Michael Nsien

Michael Nsien
Personal information
Date of birth	February 14, 1981
Place of birth	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	FC Tulsa (head coach)
Youth career
	Tulsa Thunder
College career
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
2018	Tulsa Roughnecks (assistant)
2018	Tulsa Roughnecks (interim)
2018–	FC Tulsa
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Michael Nsien (born February 14, 1981) is a Nigerian-American[1] former soccer player and currently head coach of FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.

Player

Career

Nsien played college soccer at the University of Dayton between 1999 and 2003, scoring 9 goals at left fullback in 73 appearances.[2]

Following college, Nsien signed with the LA Galaxy in 2005 as a reserve player,[3] and then with the USL’s Portland Timbers in 2006.[4] He also played in the UAE for UAE Pro-League side Al-Saab FC and was a member of the 2003 Nigerian U-23 National Team that ultimately failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.[5]

Coach

Nsien became an assistant coach for the Tulsa Roughnecks, before taking over the side from David Vaudreuil as interim head coach in June 2018.[6] Nsien was named the permanent head coach in December 2018.[7]

References

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[1] ttps://www.timbers.com/post/2006/03/13/timbers-sign-former-galaxy-reserve-nsien-re-sign-morrison-poltl

[2] ttps://daytonflyers.com/news/2005/9/18/MSOC_4283.aspx

[3] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/players/michael-nsien

[4] ttps://www.timbers.com/post/2006/03/13/timbers-sign-former-galaxy-reserve-nsien-re-sign-morrison-poltl

[5] ttps://app.mainstreetsites.com/dmn2930/teachers.htm

[6] ttps://www.roughnecksfc.com/news_article/show/929629

[7] ttps://www.roughnecksfc.com/news_article/show/974932