Youth

Born in Pittsburgh, Leven grew up in

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. During this time he played for the Pittsburgh Strikers and Beadling SC club teams, while also playing for Western Pennsylvania ODP. He graduated from Hampton High School. He attended the

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 2000.Ohio State Buckeyes All Time Roster
/ref> Leven graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems (MIS).

Professional player career

Leven started his career with the now defunct

Pittsburgh Stingers The Pittsburgh Stingers are a defunct indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) for two seasons from 1994 to 1995. Year-by-year Players * Bob Lilley (1994) * P.J. Johns (1995) * David Moxom (1995) * Doug P ...

in the

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(CISL). The

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American s ...

signed Leven in 1999 as an undrafted free agent. In the fall of 2000, Leven was transferred to the

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where he participated as a training team member. Leven retired from professional soccer in 2002. Leven was inducted into his high school sports hall of fame in 2006.

Coaching career

College Coaching

Tiffin University Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach - 2002 – 2005
Heidelberg University Director of Soccer & Head Men’s Soccer Coach - 2005 – 2010
Otterbein University Men’s Soccer Coach - 2010 – 2015

High school coaching

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- Varsity Girls Soccer Assistant Coach - 2010 - 2015

Gahanna Christian Academy Gahanna Christian Academy (GCA) is a private school (preschool and k-8) situated in the northeast area of Columbus, Ohio in the suburb of Gahanna, Ohio. Gahanna Christian Academy is chartered by the Ohio Department of Education and is a member o ...

- Head Varsity Boys Soccer Coach - 2016

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- Head Varsity Girls Soccer Coach - 2017 - 2019

Youth club coaching

Hampton Soccer Club - 1995 - 1996
Dublin Soccer Club - 1996 - 2009
New Albany Soccer Club - 2009 - 2016
Columbus Crew Youth Development Program - 2011 - 2016
FC614 - 2016 - 2019
Ohio Premier - 2021 - Present

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leven, Ryan 1977 births Living people American men's soccer players Pittsburgh Stingers players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players A-League (1995–2004) players USISL Select League players Soccer players from Pittsburgh Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders