Derek Potteiger

Derek Potteiger (born 6 January 1980 in the United States) is an American retired soccer player.

College

Potteiger attended Cumberland Valley High School During his time at the university, he was a 2001 preseason All-American, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, and was named the Penn State Nike Classic MVP and to the All-Tournament Team. Potteiger would earn Big Team First Team honors three of his four years at Penn State, and was named team MVP his sophomore year. He was released by the team on March 14, 2002. Potteiger then signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC of the A-League as a "Territorial draft pick" in April.

When the Riverhounds dropped down to the USL Pro Soccer League (USL's second division) for the 2004 season, Potteiger joined the expansion team Harrisburg City Islanders for their 2004 inaugural league campaign and became a fan-favorite. He was eventually named the club's captain, and in 2005 signed a contract extension through 2010. He was named to the Pro Soccer League Team of the Week for the first week of the 2004 season, and would earn the honor three more times before being named to the 2004 All-USL First Team.

Coaching

In 2009 Potteiger became an assistant coach to Dave Brandt for Navy Midshipmen men's soccer. Potteiger spent 4 years at Gordon, posting a 61-18-3 record, before becoming head coach at Lee University in January 2017.

Honors

Cleveland City Stars

USL Second Division Championship: (2008)