Gerson Echeverry

Gerson Echeverry (born August 25, 1971) is an American retired soccer forward who played professionally in Major League Soccer, USISL and the National Professional Soccer League.

Gerson Echeverry
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-08-25) August 25, 1971
Place of birth Cali, Colombia.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1990–1993 Seton Hall Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Richmond Kickers
1996 Cortuluá
1997 MetroStars 1 (0)
1997 → South Jersey Barons (loan)
1997 Richmond Kickers 14 (2)
1998 Hershey Wildcats 11 (0)
1998 Central Jersey Riptide (2)
1998–2000 Maryland Mania 21 (2)
1999 Harrisburg Heat (indoor) 63 (40)
Managerial career
2004–2011 Seton Hall Pirates (assistant)
2012–2017 Seton Hall Pirates
2018–2020 Rio Grande Valley FC
2020– Rio Grande Valley FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Player

Youth

Echeverry was born in Paterson, New Jersey. In 1990, he graduated from John F. Kennedy High School where he had scored 55 goals during his high school soccer career.[1] He played college soccer at Seton Hall University from 1990 to 1993.[2] He was a 1991 Third Team All American.[3]

Professional

In December 1993, the Buffalo Blizzard selected Echeverry in the fourth round of the National Professional Soccer League draft.[4] He did not sign with the team. In 1995, he played for the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. He then played for Cortuluá in Colombia. On February 2, 1997, D.C. United selected Echevvery in second round (fourteenth overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. United waived him on March 28, 1997, during the pre-season.[5] On April 3, 1997, the MetroStars claimed Echeverry off waivers. He played one game with the MetroStars as well as a handful on loan to the South Jersey Barons.[6] The MetroStars released him on June 4, 1997. Less than two weeks later, he signed with the Richmond Kickers.[7] In 1998, he began the season with the Hershey Wildcats but was released in June. In August, he signed with the Central Jersey Riptide for the remainder of the season. In 1999, he finished his outdoor career with the Maryland Mania. In 1998, Echeverry moved indoors with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League where he played two seasons.[8][9]

Coach

In July 2004, Echevery became an assistant coach with the Seton Hall Pirates soccer team. In February 2012, he was named the new head coach. In 2018 he was named head coach of Rio Grande Valley FC, after 3 years of the clubs lowest records and no success developing players the Houston Dynamo FC did not renew his contract.[10] After his tenor with the Toros he applied to the local college UTRGV for the head coaching position, the university did not consider him. At the beginning of 2021, his good friend and colleague Wilmer Cabrera was named head coach of RGVFC. Wilmer hired Gerson as the club assistant coach.

Coaching statistics
As of November 20, 2020
Coaching record by club and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Seton Hall Pirates September 19, 2012 November 10, 2017 103 28 13 62 027.2
Rio Grande Valley FC December 6, 2017 November 6, 2020 80 19 36 25 023.8
Total 183 47 49 87 025.7

References
  1. "Seton Hall's Echeverry named to All-America team", Daily Record, January 10, 1992. Accessed March 19, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Sophomore forward Gerson Echeverry was named third-team All-America by the National Soccer Collegiate Athletic Association.... The former scholastic all-stater at Paterson Kennedy High School was named the Big East's 'Offensive Player of the Year.'"
  2. "Seton Hall soccer records". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  3. 1991 All Americans Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. BLIZZARD DRAFTS QUARTET OF CONNECTICUT COLLEGIANS IN NPSL DRAFT The Buffalo News – Friday, December 17, 1993
  5. D.C. United Transactions
  6. SOCCER / BARONS SEEK SECOND TRIUMPH Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) – Saturday, May 31, 1997
  7. RICHMOND PADS ROSTER DESPITE WINNING STREAK Richmond Times-Dispatch – Wednesday, June 11, 1997
  8. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1998–1999 Archived January 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  9. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1999–2000
  10. "Dynamo will not be renewing contract of head coach gerson echeverry with rgv fc".
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