Eric Kissinger | |
Birth Date: | 2 August 1986 |
Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Dayton Dynamo |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Youthyears1: | 2005 |
Youthclubs1: | Miami Valley School |
Years1: | 2010–2015 |
Clubs1: | Dayton Dutch Lions |
Caps1: | 59 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Club-Update: | September 11, 2021 |
Years2: | 2016 |
Clubs2: | Dayton Dynamo |
Youthyears2: | 2005–2009 |
Youthclubs2: | Haverford Black Squirrels |
Manageryears1: | 2019 |
Managerclubs1: | Dayton Dutch Lions Women's Team |
Eric Kissinger (born August 2, 1986, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American Soccer player who played for the Dayton Dutch Lions and Dayton Dynamo. He currently works as a teacher at The Miami Valley School.
Kissinger played 4 years of soccer at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
Kissinger joined the Dayton Dutch Lions in 2010 for their debut season in the USL Premier Development League.[1] He had his best season in 2011 with 4 goals in 30 games.[2] He was one of the club's longest-serving players, active for their first five years in existence.[3]
Kissinger was on the inaugural roster for the Dayton Dynamo's revival in 2016.[4] The team played in the NPSL.
For nearly the entirety of his playing career, Kissinger also coached for the Dayton Dutch Lions youth academy program.[5] Kissinger also coached at The Miami Valley School, a private high school in Kettering, Ohio, for whom Kissinger had played in his youth career. He eventually became the varsity head coach in 2013.[6]
In 2015, Kissinger assumed the role of player-coach for the Dutch Lions. In 2019, Kissinger became head coach for the Dutch Lion's Women's Team in their return to the WPSL.[7] The team finished last in the Ohio Valley Conference with one win in ten games.[8]