Rick Iversen Explained

Rick Iversen
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1987
Youthclubs1:San Diego State Aztecs
Youthyears2:1988
Youthclubs2:Cal State Northridge Matadors
Years1:1986–1987
Clubs1:San Diego Nomads
Years2:1988
Clubs2:Los Angeles Heat
Years3:1989
Clubs3:Victoria Vistas
Caps3:19
Goals3:3
Years4:1990
Clubs4:Aalborg BK
Caps4:12
Years5:1991
Clubs5:Miami Freedom
Caps5:7
Goals5:0
Years6:1992
Clubs6:San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Years7:1994
Clubs7:Silicon Valley Firebirds
Years8:1996
Clubs8:San Jose Clash
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:1996
Clubs9:Reno Rattlers (loan)
Years10:1997–1998
Clubs10:California Jaguars
Caps10:26
Goals10:0

Rick Iversen is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League and USISL.

Youth

In 1987, Iversen, in his only season with the San Diego State University men's soccer team, went to the final of the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. He then transferred to California State University, Northridge. In December 1988, Iversen scored the game-winning goal to put CSUN into the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship final where they fell to Florida Tech.[1] He was the 1988 NCAA Division II Defensive MVP.[2] In addition to playing collegiate soccer, Iversen also spent two seasons with the San Diego Nomads in the Western Soccer Alliance (1986–1987).[3] In 1988, he played for the Los Angeles Heat.[4]

Professional

On April 26, 1989, Iversen turned professional with the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League.[5] [6] In 1990, he moved to Europe to play for AaB Aalborg. Iversen was back in the United States in 1991 to play for the Miami Freedom of the American Professional Soccer League.[7] In 1992, he returned to California where he would spend the rest of his career. He began by joining the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks.[8] In 1994, he played for the Silicon Valley Firebirds in the USISL. In 1996, Iversen signed with the San Jose Clash of Major League Soccer. He never played for the Clash, but went on loan to the Reno Rattlers. On October 2, 1996, the Clash waived Iversen. In 1997 and 1998, Iversen finished his career with the California Jaguars.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-04-sp-1646-story.html CSUN Advances to Soccer Final on Veteran's Day
  2. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncamsocr.shtml NCAA Men’s Soccer
  3. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1986/stats86.htm#SD 1986 San Diego Nomads
  4. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statswsa88.htm#LA Los Angeles Heat
  5. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-26-sp-1835-story.html Ex-CSUN Soccer Player Joins Canadian League
  6. Web site: CSL 1991 Media Guide w 92 season info and all time records_HiQ.PDF.
  7. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htm#Miami 1991 Miami Freedom
  8. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#SFB 1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks