Tim Twellman
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Timothy “Tim” Twellman is a retired American soccer player who spent seven years in the North American Soccer League
and four in the Major Indoor Soccer League
. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team
in 1982. After retiring from playing professionally, he has coached high school and youth soccer for over twenty years. He is the father of former New England Revolution
striker Taylor Twellman
.
, attending St. Louis University High School. After graduating from high school, he attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1973 to 1976. He is ranked ninth on the school’s career scoring list with twenty-seven goals and twenty-two assists. He also played on the school’s baseball team in 1975 and 1976.
of the North American Soccer League
(NASL). He played five seasons them as a forward, scoring five goals in 109 games. In 1982, he began the season with the Tulsa Roughnecks
. On June 13, 1982, the Roughnecks traded Twellman and John Tyma
to the Chicago Sting
in exchange for Tasso Koutsoukos
. He finished the 1982 season with ten games for the Sting, then played sixteen games, scoring one goal as the Sting took the 1984
NASL championship. The NASL collapsed after the 1984 season and several of the league’s teams, including the Sting, jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, Twellman moved to the Kansas City Comets
where he spent one season. He retired from playing professionally after the 1985-1986 season.
as a defender in a 2-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago
.
in St. Louis
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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:...
and four in 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...
. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
in 1982. After retiring from playing professionally, he has coached high school and youth soccer for over twenty years. He is the father of former New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
striker Taylor Twellman
Taylor Twellman
Taylor Twellman is a retired American soccer player who currently works as a television analyst for the Philadelphia Union and ESPN soccer.-Youth and College:Taylor was raised in St...
.
Youth
Twellman grew up in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, attending St. Louis University High School. After graduating from high school, he attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUE, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois about from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger of the two largest...
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1973 to 1976. He is ranked ninth on the school’s career scoring list with twenty-seven goals and twenty-two assists. He also played on the school’s baseball team in 1975 and 1976.
Professional
In 1977, Twellman signed with the Minnesota KicksMinnesota Kicks
Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos...
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:...
(NASL). He played five seasons them as a forward, scoring five goals in 109 games. In 1982, he began the season with the Tulsa Roughnecks
Tulsa Roughnecks
-NASL:The Tulsa Roughnecks were a North American Soccer League team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played at Skelly Stadium on the campus of the University of Tulsa. The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard at B.C. Place...
. On June 13, 1982, the Roughnecks traded Twellman and John Tyma
John Tyma
John Tyma is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.-Youth:...
to 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...
in exchange for Tasso Koutsoukos
Tasso Koutsoukos
Tasso Koutsoukos is a retired Canadian soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Canadian Soccer League. He also coached in the Montreal Impact in the National Professional Soccer League.-Player:Koutsoukos played collegiate soccer...
. He finished the 1982 season with ten games for the Sting, then played sixteen games, scoring one goal as the Sting took the 1984
1984 NASL Season
The 1984 NASL season was the 72nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 17th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, as well as the 17th and final season of the North American Soccer League...
NASL championship. The NASL collapsed after the 1984 season and several of the league’s teams, including the Sting, jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, Twellman moved to the Kansas City Comets
Kansas City Comets
The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979–1991, when they folded...
where he spent one season. He retired from playing professionally after the 1985-1986 season.
National team
On March 21, 1982, Twellman earned his only cap with the U.S. national teamUnited States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
as a defender in a 2-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
.
Post playing career
Since retiring from playing, Twellman has devoted himself to coaching as well as marketing soccer gear and apparel. He runs the Twellman Soccer Academy and in 2007, he became the head coach of the Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill SchoolVilla Duchesne/Oak Hill School
Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School is a private, Roman Catholic school in Frontenac, Missouri, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis and governed by the Society of the Sacred Heart. Villa Duchesne is an all-girls school with grades 7 through 12. Oak Hill...
in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
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