Ryan Coiner
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| Ryan Coiner | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Coiner | |
| Date of birth | September 7, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Place of birth | Aliso Viejo, California, USA | |
| Height | 6'1 | |
| Playing position | Former forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1999-02 | San Diego | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006 |
Orange County Blue Star Arminia Bielefeld II Union Berlin Holstein Kiel Columbus Crew |
17 (11) 20 (16) 32 (12) 31 (10) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ryan Coiner (born September 7, 1979 in Aliso Viejo, California) is a former American soccer player who last played for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
Coiner played college soccer at the University of San Diego from 1999-2002. He was named West Coast Conference Player of the Year twice and second-team All-American twice. He is second all-time in school record books with 49 goals scored. During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, where he played alongside his friend, former German national team coach Juergen Klinsmann.
Upon graduating he travelled to Germany to join Arminia Bielefeld's reserve side. After one season there appearing in 20 games with 16 goals he was signed by German third-division side 1. FC Union Berlin. With Union Berlin he appeared in 32 matches, scoring 12 goals. The next season he was signed by Holstein Kiel where he would appear in 31 matches and score 10 goals. His success in the German leagues failed to earn him a long-term contract and he was released after the 2005-06 season.
On July 13, 2006 Coiner was signed by the Columbus Crew and almost immediately made his presence felt, notching an assist in his second game with the club, against the Los Angeles Galaxy and nearly scoring the following game against Everton. He was traded to the Chicago Fire at the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, but will never play with the club as he retired from the game before the start of the season to pursue business opportunities in Texas.