Jon Akin

Jon Akin is a retired American soccer forward who is the head coach of the Oglethorpe University men's soccer team.

Jon Akin
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-06-25) June 25, 1977
Place of birth Pensacola, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1998 Saint Leo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Charleston Battery 65 (7)
1999 → Carolina Dynamo (loan) 4 (2)
2000 → Kilkenny City (loan)
2002 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 (0)
2007–2008 Atlanta Eclipse (indoor) 2 (0)
2009 Atlanta Blackhawks 2 (0)
Teams managed
2002– Oglethorpe University
2007–2008 Atlanta Eclipse (assistant)
2009– Marist School (Assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

Youth

Akin graduated successfully from Pensacola Catholic High School. He was a four-year starter on his high school soccer team and played for the North Florida Futbol Club which won the 1995 Florida Youth Soccer Championships.[1] Akin attended the Saint Leo University, playing on the men's NCAA Division II soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He is second on the Lions' career goals and points lists and holds the school record for career assists.[2] Akin was selected as a 1996 Second Team and a 1997 First Team Division II All American.[3][4] He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.[5]

Professional

Following graduation from college, Akin spent three months with the Independiente reserve team. In 1999, he returned to the United States when he was drafted by the Charleston Battery in the first round (54th overall) of the USL A-League draft.[6] In his first season with the Battery, Akin saw late game time in nine games and was sent on loan to the Carolina Dynamo of the USL D-3 Pro League. By 2001, he was a regular first team starter. In 2000, he went on loan to Kilkenny City. In 2002, the Battery traded Akin to the Atlanta Silverbacks. He spent one season with the Silverbacks. From 2008 to 2009, Akin was a player-assistant coach with the Atlanta Eclipse of the Premier Arena Soccer League.[7] In 2009, he played two games for the Atlanta Blackhawks of the USL Premier Development League.[8]

Coach

In February 2003, Oglethorpe University hired Akins as the school's men's soccer coach.[9] He also served as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Eclipse of the Premier Arena Soccer League during the 2007-2008 season. In the spring of 2009, the position as Marist School 7th/8th soccer coach was honorably bestowed upon Jon Akin.[10] As of 2018, Jon remains coach of the 7th/8th grade team.

References
  1. Soccer team signs Pensacola standout St. Petersburg Times - Wednesday, May 24, 1995
  2. Saint Leo Lions' soccer records Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1996 All Americans
  4. "1997 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  5. Saint Leo Hall of Fame Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "1999 USL A-League Draft". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  7. 2007/08 Atlanta Eclipse
  8. 2009 Atlanta Blackhawks Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Professional Soccer Player Jon Akin Joins Oglethorpe University Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Marist Team Documents". www.marist.com. 2009.
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