Jon Akin

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jon Akin

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|25}}

| birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, United States

| death_date =

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Forward

| collegeyears1 = 1995–1998

| college1 = Saint Leo Lions

| years1 = 1999–2001

| clubs1 = Charleston Battery

| caps1 = 65

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 1999

| clubs2 = → Carolina Dynamo (loan)

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2000

| clubs3 = → Kilkenny City (loan)

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002

| clubs4 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2008

| clubs5 = Atlanta Eclipse (indoor)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009

| clubs6 = Atlanta Blackhawks

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

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| manageryears1 = 2002–

| managerclubs1 = Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels

| manageryears3 = 2009–

| managerclubs3 = Marist War Eagles (Assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs2 = Atlanta Eclipse (assistant)

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Jon Akin is a retired American soccer forward who is the head coach of the Oglethorpe University men's soccer team.

Player

=Youth=

Akin graduated successfully from Pensacola Catholic High School. He was a four-year starter on his high school soccer team and played for the North Florida Futbol Club which won the 1995 Florida Youth Soccer Championships.Soccer team signs Pensacola standout St. Petersburg Times - Wednesday, May 24, 1995 Akin attended the Saint Leo University, playing on the men's NCAA Division II soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He is second on the Lions' career goals and points lists and holds the school record for career assists.[http://saintleolions.com/page.asp?articleID=1682 Saint Leo Lions' soccer records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218140316/http://saintleolions.com/page.asp?articleID=1682 |date=2010-12-18 }} Akin was selected as a 1996 Second Team and a 1997 First Team Division II All American.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=1996 |title=1996 All Americans |access-date=2011-01-01 |archive-date=2011-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714203747/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=1996 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=1997 |title=1997 All Americans |access-date=2011-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615005908/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=1997 |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead }} He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.[http://saintleolions.com/article.asp?articleID=503 Saint Leo Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218103324/http://saintleolions.com/article.asp?articleID=503 |date=2010-12-18 }}

=Professional=

Following graduation from college, Akin spent three months with the Independiente reserve team. In 1999, he returned to the United States when he was drafted by the Charleston Battery in the first round (54th overall) of the USL A-League draft.{{Cite web |url=http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/draft/54201.html |title=1999 USL A-League Draft |access-date=2011-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707110732/http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/draft/54201.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }} In his first season with the Battery, Akin saw late game time in nine games and was sent on loan to the Carolina Dynamo of the USL D-3 Pro League. By 2001, he was a regular first team starter. In 2000, he went on loan to Kilkenny City. In 2002, the Battery traded Akin to the Atlanta Silverbacks. He spent one season with the Silverbacks. From 2008 to 2009, Akin was a player-assistant coach with the Atlanta Eclipse of the Premier Arena Soccer League.{{Cite web |url=http://www.arenaleague.com/teams/7876632/7876688-7876685/TEAM.html |title=2007/08 Atlanta Eclipse |access-date=2011-01-01 |archive-date=2011-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707161921/http://www.arenaleague.com/teams/7876632/7876688-7876685/TEAM.html |url-status=dead }} In 2009, he played two games for the Atlanta Blackhawks of the USL Premier Development League.[http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/13598759.html 2009 Atlanta Blackhawks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004045236/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/13598759.html |date=2012-10-04 }}

Coach

In February 2003, Oglethorpe University hired Akins as the school's men's soccer coach.[http://www.oglethorpe.edu/news/press_releases/2003/02'25'03-Jon_Akin.asp Professional Soccer Player Jon Akin Joins Oglethorpe University] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606210912/https://www.oglethorpe.edu/news/press_releases/2003/02%2725%2703-Jon_Akin.asp |date=2010-06-06 }} He also served as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Eclipse of the Premier Arena Soccer League during the 2007–2008 season. In the spring of 2009, the position as Marist School 7th/8th soccer coach was honorably bestowed upon Jon Akin.{{cite web|title=Marist Team Documents|url=https://www.marist.com/page/Team-Detail?fromId=205743&Team=53828&SeasonLabel=2008+-+2009|website=www.marist.com|date=2009}} As of 2018, Jon remains coach of the 7th/8th grade team.