Bill Becher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Becher | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Lewis and Clark Community College | ||
| 1986–1987 | Sagamon State University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) | 32 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 | Indiana Kick (indoor) | ||
| 1990–1991 | New York Kick (indoor) | ||
| 1991 | Colorado Foxes | 15 | (2) |
| 1991–1999 | Harrisburg Heat (indoor) | 315 | (227) |
| 1993–1994 | Arizona Sandsharks (indoor) | ||
| 1999–2000 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 36 | (19) |
| Total | 458 | (280) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2017 | Harrisburg City Islanders | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bill Becher (born in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a former American soccer player and head coach.
Player
Youth
Born in West Virginia, Becher grew up in St. Louis. He began his collegiate career at Lewis and Clark Community College. He then transferred to Sangamon State University. In 1986, Becher was a Third Team NAIA All American.[1] In 1987, he scored the winning goal as Sangamon won the NAIA national men's soccer championship and Becher was named the tournament MVP.[2]
Professional
In 1987, Becher turned professional with the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He played two season with the Flames. When the Flames folded in 1989, Becher moved to the newly created Indiana Kick. In 1990, the Kick moved to New York to become the New York Kick. Becher began the 1990-1991 AISA season with the Kick, but left the team in January 1991 after the team cut salaries.[3] In 1991, Becher played for the Colorado Foxes in the American Professional Soccer League.[4] In 1993 and 1994, Becher played summer seasons with the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. On October 22, 1999, the Heat traded Becher to the St. Louis Ambush for undisclosed considerations.[5] He spent one season with the Ambush, then retired from professional soccer. He also played for the Hershey Impact.[6]
Statistics
Coach
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
 Harrisburg City Islanders
|
September 24, 2003 | January 23, 2018 | 376 | 152 | 95 | 129 | 40.43 | ||
| Total | 376 | 152 | 95 | 129 | 40.43 | ||||
Honors
- 2005 United Soccer Leagues Coach of the Year
- 2007 USL Second Division Championship
- 2011 USL Pro Finalist
- 2014 USL Pro Finalist
References
- ^ NAIA Regular Season Records
- ^ NAIA Tournament Records
- ^ Three players quit after Kick cuts pay
- ^ 1991 Colorado Foxes
- ^ October 22, 1999 Transactions
- ^ "COACHES & TECHNICAL STAFF". Harrisburg City Islanders. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- American Indoor Soccer Association players
- American soccer players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Arizona Sandsharks players
- Colorado Foxes players
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- Fort Wayne Flames players
- Indiana Kick players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- New York Kick players
- Sportspeople from St. Louis
- Sportspeople from Wheeling, West Virginia
- Soccer players from Missouri
- St. Louis Ambush players
- Penn FC coaches
- Association footballers not categorized by position