Jeremy Tolleson

Jeremy Tolleson is an American retired defender who played professionally in the United Soccer Leagues.

Jeremy Tolleson
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-04-30) April 30, 1982
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–2004 Wheaton Thunder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Cascade Surge 30 (0)
2007–2008 Cleveland City Stars 39 (0)
2009 Carolina RailHawks 25 (0)
2009 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 1 (0)
Teams managed
2007–2009 Gordon College (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

Tolleson attended Wheaton College, where he played on the men’s NCAA Division III college soccer team from 2001 to 2004, and was the 2004 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Player of the Year.[1]

During his college years Tolleson also played two seasons for the Cascade Surge in the USL Premier Development League, where he was named to the 2004 All Western Conference team.[2]

Tolleson signed with the Cleveland City Stars in the USL Second Division on January 7, 2007. He led the team in minutes played in 2008, helping the Stars win the USL-2 championship.[3][4] On February 13, 2009, he signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. He was the team defender of the year and also went on loan to the Richmond Kickers for one game. In February 2010, Tolleson retired to become a missionary in Honduras.[5][6]

Coach

From 2007 to 2009, Tolleson served as an assistant coach with the Gordon College men’s soccer team.

References
  1. 2004 CCIW Awards
  2. 2004 PDL Awards
  3. "More muscle signed up in Cary". Indy Week. February 13, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  4. "RailHawks keeper Reed on Tolleson: He hurts us "very rarely"". Indy Week. August 13, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. "RailHawks' Tolleson walks away; schedule revealed; 10 of first 15 games on the road". Indy Week. February 8, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  6. Railhawks defender Tolleson retires from professional soccer
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