Steve Ancheta

Steve Ancheta (born September 10, 1969 in Portland, Oregon) was a U.S. soccer defender who played two seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance. Ancheta is currently the head coach at West Linn High School.

Steve Ancheta
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-09-10) September 10, 1969
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Warner Pacific Knights
1990–1991 Oregon State Beavers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Portland Timbers
1992 Portland Mailing (indoor)
Teams managed
1995–2010 FC Portland Academy
1999–2002 Barlow Bruins
2004–2010 Central Catholic Rams
2011–2018 Western Oregon Wolves (women)
2019– West Linn Lions
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

Ancheta graduated from Reynolds High School. He then attended Warner Pacific College, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1988 and 1989. He then transferred to Oregon State University for the 1990 and 1991 season.[1] In 1988, he played as an amateur with the semi-professional F.C. Portland of the Western Soccer Alliance. In 1989, Art Dixon, owner of the original Portland Timbers, purchased F.C. Portland and renamed it the Timbers. Ancheta played the 1989 season with the renamed Timbers. In 1992, he played for Portland Mailing, an amateur indoor team coached by John Bain.

Coach

Ancheta has spent the years since retiring as a player coaching on the youth level. In 1995, he was hired as a staff coach with the F.C. Portland Academy.[2] In 1999, he was hired by Sam Barlow High School as the boys soccer coach. In 2002, he left Barlow and in 2004 moved to Central Catholic High School. In 2007, he took his team to the Oregon 6A high school soccer championship, winning Coach of the Year honors as well. He was also on the staff of the F.C. Portland youth club during his time in Portland.

In July 2019, Ancheta joined West Linn High School as boys' head coach.[3]

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References
  1. OSU soccer players Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. F.C. Portland coaches list Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Vance, Miles. "Steve Ancheta takes over as West Linn boys soccer coach". PamplinMedia.com. West Linn Tidings. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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