Bret Hall
Encyclopedia
Bret Hall is a retired American
soccer player who played in the NASL
, Major Indoor Soccer League
and National Professional Soccer League. He has coached at the collegiate, professional and national team levels.
, graduating in 1979. The Portland Timbers
of the North American Soccer League
drafted Hall in the second round of the 1979 NASL Draft. He never played for the Timbers. Instead, he played for the Chicago Sting
from 1980 to 1983. In the fall of 1983, he moved to the Cleveland Force
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
. In 1988, he moved to the Chicago Power
of the American Indoor Soccer Association where he was the a 1988 First Team All Star and the 1990 Defender of the Year and a First Team All Star.
. In 1998, he was hired by the Chicago Stingers of the USISL. He took the team to the league championship. In 1999, the team was renamed the Sockers and he took them to two more titles before the team folded following the 2000 season. In 2000, he was hired to coach the Indiana Blast
, but stepped down a few weeks later without coaching a game. In 2001, he became the head coach of the Chicago Fire Reserves. In those five season, he had a 67-21-2 record. Hall currently coaches at Baylor University
.
He was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2004.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player who played in the NASL
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
and National Professional Soccer League. He has coached at the collegiate, professional and national team levels.
Player
Hall played soccer for Wheaton CollegeWheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
, graduating in 1979. The Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers (NASL)
The Portland Timbers were a team in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1982. The name has been used by two other soccer franchises: the Timbers of the WSA/APSL, Portland Timbers of the USL and the current team which began play as part of Major League Soccer in 2011.-History:In January...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
drafted Hall in the second round of the 1979 NASL Draft. He never played for the Timbers. Instead, he played for the Chicago Sting
Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988...
from 1980 to 1983. In the fall of 1983, he moved to the Cleveland Force
Cleveland Force (1978 – 1988)
The original Cleveland Force was one of the six charter franchises in the original Major Indoor Soccer League . The team played from 1978 to 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and occasionally drew crowds in excess of 20,000 in the mid-80's.Akron businessman Eric J...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
. In 1988, he moved to the Chicago Power
Chicago Power
The Chicago Power were an indoor soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League.After the 1995/96 season, the team became the Edmonton Drillers.-Year-by-year:...
of the American Indoor Soccer Association where he was the a 1988 First Team All Star and the 1990 Defender of the Year and a First Team All Star.
Coach
In August 1994, Hall became the Director of Coaching for the Chicago PowerChicago Power
The Chicago Power were an indoor soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League.After the 1995/96 season, the team became the Edmonton Drillers.-Year-by-year:...
. In 1998, he was hired by the Chicago Stingers of the USISL. He took the team to the league championship. In 1999, the team was renamed the Sockers and he took them to two more titles before the team folded following the 2000 season. In 2000, he was hired to coach the Indiana Blast
Indiana Blast
Indiana Blast were an American soccer team, founded in 1997. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues, and played in the D-3 Pro League, the A-League and the USL Premier Development League, until folding at the end of the 2004 season....
, but stepped down a few weeks later without coaching a game. In 2001, he became the head coach of the Chicago Fire Reserves. In those five season, he had a 67-21-2 record. Hall currently coaches at Baylor University
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
.
He was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2004.