Ian Fuller

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ian Fuller

| image =

| image_size = 200px

| fullname = Ian Fuller

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|31}}

| birth_place = Ellensburg, Washington, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| collegeyears1 = 1998–2001

| college1 = Clemson Tigers

| years1 = 2002

| clubs1 = New England Revolution

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003–2005

| clubs2 = Rochester Raging Rhinos

| caps2 = 38

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2005

| clubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2006–2010

| clubs4 = Charleston Battery

| caps4 = 76

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2010

| clubs5 = Austin Aztex

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2011–2013

| clubs6 = Orlando City

| caps6 = 35

| goals6 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2010

| managerclubs1 = Charleston Battery (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2011–2014

| managerclubs2 = Orlando City (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2015

| managerclubs3 = Orlando City (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2016–2024

| managerclubs4 = Minnesota United (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2025–

| managerclubs5 = One Knoxville

| pcupdate = February 2, 2016

| ntupdate =

}}

Ian Fuller (born August 31, 1979) is an American former soccer player who currently serves as the head coach for One Knoxville in USL League One.

Career

=Youth and college=

Fuller grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, and attended Tualatin High School where he was a three-time first team All State soccer player. He then played college soccer at Clemson University from 1998 to 2001.{{Cite web |url=http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/fuller_ian00.html |title=Clemson University |access-date=August 17, 2008 |archive-date=June 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070618125559/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/fuller_ian00.html |url-status=dead }}

=Professional=

Fuller was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. He played eleven regular season and three playoff games before being waived on November 4, 2002. In February 2003, he signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division.[http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pcid=115&pid=17921 Revs take on Rhinos Wednesday night]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Fuller spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons in Rochester, and played the first two games of the 2005 season, before moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 2006, Fuller signed with the Charleston Battery. After four years with the club he moved to USSF Division 2 club Austin Aztex.{{Cite web |url=http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/462719.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-date=March 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311135349/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/462719.html |url-status=dead }} With the sale and movement of the Austin Aztex to Orlando following the end of the 2010 season, Fuller was retained by the club, becoming a member of Orlando City in January 2011.{{cite news

| url = http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/490881.html

| title = Orlando City Names Fuller Assistant

| publisher = www.uslsoccer.com

| date = January 6, 2011

| access-date = January 7, 2011

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928141432/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/490881.html

| archive-date = September 28, 2011

| url-status = dead

}}

Coaching

Beginning in 2010 Fuller also began working as assistant coach for the Charleston Battery of the USL Second Division (USL-2).{{Cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3988104|title = Battery Takes on College of Charleston in Final Tune-Up|date = April 9, 2010}} He would continue his coaching career as a player-coach and assistant for Orlando City SC in 2011. In September 2013, Fuller retired as a player to become a full-time assistant for Orlando City.{{Cite web |url=http://www.orlandocitysoccer.com/news/?article_id=1596 |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209104008/http://orlandocitysoccer.com/news/?article_id=1596 |url-status=dead }}

Fuller was named head coach for USL League One club One Knoxville in December 2024.{{cite web |title=Ian Fuller Announced as One Knox Head Coach |url=https://www.oneknoxsc.com/news/2024/12/04/ian-fuller-head-coach/ |website=OneKnoxSC.com |publisher=One Knoxville |access-date=4 December 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/local/2024/12/04/one-knoxville-sc-ian-fuller-coach-usl-league-one-mens-professional-soccer/76743488007/|title=One Knox SC hires former Minnesota United assistant manager Ian Fuller as new coach |access-date=December 4, 2024 }}