Amos Magee

Amos Hart Magee (born September 7, 1971) is the Director of Player Personnel for Minnesota United FC. As a player, he is the Wesleyan University Cardinals all-time leading scorer, won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel, is the Minnesota Thunder all-time leading scorer, and played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Chicago Fire. As a coach, he was Head Coach of the Minnesota Thunder and assistant coach for D.C. United. In the front office, formerly he was Director of Soccer Development for the Portland Timbers. He has been inducted into the Wesleyan University Hall of Fame, the Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame, and the United Soccer League Hall of Fame.

Early life and education

Magee is the son of Beatrice B. Magee and Paul T. Magee.

Magee received his bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University ('93), and his masters in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota ('08).

Soccer playing career In St. Paul he played for the local soccer team, the St. Paul Blackhawks.

College In college, Magee helped lead Wesleyan University to an ECAC Championship and school-best record of 15–1–1 in 1991. Magee is the Cardinals all-time leading scorer (35 goals and 85 points), was an NCAA D III All-American in 1992. He was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III All-American in 1992, and four times was named all-New England. In 2008 he was inducted into the Wesleyan University Hall of Fame. He said: "There is nothing quite like representing your country in an international competition." He had several loan stints as a player with Major League Soccer sides, one season with the Tampa Bay Mutiny and two with the Chicago Fire. During his professional career, he played with the likes of Carlos Valderrama, Tony Sanneh, Hristo Stoichkov, Ante Razov, and Manny Lagos. He was named first-team all-league in 1998, and A-League Championship MVP in 1999.

Portland Timbers On November 21, 2008, Magee was inducted into the United Soccer League Hall of Fame. In the winter of 2013 Magee left the Portland Timbers for family reasons.

D.C. United He soon was hired in January 2014 as the D.C. United's U-23 Head Coach, and assistant to the First Team

Minnesota United In November 2016 Magee left D.C. United to become the first Director of Player Personnel for the MLS expansion team Minnesota United FC.