{{short description|American soccer player}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2009}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ryan Coiner | fullname = | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|7}} | birth_place = Aliso Viejo, California, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = Forward | collegeyears1 = 1999–2002 | college1 = San Diego Toreros | collegegoals1 = 49 | years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = Southern California Seahorses | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2003 | clubs2 = Orange County Blue Star | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 2003–2004 | clubs3 = Arminia Bielefeld II | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 16 | years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = Union Berlin | caps4 = 32 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = Holstein Kiel | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 10 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = Columbus Crew | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 }} '''Ryan Coiner''' (born September 7, 1979) is an American former professional soccer forward who played in Germany and Major League Soccer.
==College== Coiner was born in Aliso Viejo, California.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2002 |title=November 7-San Diego senior Ryan Coiner and Portland junior Nate Jaqua were selected as two of the 30 finalists (15 men, 15 women) for the Missouri Athletic Club?' Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top players in NCAA Division I soccer |url=https://wccsports.com/news/2002/11/7/November_7_San_Diego_senior_Ryan_Coiner_and_Portland_junior_Nate_Jaqua_were_selected_as_two_of_the_30_finalists_15_men_15_women_for_the_Missouri_Athletic_Club_s_Hermann_Trophy_awarded_to_the_top_players_in_NCAA_Division_I_soccer.aspx |access-date=April 16, 2025 |website=West Coast Conference}}</ref> He played college soccer at the University of San Diego from 1999 to 2002. He was named West Coast Conference Player of the Year twice was a 2000 and 2002 NSCAA Second Team All-American.<ref>[http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/trads/usd-all-americans.html USD All Americans]</ref> He is second all-time in school record books with forty-nine goals scored. In 2001, he played for the Southern California Seahorses during the collegiate off season.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-07-sp-7410-story.html June 7, 2001 Soccer]</ref> In 2003, he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, where he played alongside Juergen Klinsmann.<ref>[http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2003/roster/22364.html 2003 Orange County Blue Star]</ref>
==Professional== Upon graduating he traveled to Germany to join Arminia Bielefeld's reserve side. After one season there appearing in twenty games with sixteen goals he was signed by German third-division side 1. FC Union Berlin. With Union Berlin he appeared in 32 matches, scoring twelve goals. The next season, he was signed by Holstein Kiel where he would appear in thirty-one matches and score ten goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fussball Daten|title=Ryan Coiner|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/coinerryan/|language=German|access-date=2010-02-19}}</ref> After his success in the German leagues, he decided to come back to the United States.
On July 13, 2006, Coiner signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. On January 12, 2007, the Crew traded Coiner, and a first round draft pick (second overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft to the Chicago Fire in exchange for Andy Herron.<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3414971 Crew acquires Herron from Chicago, selects three at MLS SuperDraft]</ref> Coiner retired before the 2007 season due to repeated problems with his lower back.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Worldfootball.net|ryan-coiner|new_id=pe56631}}
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