Jason Clarence Kreis was born on December 29,1972 and is an American soccer coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for MLS club Inter Miami CF and as head coach of the United States under-23 team.
28 Facts About Jason Kreis
2.
Jason Kreis coached Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer and was previously an assistant coach under Jurgen Klinsmann for the United States men's national soccer team.
3.
Jason Kreis earned fourteen international caps for the United States national team.
4.
Jason Kreis remains the only freshman selected to the first team.
5.
Jason Kreis played collegiately at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
6.
In 1993, Jason Kreis played during the summer for the Raleigh Flyers of the USISL.
7.
Jason Kreis was drafted forty-third overall by the Dallas Burn in the fifth round of the MLS Inaugural Draft.
8.
In 1999, Jason Kreis was the first American-born player to be named league MVP after he led the league in points and goals, and registered the first 15-goal, 15-assist season in league history.
9.
On June 26,2004, Jason Kreis scored his eighty-ninth league goal against DC United, moving past Roy Lassiter to the top of the league's all-time goal-scoring chart.
10.
Jason Kreis remained the MLS all time goalscoring leader for more than three years until Jaime Moreno surpassed his record on August 22,2007.
11.
Jason Kreis ended his ninth MLS season with career totals of 91 goals and 65 assists for 247 points, plus added four goals and two assists in the playoffs.
12.
Jason Kreis remains Dallas' all-time leader in games played, goals, assists, and points.
13.
On November 17,2004, Jason Kreis was traded to expansion team Real Salt Lake, becoming the first player in the club's history.
14.
The achievement was unexpected from observers, especially out of a 1996 class that included other candidates like Eric Wynalda, Brian McBride, or Joe-Max Moore; Jason Kreis had never been considered a particularly dangerous goalscorer and had only lead the league in scoring once, in 1999.
15.
Jason Kreis was left unprotected in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft by Real Salt Lake and subsequently chosen by Toronto FC.
16.
Jason Kreis was reacquired by Salt Lake on November 17,2006, with the club sending partial allocation money to Toronto in exchange.
17.
Jason Kreis retired as a player on May 3,2007, to take over as head coach, finishing with 108 career goals.
18.
Jason Kreis received his first cap on August 30,1996, against El Salvador at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
19.
On May 3,2007, Jason Kreis retired from professional competition and was announced as the new head coach of Real Salt Lake, retiring as a player and taking over the coaching reins from John Ellinger.
20.
At the time of his hire, Jason Kreis became the youngest active head coach in MLS at 34 years and 127 days.
21.
Jason Kreis led Real Salt Lake to its first-post season playoff appearance in 2008 and in 2009 he coached the team to its first MLS Cup championship.
22.
Jason Kreis is the youngest coach in MLS history to win the MLS Cup.
23.
Jason Kreis guided Real Salt Lake to a very good CONCACAF Champions League campaign in 2011.
24.
On December 11,2013, Jason Kreis was announced as the first head coach of New York City FC, having reached the end of his contract at Real Salt Lake and declining an extension offer from RSL so he could take the New York City FC position.
25.
On July 19,2016, Jason Kreis was hired by Orlando City SC to replace outgoing inaugural coach Adrian Heath.
26.
On June 15,2018, Jason Kreis was released by Orlando City.
27.
On March 19,2019, Jason Kreis was named head coach of the United States men's national under-23 team.
28.
On February 15,2020, Jason Kreis was hired by Inter Miami CF, to coach their USL League One affiliate Fort Lauderdale CF.