Randy Soderman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 1, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992-1993 | Glendale Community College | ||
| 1994 | Grand Canyon Antelopes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992-1993 | Arizona Cotton (indoor) | ||
| 1994 | Arizona Cotton | ||
| 1995 | Arizona Sandsharks (indoor) | 26 | (5) |
| 1995-1996 | Chicago Power (indoor) | 16 | (3) |
| 1996 | Sacramento Knights (indoor) | 13 | (0) |
| 1998-1999 | Arizona Sahuaros | ? | (9) |
| 1999 | Arizona Thunder (indoor) | ||
| 2000-2001 | Tucson Fireballs | 10 | (1) |
| 2004-2006 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 66 | (20) |
| 2006-2008 | Chicago Power (indoor) | 51 | (14) |
| 2007-2009 | Arizona Sahuaros | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Randy Soderman is a retired American soccer defender who spent most of his professional career with indoor teams. He also had an extensive amateur outdoor career.
The younger brother of Rick Soderman, Randy played for CISCO Soccer Club in Phoenix growing up.[1] In 1992, he graduated from Cactus High School. That year, he joined the Arizona Cotton for the 1992–93 USISL indoor season. Soderman attended Glendale Community College where he was a 1993 NJCAA Second Team All American.[2] In the summer of 1994, Soderman played outdoors with the Arizona Cotton. That fall, he entered Grand Canyon University, playing one season on the men’s soccer team. In 1995, he turned professional with the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. That fall, he signed with the Chicago Power of the National Professional Soccer League. In the summer of 1996, he continued to play indoor summer soccer with the Sacramento Knights of the CISL. In 1998 and 1999, Soderman played for the Arizona Sahuaros of the USL D-3 Pro League, then returned to indoor summer soccer in 1999 with the Arizona Thunder of the World Indoor Soccer League where he won the WISL Defender of the Year award. In 2000 and 2001, he was with the Tucson Fireballs in the USL D-3 Pro League. In 2004, Soderman returned indoors with the St. Louis Steamers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played two season with the Steamers where he was voted to the MISL All-Star team in both years. In 2006, the Steamers folded and the Milwaukee Wave selected Soderman as their first overall pick in the Dispersal Draft. That same year, Soderman was called up to the United States national futsal team. On October 17, 2006, the Milwaukee Wave went Soderman and Alen Osmanovic to the Chicago Power in exchange for Anthony Maher and Tijani Ayegbusi. The two seasons he spent with the Storm were the last two professional seasons Soderman played. In 2007, he returned to the Arizona Sahuaros, now playing in the National Premier Soccer League.[3] In 2009, the Sahuaros played in the United States Adult Soccer Association.[4] On August 13, 2012, the Tucson Extreme of the Professional Arena Soccer League signed Soderman as head coach.[5] In September, the team announced it would delay its first season and Soderman signed with Real Phoenix FC in the Professional Arena Soccer League.[6]
Soderman has retired from Soccer and has now gone on to start up multiple businesses in Arizona. Randy Soderman started Soderman Marketing and Dealer Auto Glass of Arizona back in 2012. [7] [8]