The Ballistic United Soccer club is welcoming home one of its most well-known soccer players to come out of the league.
Kevin Crow is returning to Pleasanton where he spent his youth playing soccer, re-joining his old club in the newly created position of director of player and coach development.
“This new role will enable BUSC to leverage Kevin’s rich and diverse professional soccer experiences and strong management skills to accelerate club growth and success in the local, regional, and state soccer communities,” said Nandor Krause, president of the club.
Crow will manage BUSC soccer operations, as well as establish a player and coaching development strategy. In this new role, he will be responsible for overseeing competitive and recreational soccer programs and will help set and drive the vision and implementation of player and coaching training and development strategies and programs.
A Bay Area native, Crow was a member of the Ballistic United Soccer Club and graduated from Amador Valley High School in 1978. He attended San Diego State University where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1979-1982 before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
His professional experiences include playing with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League (NASL) and the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) where he won the Defender of the Year award in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1992.
He was selected for the U.S. roster for the 1984 Summer Olympics Games and later played in World Cup 1986 qualifier matches. In 1987, he played for the U.S. at the 1987 Pan American Games and later played two world cup qualifiers in 1988.
Crow also has had considerable business experience and success in professional soccer and in the private sector. In June 2002, Kevin became the general manager of the San Diego Spirit women’s soccer team, an interim coach, and later became the general manager of the San Diego Spirit of the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) from 2001 to 2003. He was later elevated to the position of chief operating officer for the league.
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