# Eric Eichmann

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American soccer player

Eric Eichmann Personal information Date of birth (1965-05-07) May 7, 1965 (age 61) Place of birth Margate, Florida, United States Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Position Forward Youth career 1983–1987 Clemson Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1986 Atlanta Datagraphic 1987–1988 Werder Bremen II 1988–1992 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1992 Wichita Wings (indoor) 23 (27) 1994 Washington Warthogs (indoor) 27 (19) 1994–1995 St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 19 (12) 1996 Kansas City Wizards 15 (0) International career 1986–1993 United States 29 (4) Managerial career 2000–2002 Miami Fusion (assistant) Medal record Representing United States Runner-up CONCACAF Championship 1989 Men's Soccer * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Eric Eichmann** (born May 7, 1965) is an American former [soccer](/source/Association_football) player. He played professionally in Germany and the United States and later served as an assistant coach with the [Miami Fusion](/source/Miami_Fusion) of [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer). He also earned 29 [caps](/source/Cap_(football)) and scored four goals, for the [United States national soccer team](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team).

## College

Born in [Margate, Florida](/source/Margate%2C_Florida), Eichmann grew up in Florida where [St. Thomas Aquinas High School](/source/St._Thomas_Aquinas_High_School_(Fort_Lauderdale%2C_Florida)) and played for the Key Biscayne Gunners youth club.[1] Eichmann played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) [Clemson University](/source/Clemson_University) of the [Atlantic Coast Conference](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) (ACC). His freshman year, he earned All-ACC honors. In 1984, the team won the [NCAA national championship](/source/NCAA_Division_I_men's_soccer_tournament). His most successful individual year came as a junior when he set a school record of nineteen assists while helping his team to the ACC championship. As a senior, Eichmann earned [First-Team All-American](/source/Division_I_First-Team_All-American_(soccer)) honors. In 1986, he also played for [Atlanta Datagraphic](/source/Atlanta_Datagraphic), a top level amateur club.[2]

## Professional career

After graduation, Eichmann played a single season with German [Third Division](/source/Oberliga_(football)) team [Werder Bremen II](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen_II). The next year he returned to the United States where he played with the [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(1988%E2%80%9394)) of the [ASL/APSL](/source/A-League_(American)) from 1988 to 1993. His time with the team saw them win the 1989 APSL Championship.[3][4][5] In 1992, he began a career as an itinerant [indoor soccer](/source/Indoor_soccer) player. He began with the [Wichita Wings](/source/Wichita_Wings) of the [National Professional Soccer League](/source/National_Professional_Soccer_League_II) (NPSL) for one season, before moving on to the [Washington Warthogs](/source/Washington_Warthogs) of the [Continental Indoor Soccer League](/source/Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League) (CISL) in 1993–1994 and finally the [St. Louis Ambush](/source/St._Louis_Ambush_(NPSL)) of the NPSL from 1994 to 1996. In 1995, the Ambush won the league championship. In 1996, the [Kansas City Wiz](/source/Kansas_City_Wiz) of the [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) (MLS) took Eichmann as the thirty-sixth pick (fourth round) of the league's [inaugural draft](/source/1996_MLS_Inaugural_Player_Draft). He would play one season and retire as a full-time soccer player.[6]

## International career

### World Cup and Olympics

Eichmann earned his first cap on February 5, 1986, against [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_soccer_team). He went on to play a total of 28 games with the senior team, scoring four goals. He was a member of the [U.S. Olympic soccer team](/source/United_States_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics) at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics) as well as the U.S. team at the [1990 FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup). His last game with the national team came against [Honduras](/source/Honduras_national_football_team) on March 25, 1993.

### Futsal

Eichmann also earned seventeen caps with the [U.S. futsal](/source/United_States_national_futsal_team) team between 1986 and 1992. During that period, he played on the U.S. team which took third at the 1989 [FIFA Futsal World Championship](/source/FIFA_Futsal_World_Championship) and second at the 1992 championship. He ended his futsal career with seven goals.[7]

## Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Eichmann served as an assistant coach of the [Miami Fusion](/source/Miami_Fusion) of the MLS from 2000 to 2002. He is the Director of Coaching and Player Development for the South Florida Football Academy (ex Boca United), a youth academy team in Florida part of MLS Next[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "ST. THOMAS MAKES IT THREE IN A ROW" *Miami Herald* Tuesday, June 7, 1983

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Datagraphic still the big name in amateur soccer" *The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution* Thursday, June 26, 1986

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [1989 APSL Stats](https://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statsasl89.htm#Ft.L)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [1991 APSL Stats](http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm#Ft.L)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [1992 APSL Stats](https://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#Ft.L)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["MLS stats"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070504215610/http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_e&club=t105). Archived from [the original](http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_e&club=t105) on May 4, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [USSF futsal stats](http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAR.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201506/http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAR.html) September 27, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Club bio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070314230158/http://www.gbysa.org/about_program_director.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.gbysa.org/about_program_director.htm) on March 14, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2007.

## External links

- [Clemson Tigers bio](http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/eichmann_eric00.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070227040002/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/eichmann_eric00.html) February 27, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [USSoccerPlayers.com bio](http://ussoccerplayers.com/players/eric_eichmann/)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

United States squads v t e United States soccer squad – 1988 Summer Olympics 1 Vanole 2 Trittschuh 3 Doyle 4 Crow 5 Windischmann 6 Klopas 7 Gabarra 8 Davis (c) 9 Goulet 10 Vermes 11 Eichmann 12 Krumpe 13 Harkes 14 Stollmeyer 15 Ramos 16 Murray 17 Armstrong 18 Duback 19 Bliss 20 Caligiuri Coach: Osiander v t e United States squad – 1990 North American Nations Cup third place 1 Meola 2 Keller 3 Thompson 4 Fraser 5 Dayak 6 Grimes 7 Santel 8 Betts 9 Eichmann 10 Garvey 11 Krumpe 12 Baicher 13 DiNunzio 14 Crook 15 Sommer 16 Gutierrez 17 Lalas 18 Kooiman 19 Covone 20 Kasper 21 Benedetti 22 Eck Coach: Kowalski v t e United States squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Meola 2 Trittschuh 3 Doyle 4 Banks 5 Windischmann (c) 6 Harkes 7 Ramos 8 Bliss 9 Sullivan 10 Vermes 11 Wynalda 12 Krumpe 13 Eichmann 14 Stollmeyer 15 Armstrong 16 Murray 17 Balboa 18 Keller 19 Henderson 20 Caligiuri 21 Covone 22 Vanole Coach: Gansler

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