Kyle Beckerman
Kyle Robert Beckerman (born April 23, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He spent 21 seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the Miami Fusion (2000–2001), Colorado Rapids (2002–2007) and Real Salt Lake (2007–2020). He was a starting central defensive midfielder and captain when RSL won MLS Cup 2009. He also earned 58 caps with the United States national team.
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Beckerman with Real Salt Lake in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kyle Robert Beckerman | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 23, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Crofton, Maryland, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Utah Valley Wolverines (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Miami Fusion | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Colorado Rapids | 155 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2020 | Real Salt Lake | 377 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 545 | (41) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | United States U17 | 40 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2016 | United States | 58 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Utah Valley Wolverines | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
In 2021, Beckerman was named the head coach of the Utah Valley University men's soccer team, a Division I program in Orem, Utah.
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