Kris Kelderman (born December 10, 1968 in

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) was a U.S.

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defender who is currently the head coach for the

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men's soccer team. Kelderman was a member of the U.S. team at the

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. He played professionally both indoors and out, including four seasons in

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and was an assistant coach for

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Youth

Kelderman learned the game from his father, Harry Kelderman, who was the head coach of

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soccer team, eventually playing for his father at Neenah from 1983 to 1987. While still in high school, Kelderman was selected for the U.S. U-16 national team which played in the

. The U.S. went 1–2 in group play and did not qualify for the second round. Kelderman then attended the

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1987 to 1990. In 1989, Kelderman and his team mates won the NCAA Division I championship. He was also a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1991 World University Games.

Professional

In 1991, both the

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of the National Professional Soccer League and the

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drafted Kelderman. He signed with the Blast, but the team and league collapsed at the end of the 1991–1992 season. In 1992, he signed with the expansion

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of the National Professional Soccer League. He remained with the team through the end of the 1994–1995 season. In 1994, he signed with the

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, playing two seasons with them. In the fall of 1995, he moved to the

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of the NPSL before moving to the St. Louis Ambush for the end of the season. On February 7, 1996,

selected Kelderman in the 8th round (80th overall) in the

1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United State ...

. Kelderman played forty-two games over two seasons with United, winning the

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and

1997 MLS Cup MLS Cup 1997 was the second edition of the MLS Cup, the post-season championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States. It was played on October 26, 1997, between D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids to determine the champion ...

as well as the

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. On November 6, 1997, the

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selected Kelderman with the sixth pick in the

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. He played twenty-one games with the Fusion, but was waived on November 2, 1998. He then signed with the

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for the 1999 season. The Revs waived him on December 2, 1999. In February 2000, Kelderman signed a three-year contract with the

and

. He played four games with the Wave at the end of the season, then four more at the beginning of the 2000–2001 season. In the summer of 2000, he played for the Rampage. He retired from playing professionally in the fall of 2000.

Coach

Following his playing career, Kelderman has forged a successful coaching career. In 1995, he served as an assistant with his father at

. In 2000, he coached the

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of the

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. In 2004, he was hired by

as head coach of the team's U-17 program. That same year, he was hired as the Technical Director of the Vienna Youth Soccer Club in Vienna, Virginia. In October 2005, he also became the assistant coach with the

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men's soccer coach. On December 21, 2007, he became an assistant coach with the

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. In 2010, he followed coach

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, serving as an assistant coach for the 2010 season. New coach

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did not retain Kelderman as a part of his staff. In May 2011, he was named the head coach of the

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men's soccer team. In May 2012, he was named the head coach of the Milwaukee Panther men's soccer team after serving one year at UW-Green Bay.

References

External links

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Kansas City Wizards coaching profile
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