Kirk attended Cal-State Northridge where he starred on the men's soccer team from 1983 to 1987. In 1987, he received Division II first team All American recognition and finished his career with 59 goals, a school record.[1]
While Kirk had concentrated on indoor soccer for several years, in 1994, he joined the expansion Milwaukee Rampage of USISL for the 1994 and 1995 outdoor seasons. In 1994, he scored twenty-four goals in eighteen games with the Rampage.
In 1995, Kirk moved to the Chicago Power of the NPSL. He was with them through at least February 1996. However, some time before the playoffs, the Power traded Kirk to the St. Louis Ambush.
In February 1996, Kirk was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the sixth round (54th overall) of the Inaugural MLS Draft. However, he did not join the Galaxy until May because he was with the Ambush in the NPSL playoffs.[3] Kirk was then injured in the playoffs and reported to the Galaxy unable to play. The Galaxy waived Kirk on May 6, 1996 without him seeing time in a game.[4]
In August, Kirk signed with the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). In 1997, he moved to the Detroit Safari of CISL, but the team and the league folded at the end of the season. That fall, Kirk moved to the Philadelphia KiXX of the NPSL. In the 1999 off season, the Wings purchased Kirk's contract from the KiXX.[5]
National team
Kirk earned his first cap with the U.S. national team in a June 12, 1987 loss to South Korea in Pusan. At the time Kirk had just finished college. His next game came in another loss, this time to Guatemala on January 10, 1988. Kirk's last game with the national team came in a scoreless tie with Ecuador on June 12, 1988.
In 1997, Kirk traveled with the U.S. Futsal team to the 1997 FIFUSA World Futsal Championship where the U.S. finished 20 out of 20 teams.
Coaching
Since retiring from playing, Kirk has coached youth soccer with several clubs in California.
^"Joey Kirk Ready For Enshrinement in CSUN Athletics Hall of Fame". CSUN Matadors. June 27, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Joey Kirk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joey Kirk born August 21 1965 in Santa Monica California is a former U S soccer forward who spent most of his career playing indoor soccer He earned seven caps with the U S national team in 1987 and 1988 Joey KirkPersonal informationDate of birth 1965 08 21 August 21 1965 age 57 Place of birthSanta Monica California United StatesHeight5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Position s ForwardCollege careerYearsTeamApps Gls 1983 1987Cal State Northridge MatadorsSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1987California Kickers1988 1990Wichita Wings indoor 56 8 1989Los Angeles Heat1990Ottawa Intrepid20 3 1990 1993Milwaukee Wave indoor 100 100 1993 1995Detroit Rockers indoor 77 80 1994 1995Milwaukee Rampage1995 1996Chicago Power indoor 19 18 1996St Louis Ambush indoor 1996Sacramento Knights indoor 12 10 1997Detroit Safari indoor 15 13 1997 1999Philadelphia KiXX indoor 21 11 1999Wichita Wings indoor 3 1 International career1987 1988United States7 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 College 2 Professional career 3 National team 4 Coaching 5 Recognition 6 References 7 External linksCollege EditKirk attended Cal State Northridge where he starred on the men s soccer team from 1983 to 1987 In 1987 he received Division II first team All American recognition and finished his career with 59 goals a school record 1 Professional career EditIn 1987 Kirk joined the California Kickers of the Western Soccer Alliance WSA during the collegiate off season 1 The Kickers finished the season in last place with a 4 6 record In 1988 the Wichita Wings of Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Kirk and he spent the next two seasons 1988 1990 with the team In 1989 he spent the summer with the Los Angeles Heat of the WSA now known as the Western Soccer League 2 In 1990 he joined the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League 2 In 1990 Kirk moved from the Wings to the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League NPSL In the 1991 1992 season he scored fifty goals in forty games for the Wave Kirk began the 1993 1994 season with Milwaukee before being traded to the Detroit Rockers for Eloy Salgado in February 1993 He remained in Detroit through the 1994 1995 season While Kirk had concentrated on indoor soccer for several years in 1994 he joined the expansion Milwaukee Rampage of USISL for the 1994 and 1995 outdoor seasons In 1994 he scored twenty four goals in eighteen games with the Rampage In 1995 Kirk moved to the Chicago Power of the NPSL He was with them through at least February 1996 However some time before the playoffs the Power traded Kirk to the St Louis Ambush In February 1996 Kirk was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer MLS in the sixth round 54th overall of the Inaugural MLS Draft However he did not join the Galaxy until May because he was with the Ambush in the NPSL playoffs 3 Kirk was then injured in the playoffs and reported to the Galaxy unable to play The Galaxy waived Kirk on May 6 1996 without him seeing time in a game 4 In August Kirk signed with the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League CISL In 1997 he moved to the Detroit Safari of CISL but the team and the league folded at the end of the season That fall Kirk moved to the Philadelphia KiXX of the NPSL In the 1999 off season the Wings purchased Kirk s contract from the KiXX 5 National team EditKirk earned his first cap with the U S national team in a June 12 1987 loss to South Korea in Pusan At the time Kirk had just finished college His next game came in another loss this time to Guatemala on January 10 1988 Kirk s last game with the national team came in a scoreless tie with Ecuador on June 12 1988 In 1997 Kirk traveled with the U S Futsal team to the 1997 FIFUSA World Futsal Championship where the U S finished 20 out of 20 teams Coaching EditSince retiring from playing Kirk has coached youth soccer with several clubs in California Recognition EditKirk was inducted into the Cal State Northridge Matadors Hall of Fame in July 2016 3 References Edit 1987 California Kickers Joey Kirk soccer statistics on StatsCrew com Joey Kirk Ready For Enshrinement in CSUN Athletics Hall of Fame CSUN Matadors June 27 2016 Retrieved September 4 2016 External links EditMISL stats All Time Milwaukee Wave records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joey Kirk amp oldid 1064330852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
