Steve McLean is a retired Scottish-American
soccer forward
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who played professionally in the
Major Indoor Soccer League and was a member of the U.S. team at the
1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisb ...
. He is currently a sales manager with
Nike, Inc.
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Soccer
Youth
Raised in
Kearny, McLean graduated from
Kearny High School where he was a 1978 First Team High School All American soccer player. He was later selected to the Wall Soccer Club team of the 1970s. He attended
Philadelphia Textile, playing on the men's soccer team from 1979 to 1983. He was a 1980 Honorable Mention as well as a 1982 and 1983
first team All American. He is currently sixth on the team's all-time assists list and eighth on the all time goals list.
National team
In 1981, McLean was a member of the
United States U-20 men's national soccer team
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The United States' b ...
at the
1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisb ...
.
Professional
In 1984, McLean played for the
Charlotte Gold
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of the
United Soccer League
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. On 27 September 1984, he signed with the
Wichita Wings
The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979. of the
Major Indoor Soccer League.
Several injuries and illnesses limited him to one game his rookie season as he was moved to defense. In 1986, he moved to the
New York Express
The New York Express was a soccer team based out of Uniondale, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played only part of the 1986–87 MISL season before folding during the league's midseason All-Star Break. Their home ar ...
which collapsed during the season.
Sports apparel industry
In 1989, McLean retired from professional soccer and entered the sports apparel field with
Umbro
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USA. In 1997, he moved to
Adidas as the Director of Product Marketing before moving to the Oswego Group in 2000 and back to Umbro in 2003.
References
External links
MISL stats
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1961 births
Living people
All-American college men's soccer players
American men's soccer players
Carolina Lightnin' players
Kearny High School (New Jersey) alumni
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
New York Express players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer)
People from Kearny, New Jersey
Scottish emigrants to the United States
Footballers from Glasgow
Soccer players from Hudson County, New Jersey
United Soccer League (1984–85) players
Wichita Wings (MISL) players
Men's association football forwards