Steve Kindel (born February 25, 1977) is a

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player who currently plays for

Surrey United Firefighters Surrey United Soccer Club is a Canadian amateur association football, soccer club based in Cloverdale, Surrey, Cloverdale area in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 1968. The senior men's team goes by the name Surrey United ...

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

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March 18, ...

in 1997 where he would play until 1998. After USL soccer he left for Europe where he had a brief stint with R.A.E.C. Mons of the

Belgian Third Division A The Belgian Third Division A was one of the two leagues at the Belgian Third Division, third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division existed from the 1952–53 to 2015–16 season ...

. The same year he made his debut with the Canada national soccer team, where in total he would earn 4 caps. Kindel returned to the

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first playing with the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

in 1999, then with the Hampton Roads Mariners 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 Martin Nash. 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

Rochester Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

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 and Jason Bent.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 (1):

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Championship (2):

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kindel, Steve 1977 births Living people Soccer players from Burnaby Men's association football defenders 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