Rick Benben
Player: SIUE 1969-1972
NCAA D II National Champions 1972 MVP 1972 CYC Joseph G. Phelan Memorial Sportsmanship Award 1970 Senior Teams: St. Ambrose, St. William, Big Four 1970-1974 NASL Dallas Tornados 1976
Coach : C.Y.C. Nativity Elementary – Collinsville VW/ Ruiz – Scott Gallagher – Busch Senior Soccer Club National Amateur Cup Champions 1980– St. Louis Wanderers International Tournament Dunoon, Scotland – Comets Youth S.C. – KC Galaxy Youth Soccer
SIUE Assistant Coach 1973-81: NCAA DI National Champions 1979 Kansas State Youth Soccer Association Coach of the Year 1995 Kansas City Comets Indoor Soccer Team Asst. Coach then Head Coach 1982-1987
USSF Midwest Regional Coach in La Porte, IN, USSF Goalkeeper Coach U-17 National Team, USSF Regional Coach Summer Olympic Festival in Syracuse, NY, USSF Regional Staff Coach Olympic Development Program, US Soccer Talent ID Scout
University of Missouri Kansas City Men’s Head Coach 1998-2019 Three-time Mid-Continent Coach of the Year Summit League Coach of the Year
Halls of Fame: Scott Gallagher Soccer Club SIUE Athletics UMKC Athletics
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