Lorne Donaldson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Jamaica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Cavalier | ||
| 1980–1982 | Metro State Roadrunners | ||
| Denver Kickers | |||
| 1997 | Colorado Foxes | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Metro State Roadrunners (assistant) | ||
| Colorado Foxes | |||
| 2001 | Colorado Rapids (assistant) | ||
| Real Colorado Foxes | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lorne Donaldson is a retired Jamaican association football player who coaches the Real Colorado Foxes
Player
Donaldson attended and played soccer at Kingston College in Jamaica. He also played for Cavalier F.C. in 1980, Donaldson entered Metropolitan State University of Denver. He was a 1981 NAIA First Team All American soccer player. In 1995, Metro State inducted Donaldson into its Hall of Fame.[1] Donaldson also played for the Denver Kickers when they won the 1983 National Amateur Cup. In 1997, he played one game for the Colorado Foxes.
Coach
Following the completion of his playing career at Metro State, Donaldson continued as an assistant coach with the men’s soccer team while finishing his degree. He served as an assistant coach with the Colorado Foxes before becoming the head coach. He was the 1996 American Professional Soccer League Coach of the Year.[2] In 1997, he became a coach with the Douglas County Soccer Association. The Douglas County Soccer Association runs the Real Colorado Foxes, a team Donaldson coaches. On 29 January 2001, Donaldson became an assistant coach with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.[3]
References
- ^ "Lorne Donaldson". Metro State Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1996". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Colorado Rapids Name Lorne Donaldson as New Assistant Coach Archived 2001-04-29 at the Wayback Machine