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14 Facts About Steve Kinsey

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Stephen Kinsey was born on 2 January 1963 and is an English former football forward who began his career in 1979 with Manchester City before moving to the United States in 1986.

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Steve Kinsey then played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and others before retiring in 1997.

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Steve Kinsey played 101 times for the team in the Football League and scored 15 goals, including one at Wembley against Chelsea in the first Full Members' Cup Final, before transferring to Minnesota Strikers in the United States to play indoor football.

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Steve Kinsey came into the league after Alan Merrick, coach of the Strikers saw Kinsey playing in England during the summer of 1986.

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At the completion of the 1988 MISL playoffs in May, Steve Kinsey signed with the outdoor Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League.

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However, Steve Kinsey did not play as he had torn a groin muscle in the semi-finals.

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Leg injuries continued to hamper Steve Kinsey, leading him to lose six regular season games.

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In May 1992, Steve Kinsey returned to the United States where he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

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Steve Kinsey rediscovered his scoring touch, bagging goal in his first game and totalling seven in eleven games.

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Steve Kinsey returned to Europe where he played for Molde FK in the Norwegian Premier League.

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In February 1994, Steve Kinsey signed with the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League.

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Steve Kinsey played two summer indoor seasons with the Neon.

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In January 1996, Steve Kinsey signed with the Tampa Bay Terror of the National Professional Soccer League.

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Steve Kinsey has run a summer soccer camp for children in Florida.