Lucas Martin

Lucas Martin (born February 22, 1968) is a retired American soccer forward. Martin played three seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance and one in the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team. He is now the co-owner and head chef of K&L Bistro in Sebastopol, California.

Not to be confused with Luca Martin or Lucas Martins.
Lucas Martin
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-02-22) February 22, 1968
Place of birth United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1986–1988 UCLA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 San Diego Nomads
1994 Sacramento Knights (indoor) 14 (4)
National team
1988 United States 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Youth

Martin spent his elementary school years in Sterling, Virginia. He learned to play soccer at a young age from his older brother Danny. Early in his soccer career Martin spent a lot of time playing and wanting to be a goalkeeper. Martin began playing travel soccer in the mid-1970s with the 1967 Sterling Blackhawks before the family moved to La Jolla in the late 1970s. Martin attended La Jolla High School, graduating in 1986. He then attended UCLA where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1986 to 1988. In 1986, he was named the team’s offensive MVP.

Professional career

In 1986, while still at UCLA, Martin began playing with the San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance.[1] He remained with the team through the 1990 season.[2][3][4] The Nomads won the 1987 WSA championship. They repeated as champions in 1989. In 1990, the WSA merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. The Nomads failed to make the playoffs and withdrew form the league at the end of the season. On July 15, 1994, Martin signed with the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He finished the season with the Knights.

National team

Martin was selected for the U.S. squad which qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-20 World Championship. The U.S. went 1-2 in group play and did not qualify for the second round.[5]

The next year, Martin earned two caps with the U.S. national team in January 1988. His first game was a 1-0 loss to Guatemala on January 10. He came on for Kevin Grimes. The second game was a 1-0 win over Guatemala three days later.[6]

Culinary career

After retiring from playing professionally, Martin began a career as a chef. He worked at Jardinière, Chapeau, the Rubicon and Hayes Street Grill, all top San Francisco restaurants.[7] While working at Hayes Street Grill, he met his wife, Karen. In October 2001, they opened the K&L Bistro in Sebastopol, California where both serve as chefs.[8]

References
  1. WSA 1986 Season
  2. WSA 1988 Season
  3. WSA 1989 Season
  4. WSL 1990 Season
  5. FIFA.com Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989 Archived 2012-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. K&L dishing up winners, from pate to skate wing / K&L Bistro sure to have Sebastopol tongues wagging
  8. K & L Bistro Restaurant
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