1969) is a South African retired

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player who played in

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from 1996 to 2002 with the

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, the

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, the

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and

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. After graduating from

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in 1986, McKinley attended the

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from 1987 to 1991. He was a two-time NAIA All American soccer player at Boca Raton. In 1991, he signed with the

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in the

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. He played with the Strikers through the 1994 season. In 1995, he played for

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in the Swiss First Division. He finished the year with Wits University FC in South African

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. On 13 August 1997, McKinley, along with

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, were acquired by the New England Revolution from the

in exchange for Chiquinho Conde and Sam George. McKinely made his Revolution debut the next day against the

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, and scored a late equalizer to force a shoot-out. In the 1999 New England Revolution season, McKinely was named to the MLS Team of the Week for match week 6, following his brace on 24 April against

. On 7 July 2000, McKinley was traded to the

for

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and "future draft considerations." In total for the Revolution McKinley made 77 appearances (76 starts) recording 13 goals and seven assists. In 2004, he played five games for the

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in the

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References

1969 births Living people Soccer players from Johannesburg American Professional Soccer League players Charleston Battery players D.C. United players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994) players Miami Fusion players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Swiss Super League players New England Revolution players South African men's soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players Tampa Bay Mutiny players USL First Division players Major League Soccer players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland South African expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football defenders 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub