Randy Soderman (born May 1, 1974) is an American

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player and technology entrepreneur.

Early career

Randy Soderman, the younger brother of Rick Soderman, grew up playing for CISCO Soccer Club in

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. In 1992, he graduated from Cactus High School. That year, he joined the Arizona Cotton for the 1992–93 USISL indoor season. Soderman attended Glendale Community College where he was a 1993 NJCAA Second Team All American. In the summer of 1994, Soderman played outdoors with the Arizona Cotton. That fall, he entered

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, playing one season on the men's soccer team before declaring himself eligible for the CISL professional draft.

Professional career

In 1995, he turned professional with the

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of the

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that was led by

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. That fall, he signed with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. In the summer of 1996, he decided against playing in

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to continue indoor play with the Sacramento Knights of the CISL. In 1998 and 1999, Soderman played for the

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of the

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, then returned to indoor summer soccer in 1999 with the

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of the

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where he won the WISL Defender of the Year award. In 2000 and 2001, he was with the Tucson Fireballs in the USL D-3 Pro League. In 2004, Soderman returned indoors with the St. Louis Steamers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played two season with the Steamers where he was voted to the MISL All-Star team in both years. In 2006, the

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selected Soderman as their first overall pick in the

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. That same year, Soderman was called up to the

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. On October 17, 2006, the Milwaukee Wave sent Soderman and Alen Osmanovic to the Chicago Storm in exchange for Anthony Maher and Tijani Ayegbusi. The two seasons he spent with the Storm were the last two professional seasons Soderman played. Soderman retired from professional soccer in 2008 after the birth of his first daughter, Blakeley Soderman. Since retiring for professional soccer in 2008, Soderman continue to play recreationally for many semi-pro teams. He returned to the

, now playing in the

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. In 2009, the Sahuaros played in the

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. On August 13, 2012, the Tucson Extreme of the

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signed Soderman as head coach. I On September of that year, the team announced it would delay its first season. Soderman instead, signed with Real Phoenix FC in the

. Also, following retirement in 2008, Soderman entered into the technology industry where he founded Soderman Marketing & Xtraman Fundraising. In 2016, Soderman launched Elite Web Design of Phoenix as an extension of Soderman Marketing. In 2016, Soderman co-founded and launched an auto glass software company called Glass Shop Go. In early 2018, Soderman was invited to join the Forbes Council.

References

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