Steve Kindel (born February 25, 1977) is a

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soccer player who currently plays for

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Career

Club

Kindel was a former standout at

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, where he won the 1997 NAIA Pacific Northwest Conference Player of the Year. After CIS soccer he turned pro by signing with the

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in 1997 where he would play until 1998. After USL soccer he left for Europe where he had a brief stint with

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of the

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. The same year he made his debut with the

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, where in total he would earn 4 caps. Kindel returned to the

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first playing with the

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in 1999, then with the

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in 2000. Midway through the season Kindel returned to Vancouver and re-signed with the club at the USL First Division roster freeze on August 1, 2000. In 2001 and 2002 he finished second in scoring and was named into the Second Team All A-League. the same two seasons he won the Vancouver Gerry Nakatsuka Midfielder of the Year award. During the 2005 season he was converted into a left back by Bob Lilley. Where he logged 2, 381 minutes only second to

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. He was also awarded the first ever Jack MacDonald Unsung Hero award. In 2006, he helped the Whitecaps claim their first

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by beating the

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2–0. On 12 October 2008 he helped the Whitecaps capture their second USL First Division Championship beating the Puerto Rico Islanders 2–1 in Vancouver He was released on 8 December 2008 by

. On July 23, 2009 the

announced the signing of Kindel a one-year deal. After his releasing by

in the

, he signed with

International

Kindel played at the

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, alongside

Paul Stalteri Paul Andrew Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, winning the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in t ...

and

Jason Bent Jason Andrew Bent (born March 8, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player and current assistant coach for LA Galaxy. A midfielder, he played in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids, 2. Bundesliga for FSV Zwickau and the Football League fo ...

.Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA He won 10 caps with the Canadian U-23 team. He made his senior debut for

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in a May 1998 friendly match against

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and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a July 1999 friendly match against

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Coaching

Kindel was the long time Technical Director of Vancouver United Football Club and its predecessor Dunbar Soccer Association before accepting a Technical Director position at North Vancouver Football Club in the summer of 2012 to present. Both are two of the biggest clubs in western Canada. He also coached the Surrey United Women's Premier team to six consecutive BC Provincial Cup titles and multiple Canadian Club National metals including Gold in 2006. Kindel also has experience coaching various boys elite teams in the Vancouver area. He currently holds a

B National Certificate.

Honors

Canada

CONCACAF U-20 Championship The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the second longest running international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, CONCACAF, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup ...

(1):

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Championship (2): 2006,

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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kindel, Steve 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Burnaby Men's association football defenders Soccer people from British Columbia Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players Richmond Kickers players Virginia Beach Mariners players Rochester New York FC players USL First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States ICSF Columbus FC players Simon Fraser University alumni Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players