{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1980)}} {{for|the American football player|Steve Reese (American football)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Steve Reese | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|8}} | birth_place = Salem, Oregon, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | collegeyears1 = 1999–2000 | college1 = Western Baptist Warriors | years1 = 1997–1999 | clubs1 = Cascade Surge | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2000–2003 | clubs2 = FCM Bacău | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2002 | clubs3 = → Aerostar Bacău (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2003 | clubs4 = Politehnica Timişoara | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2006 | clubs5 = Cascade Surge | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = Portland Timbers | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = Monterrey La Raza (indoor) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = Cascade Surge | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2010–2011 | clubs9 = Kitsap Pumas (indoor) | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 0 | totalcaps = 53 | totalgoals = 0 | medaltemplates = | manageryears1 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs1 = Oregon State Beavers (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2008 | managerclubs2 = Concordia University, Portland (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2015–2019 | managerclubs3 = Portland Timbers 2 (assistant) }}
'''Steve Reese''' (born October 8, 1980) is an American former soccer player who currently coaches at the Portland Timbers academy.
==Career==
===College and amateur=== Reese was born in and grew up in Salem, Oregon, attending South Salem High School where he was an all state soccer player. Reese attended Western Baptist College (now Corban University) 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 of the USISL when he was a teenager.
===Professional=== Reese traveled to Europe where he signed with FCM Bacău in the Romanian Liga I. He was loaned to Liga III team Aerostar Bacău. In early 2003, he moved to FC Timişoara of the Romanian Liga I.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bell |first=Jack |date=2003-03-31 |title=Playing in Romania Fulfills a Dream, of Sorts |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/31/sports/soccer/playing-in-romania-fulfills-a-dream-of-sorts.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He also spent time training on the Isle of Wight.
In 2004, Reese returned to the U.S. where he spent several weeks training with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. While he appeared in a preseason game, he was not offered a contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metros drop preseason opener to Chicago - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer |url=http://metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=1691 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=metrofanatic.com}}</ref> He then trained with the Portland Timbers for the remainder of the season.
In 2006, Reese spent the season with the Cascade Surge of the division USL Premier Development League. He was 1-5-0 with a 2.40 goals against average. On May 23, 2007, the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division 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 Monterrey La Raza of the National Indoor Soccer League. He played five games and was named to the 2008-2009 NISL All Rookie Team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-07 |title=NISL Announces 08-09 All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/nisl-announces-08-09-all-rookie-team/n-3801398 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}</ref>
In 2009, Reese returned to Cascade Surge which folded at the end of the season. In November 2010, he signed with the Kitsap Pumas of the Professional Arena Soccer League.
==Coaching== In 2006, Reese served as the goalkeeper coach for the Oregon State Beavers women's soccer team. He is also the goalkeeper coach for Oregon's Olympic Development Program team.<ref>[http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=409 Timbers host California, Carolina this weekend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028203418/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=409 |date=2007-10-28 }}</ref> In 2008, he was an assistant coach with Concordia University, Portland.<ref>[http://athletics.cu-portland.edu/msoccer/assistants.cfm Assistant Coaches]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080623192238/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=30 Portland Timbers profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141011194053/http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25142&SPID=1975&DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=605559&Q_SEASON=2008 Oregon Beavers coaches profile]
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