Nathan David Miller (born 1986) is an American soccer coach who is currently the head coach of

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side

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Playing career

Miller played for Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School in

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. He then attended

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in Upland, Indiana, where he was a four-year starting midfielder from 2004–2008. He was selected to the

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(MCC) All-Conference team in 2005 and 2006 and to the All-Region team in 2007. Miller served as captain of the Trojan soccer team his senior year. After college, Miller played central midfield for the Vikings AA semi-professional soccer league in Chicago, IL.

Coaching career

Amateur and College

Miller began his coaching career as an assistant at

. He is credited with turning around Taylor University's soccer program from 14–23–1 in the two years prior to his arrival, to a three year record of 40–19–2, including 2011's season where the Trojans were 19–2–1 and ranked 17th in the NAIA. Miller served as head coach of the Spring Arbor University men's soccer team from 2013–2018. He also served as the head coach and general manager for

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, a former member of the Premier Development League now known as

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, from 2015–2018. Under Miller, in 2018, Spring Arbor had one of the best seasons in program history leading to Miller becoming the conference coach of the year. Miller's record with Lansing United was 20–13–12.

Professional

In November 2018, he was named head coach of

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expansion side

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. Miller led the side to a 2nd place regular season finish in

, however, the team lost in the playoff semi-finals to

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. In total, Miller led

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to 13–8–10 season, with a 42% win percentage. On January 8, 2020, it was announced that Miller would join

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's staff as associate head coach with San Diego Loyal in preparation for the team's inaugural season in the

. Miller has promoted to head coach on December 2, 2022.

Personal life

Miller was born in

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. At the age of 7, he moved with his family to

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. At the age of 13, he moved to

. He has been married to his wife Darcy Miller since 2009. They live with their three children in San Diego, CA.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Nate 1986 births Living people American soccer coaches Lansing Ignite FC USL League One coaches San Diego Loyal SC coaches Spring Arbor Cougars men's soccer coaches Taylor Trojans men's soccer coaches Soccer players from Pennsylvania People from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Association football midfielders USL Championship coaches Taylor Trojans men's soccer players National Premier Soccer League coaches Association football players not categorized by nationality