Sascha Görres
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 27, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Flensburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Richmond Kickers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1999 | ETSV Weiche | ||
| 2003–2004 | UNC Pembroke Braves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | ETSV Weiche | ||
| 2002–2003 | TSB Flensburg | 32 | (0) |
| 2005– | Richmond Kickers | 236 | (17) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | ETSV Weiche C-Youth | ||
| 2007– | Richmond Kickers Youth | ||
| 2015– | Richmond Kickers (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2016 | |||
Sascha Görres (born February 27, 1980 in Flensburg) is a German footballer who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Professional Division.
Career
Early career in Germany
Görres grew up playing in the youth system of German Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-West (sixth tier) team ETSV Weiche, eventually graduating to play for the senior side in 1999 at the age of 19. He transferred to TSB Flensburg in 2002, and played 32 games for the team in the fifth-tier Schleswig-Holstein-Liga in 2002/03, while simultaneously studying at the University of Flensburg.
College
Görres transferred from the University of Flensburg to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in the United States in 2003 to study applied sciences and play on the college soccer team. He garnered PBC All-Conference, All-Region and All-State honors in his freshman season at Pembroke, and in his second year was an All-Conference, All-Tournament and first team All-American (NCAA Division II) pick, and was named to the NSCAA All-Southeast Region squad and the NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-American squad.
Professional
Görres turned professional when he was drafted by the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division in the 2005 USL First Division College Draft. He has been ever-present for the Kickers since then; he was a USL2 All-League First Team selection in 2006, earned USL-2 All-League First Team honors and was a USL-2 Defender of the Year Finalist in 2008, and helped the Kickers to two USL Second Division championships in 2006 and 2009.[1]
Coaching career
Görres received his US Soccer National B-License in 2013. He is currently the Player/Assistant Coach of the Richmond Kickers Pro Team, Assistant Coach for the U18 Academy of Richmond United and the Head Coach for the U10 Boys Richmond Kickers Elite. In the past, Görres coached ETSV Weiche C-Youth to the Flensburg city championship during the 2002-2003 season in addition to other Richmond Kickers youth sides.[2]
Honors
Richmond Kickers
- USL Second Division Champions (2): 2006, 2009