Jason Kreis

Jason Kreis ( born December 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska ) is a former American football player and current football coach. Most recently, he played from 2005 to 2007 at Real Salt Lake in the American Soccer League Major League Soccer, whose coach, he was in May 2007. From 1 January 2014, circle change for New York City FC.

He played most of his career as a player in Major League Soccer, where he stood for Dallas Burn and Real Salt Lake on the court. Overall, he completed 305 games in MLS, scoring 108 goals. District is currently the third most goalscorers list of MLS, he and 19 May 2007 a led on 3 October 2006.

Youth and College

Jason Kreis grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana. There he attended the Mandeville High School and played in the local football team. He was one of the leading players of the team and regularly participated in the Class 5A state soccer tournaments. Besides his work for the high school team, he also played for the Baton Rouge United Jags. With the team he was in 1991 the prestigious Capital Cup in Washington, DC. win

After his high school years studied circle at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. For the Duke Blue Devils, he was at every game on the court.

Club career

From 1994 he played with the Raleigh Flyers. The team from Raleigh, North Carolina was playing in the United States Interregional Soccer League, predecessor of the United Soccer Leagues.

In 1996, when the Major League Soccer played her first season, stood circuit for Dallas Burn on the court. He also scored the first goal in the club's history. Total played eight years with the county renamed FC Dallas club. After the 2004 season he left the team. At this time he was the most successful player in the history of MLS franchises from Frisco (Texas ).

On 17 November 2004 changed circle to Real Salt Lake. The Club of Salt Lake City at that time was a new franchise in the MLS. Again, scored the first goal circle in the club's history. It is thus twice to score the first goal the only player in MLS history succeeded. On 13 August 2005, he shot the first player to the 100th league goal.

On 3 May 2007, he announced his retirement as an active player.

Coaching career

After ending his playing career, he took over as coach at Real Salt Lake. He was 34 years, the youngest coach in Major League Soccer. He led the team twice so far in playoffs and won the 2009 MLS Cup. When MLS Cup 2013 he was defeated with his team in the final against Sporting Kansas City.

On December 11, 2013 were known to the circle from the 2015 season coach of the new MLS franchises New York City FC is. To this end, he beat out an offer to extend the contract at Real Salt Lake. From 1 January 2014 it will start work at the new club, and at first sit in on Manchester City.

National

His first cap for the United States made ​​the striker in 1996 against El Salvador. In a total of 14 international matches, he scored a goal.