Amos Magee

Amos Magee
Personal information
Full name Amos Hart Magee[1]
Date of birth (1971-09-07) September 7, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wesleyan Cardinals
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2003 Minnesota Thunder ? (64)
2000 → Tampa Bay Mutiny (loan) 7 (0)
2001–2002 → Chicago Fire (loan) 6 (2)
Managerial career
2006–2008 Minnesota Thunder
2007 US Maccabi
2009–2010 Portland Timbers (USL) (assistant)
2011–2013 Portland Timbers (assistant)
2011–2013 Portland Timbers Reserves
2014–2016 D.C. United (assistant)
2014–2015 D.C. United U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Amos Magee
Medal record
Representing  United States
Football
Maccabiah Games
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Maccabiah Football

Amos Hart Magee (born September 7, 1971) is the Director of Player Personnel for Minnesota United FC. As a player, he is the Wesleyan University Cardinals all-time leading scorer, won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel, is the Minnesota Thunder all-time leading scorer, and played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Chicago Fire. As a coach, he was Head Coach of the Minnesota Thunder and assistant coach for D.C. United. In the front office, formerly he was Director of Soccer Development for the Portland Timbers. He has been inducted into the Wesleyan University Hall of Fame, the Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame, and the United Soccer League Hall of Fame.

Early life and education

Magee is the son of Beatrice B. Magee and Paul T. Magee.[1] He moved to Minnesota at 17 years of age and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he attended St. Paul Academy ('89) for two seasons, winning a state championship in 1987; he also attended East Lansing High School.[2][3][4]

Magee received his bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University ('93), and his masters in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota ('08).[5]

Soccer playing career

In St. Paul he played for the local soccer team, the St. Paul Blackhawks.[6][7]

College

In college, Magee helped lead Wesleyan University to an ECAC Championship and school-best record of 15–1–1 in 1991. Magee is the Cardinals all-time leading scorer (35 goals and 85 points), was an NCAA D III All-American in 1992.[8] He was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III All-American in 1992, and four times was named all-New England.[9] In 2008 he was inducted into the Wesleyan University Hall of Fame.[9]

Maccabiah Games

Magee played for Team USA at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a bronze medal.[10] He said: "There is nothing quite like representing your country in an international competition."[10]

Minnesota Thunder

Magee played for the Minnesota Thunder for 12 seasons, retired in 2005, is its all-time leading scorer (64 goals and 39 assists), and was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2008.[11][12][4][13] He had several loan stints as a player with Major League Soccer sides, one season with the Tampa Bay Mutiny and two with the Chicago Fire. During his professional career, he played with the likes of Carlos Valderrama, Tony Sanneh, Hristo Stoichkov, Ante Razov, and Manny Lagos. He was named first-team all-league in 1998, and A-League Championship MVP in 1999.[9] He was inducted into the Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame in 2005.[9]

Soccer coaching and front office career

Maccabiah Games

At the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Magee assisted Team USA head coach Lev Kirshner, as the team won a silver medal.[10] In December 2007, Magee coached the Team USA Maccabiah squad to the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Al Albert was his assistant coach.[10]

Minnesota Thunder

Magee was a player/assistant coach of the Minnesota Thunder in 2003–04, and its assistant coach from 2004-05.[9] He was named Head Coach of the Minnesota Thunder in October 2005, when he was 34 years of age.[12] He resigned as Thunder manager on July 22, 2008, halfway through the 2008 season.[14]

Portland Timbers

On November 21, 2008, Magee was inducted into the United Soccer League Hall of Fame.

The same day he was also named Director of Soccer Development for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.[15] In the winter of 2013 Magee left the Portland Timbers for family reasons.

D.C. United

He soon was hired in January 2014 as the D.C. United's U-23 Head Coach, and assistant to the First Team [16]

Minnesota United

In November 2016 Magee left D.C. United to become the first Director of Player Personnel for the MLS expansion team Minnesota United FC.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Schwartz, Paula (December 18, 2010). "Charlotte Tuttle and Amos Magee" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Supporters, Tavio Palazzolo | Motor City (May 11, 2012). "Michiganders in the Pros: Brighton's Summer Green shatters record, carries US Women's U-17 team to World Cup (video)". mlive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Minnesota soccer stalwart Amos Magee joins United". November 16, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Tribune, David La Vaque Star. "Minnesota United brings back Amos Magee as player personnel director". Star Tribune.
  5. ^ "NSC Minnesota Stars Will Conduct School Supply Drive August 21 Game v Portland". insidemnsoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "United increases efforts to unload disappointing defender Vadim Demidov". July 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Patrick C. Borzi (2018). Minnesota Made Me
  8. ^ "Amos H. Magee '93, Hall of Fame, Athletics – Wesleyan University". wesleyan.edu.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Amos Magee '93 (2008) - Hall of Fame Inductees". Wesleyan University.
  10. ^ a b c d "Thunder coach Amos Magee to head US Maccabi soccer team". OurSports Central. March 9, 2007.
  11. ^ "15-year veteran Amos Magee hangs up cleats". OurSports Central. April 27, 2005.
  12. ^ a b "Magee takes charge of Thunder". OurSports Central. October 12, 2005.
  13. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  14. ^ La Vaque, David (July 22, 2008) "Magee out as Thunder coach"[permanent dead link] Star Tribune
  15. ^ Timbers Public Relations (November 21, 2008)"Timbers add Amos Magee to team's staff" Archived February 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Amos Magee joins D.C. United as U-23 Head Coach and Assistant Coach to the First Team (March 7, 2014)[1]
  17. ^ "Amos Magee Joins MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

External links

  • Wes Burdine (December 19, 2017). "'“Papa Was a Rolling Stone': Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a Team," FiftyFive.One.
  • "Ep. 18: Chris & Coach; Beyond the Box Score with Amos Magee ’93", Wesleyan Cardinals, February 3, 2021.
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Minnesota United FC 2 – current squad
  • Head coach: Magee
  • Assistant coach: Hall
  • Goalkeeping coach: Barber
Amos Magee managerial positions
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Minnesota Thunder – Head coaches
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D.C. United U-23 – Head coaches
  • Moreno (2011–13)
  • Magee (2014–)