Steve Reese (born October 8, 1980, in

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) is a former

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player who currently coaches at the

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academy.

Career

College and amateur

Reese grew up in

, attending

South Salem High School South Salem High School (SSHS) is a public high school in Salem, Oregon. It was built in 1954 as the second public high school in the city. After South Salem opened, the former Salem High School was renamed North Salem High School. History ...

where he was an all state soccer player. Reese attended Western Baptist College (now

Corban University Corban University is a private Christian university in Salem, Oregon, United States. There are about 1,000 full-time students enrolled on the Salem campus and 2,800 worldwide. Athletically, it is a member of the National Association of Interco ...

) for one year, 2000–2001 before leaving school to pursue a professional career. While at Western Baptist, he played one season, 2000, of college soccer at the NAIA school. In 1997-1999 Reese also spent three seasons with the

Cascade Surge Cascade Surge was an American association football, soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, when ...

of the

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when he was a teenager.

Professional

Reese traveled to Europe where he signed with

FCM Bacău Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău (also known as ASS FCM 1950 Bacău, FCM 1950 Bacău or FCM Bacău) was a Romanian association football, football football team, club based in Bacău, Bacău County, Moldavia. Founded in 1950 a ...

in the Romanian

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

. He was loaned to Liga III team

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. In early 2003, he moved to

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of the Romanian

. He also spent time training on the

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. In 2004, Reese returned to the U.S. where he spent several weeks training with the MetroStars of

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. While he appeared in a preseason game, he was not offered a contract. He then trained with the

for the remainder of the season. In 2006, Reese spent the season with the

of the division

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. He was 1-5-0 with a 2.40

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. On May 23, 2007, the

of the

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signed Reese as the team's third string goalkeeper. The Timbers kept him through the 2008 season, but he never played a game and was released before the 2009 season. He signed in November 2008 with

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of the

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. He played five games and was named to the 2008-2009 NISL All Rookie Team. In 2009, Reese returned to

which folded at the end of the season. In November 2010, he signed with the

Kitsap Pumas Kitsap SC Pumas was an American soccer team based in Bremerton, Washington, United States. The team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. From its foundation in 2009 to 2016, the club ...

of the

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Coaching

In 2006, Reese served as the goalkeeper coach for the

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women's soccer team. He is also the goalkeeper coach for Oregon's Olympic Development Program team. In 2008, he was an assistant coach with

Concordia University, Portland Concordia University was a private Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) university in Portland, Oregon, that closed in spring 2020. One remaining program, the accelerated bachelor's degree in nursing, continues to operate under another Conc ...

.Assistant Coaches
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References

External links

Oregon Beavers coaches profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reese, Steve 1980 births Living people American expatriate men's soccer players American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Cascade Surge players Corban University alumni Expatriate men's footballers in Romania American expatriate sportspeople in Romania FCM Bacău players CS Aerostar Bacău players FC Politehnica Timișoara players Men's association football goalkeepers Liga I players Monterrey La Raza players Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) players Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Soccer players from Oregon USISL players Concordia University (Oregon) USL League Two players South Salem High School alumni Portland Timbers non-playing staff Oregon State Beavers coaches Kitsap Pumas players Major Arena Soccer League players