16 Facts About Leonid Krupnik

Leonid Krupnik was born on July 15,1979 and is a former footballer and current coach.

Leonid Krupnik played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley.

Leonid Krupnik played soccer professionally for the Des Moines Menace, MetroStars, Wilmington Hammerheads, Charleston Battery, Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Herzliya, Bnei Sakhnin, Maccabi Haifa, New York Red Bulls, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm, Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, and Sektzia Nes Tziona.

Leonid Krupnik won a silver medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel with Team USA.

Leonid Krupnik moved with his parents, Mark and Rita, and brother Vladimir, from his native Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, to the United States in the 1990s, settling in San Francisco, California.

Leonid Krupnik attended and was the team soccer captain of George Washington High School, graduating in 1997.

Leonid Krupnik played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in social welfare.

Leonid Krupnik was All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2000 and 2001, Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention in 2000 and first team in 2001.

Leonid Krupnik was strong academically, and was on the Dean's Honor List in Fall of 2000.

Leonid Krupnik was drafted with the 69th pick of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars, but did not make the squad, and instead spent the 2002 season with the Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League.

Leonid Krupnik was signed by the MetroStars late in the season, again without seeing any first-team action, and was then released on free transfer to the Wilmington Hammerheads.

Leonid Krupnik was attractive to Israeli club teams because he was eligible to receive Israeli citizenship and not count as a foreigner.

Leonid Krupnik stayed with the club until the winter recess when he decided not to continue after Maccabi Herzliya would not agree to a new contract.

On June 17,2008, Leonid Krupnik signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa for 3 years worth $360,000.

Leonid Krupnik returned the New York Red Bulls, known as the MetroStars during his first stint with the club, in July 2009.

Since 2015 Leonid Krupnik has been the soccer coach at Menlo-Atherton High School in California.