Nick Downing

Nick Downing (born January 25, 1980) is an American retired professional soccer player who is currently the strength and conditioning coach for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Biography

Early career The son of Jim and Linda Downing, Nick played soccer locally for Crossfire Sounders and Eastlake High School. As a teenager, Downing had stints training with German clubs Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart. Downing made 29 appearances and scored one goal with US U-17 national soccer team, including captaining the team at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.

Major League Soccer In 2001, Downing was signed to a Project-40 contract. Selected in the second round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, Downing made only five league appearances for New England Revolution. The next season Downing saw the pitch twelve times. In 2003, Downing did not make any first team appearances, was loaned to Portland and was later released.

After being released from his MLS contract, Downing signed with Charleston Battery.

Coaching Downing joined New England Revolution in January 2012 as the club's first ever strength and conditioning coach.

Honors New England Revolution MLS Eastern Conference: 2002

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