Justin Evans (soccer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Justin Evans

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|31}}

| birth_place = Peters Township, Pennsylvania, United States

| death_date =

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1995–1997

| youthclubs1 = Penn State Nittany Lions

| youthyears2 = 1998

| youthclubs2 = St. Bonaventure Bonnies

| years1 = 1999

| clubs1 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1999

| clubs2 = Petro Płock

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2000

| clubs3 = San Jose Earthquakes

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2000

| clubs4 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2000

| clubs5 = → Chicago Fire (loan)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2000–2001

| clubs6 = Lechia Gdańsk

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2001

| clubs7 = Chicago Fire

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2001

| clubs8 = → Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan)

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2001

| clubs9 = Dallas Burn

| caps9 = 9

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2001–2004

| clubs10 = Cleveland Force (indoor)

| caps10 = 85

| goals10 = 41

| years11 = 2002

| clubs11 = Charleston Battery

| caps11 = 29

| goals11 = 4

| years12 = 2003

| clubs12 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps12 = 25

| goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2004–2005

| clubs13 = Charleston Battery

| caps13 = 59

| goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2004

| clubs14 = → Northern Virginia Royals (loan)

| caps14 = 1

| goals14 = 0

| years15 = 2004–2005

| clubs15 = Kansas City Comets (indoor)

| caps15 = 32

| goals15 = 12

| years16 = 2005–2006

| clubs16 = Chicago Storm (indoor)

| caps16 = 2

| goals16 = 0

| years17 = 2008–2009

| clubs17 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps17 = 33

| goals17 = 5

| totalcaps = 351

| totalgoals = 73

| manageryears1 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs1 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2010–2014

| managerclubs2 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

}}

Justin Evans (born January 31, 1977) is an American soccer coach and former professional player.

Playing career

= Professional =

After graduating from college, Evans signed for the newly formed Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 1999, becoming the team's #1 draft pick and first player.{{cite web|url=http://www.riverhounds.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1207953580 |title=The First Player Ever Signed To Play For The Riverhounds Comes Home |publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230224534/http://www.riverhounds.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1207953580 |archivedate=2008-12-30 }} He also spent time that season in Poland playing in the first division for Petro Płock. In February 2000, the San Jose Earthquakes selected Evans in the second round of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. The Earthquakes released him mid-season and Evans returned to the Riverhounds. However, he was called up to the Chicago Fire for several games that season. In the Autumn of 2000 Evans moved to Lechia Gdańsk,{{cite web|url=http://lechiahistoria.pl/2016/02/09/amerykanin-w-lechii-lechista-w-ameryce/|title=Amerykanin w Lechii, lechista w Ameryce|website=lechiahistoria.pl|date=February 9, 2016 }} playing a total of 8 games during his spell.{{cite web|url=https://lechia.net/mecze-lechii-od-1945/player/20-200001-ii-liga/1-lechia-gdask/365-justin-evans/|title=2000/01 II Liga|website=lechia.net}} In February 2001, he returned to America when the Fire then drafted Evans in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/02/06/fires-no-1-pick-is-a-familiar-face/ Fire's No. 1 Pick Is A Familiar Face] He played five games for the Fire and one game on loan to the Riverhounds before trading him to the Dallas Burn on July 1, 2001, for future considerations.[https://archive.today/20120709065240/http://articles.courant.com/2001-07-01/features/0107012106_1_disabled-rhp-john-wasdin-contract July 1, 2001 Transactions] Evans signed for the Charleston Battery for the 2002 season, making 29 league appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=301 |title=Justin Evans #7 |publisher=Charleston Battery |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316204902/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=301 |archivedate=2008-03-16 }} After playing in Poland, Evans re-signed with the Battery for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, making a total of 59 league appearances. Evans re-signed with hometown club Pittsburgh Riverhounds for the 2008 season.

= Indoor Soccer =

Evans has also played indoor soccer, playing with the Cleveland Force (2001–2004) and Kansas City Comets between 2004 and 2005.[http://www.kicksfan.com/daily.txt 2004-2005 MISL stats] Evans retired from professional soccer at the end of the 2009 season.

Coaching career

Evans was hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on January 11, 2010, and served in that capacity until May 19, 2014.{{Cite news |title=Woods loses deal to get free cars from GM |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_662147.html |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=January 14, 2010 |accessdate=January 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912045808/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_662147.html |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite press release|title=Evans named Riverhounds coach |publisher=United Soccer Leagues |date=January 11, 2010 |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/392646.html |accessdate=January 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115014635/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/392646.html |archivedate=January 15, 2010 }}{{Cite press release|title=Riverhounds Announce Reorganization to Ring in 2010 |publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds |url=http://www.riverhounds.com/home/392604.html |accessdate=January 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728003141/http://www.riverhounds.com/home/392604.html |archivedate=July 28, 2011 }}{{Cite press release|title=Justin Evans relieved of duties as head coach |publisher=USL Pro |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+L3/Display+E+NDX+NDX+810387 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140519213926/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+L3/Display+E+NDX+NDX+810387 |url-status=dead |archivedate=May 19, 2014 |accessdate=May 19, 2014 }}