Amos Magee is the former head coach of the Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...

. Magee received his bachelors degree from Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

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 and his masters in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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. He is currently an assistant coach for the Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers

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 of Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

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 and the head coach of the Portland Timbers Reserves

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Soccer Career

Magee grew up in St. Paul, MN, where he attended St. Paul Academy, and played for the local soccer team, the St. Paul Blackhawks.
In college, Magee helped lead Wesleyan University to an ECAC Championship and school-best record of 15-1-1 in 1991. Playing up front with his wing-man Vezir "Fitzwilly" Ajro, the Cardinal 1-2 punch dominated NESCAC soccer in that era, and Magee is the Cardinals all-time leading scorer (35 goals and 85 points), was a NCAA D III All-American in 1992 and is now a member of the Wesleyan University Hall of Fame. Magee played for the Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...

 for 12 seasons, is its all-time leading scorer, and was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2008. He had several loan stints as a player with Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

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 sides, one season with the Tampa Bay Mutiny

Tampa Bay Mutiny

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 and two with the Chicago Fire. During his professional career, he played with the likes of Carlos Valderrama, Tony Sanneh

Tony Sanneh

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, Hristo Stoichkov

Hristo Stoichkov

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, Ante Razov

Ante Razov

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 and Manny Lagos

Manny Lagos

Manuel "Manny" Lagos is a former American soccer midfielder who last played for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, and is the current Head Coach of NSC Minnesota Stars...

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Coaching career

In December 2007, Magee coached the US Maccabi squad to the gold medal of the 2007 Pan American Maccabiah in Buenos Aires. Magee resigned as Thunder manager on July 22, 2008, halfway through the 2008 season. He was succeeded on an interim basis by Don Gramenz

Don Gramenz

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On November 21, 2008 Magee was inducted into the United Soccer Leagues

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 Hall of Fame. The same day he was also named Director of Soccer Development for the Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers (USL)

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 of the USL First Division

USL First Division

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