Homer Screws

Homer Screws is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, Western Soccer Alliance and American Indoor Soccer Association. He coaches the Coe College men's and women's soccer teams.

Homer Screws

Personal information
Date of birth	August 31, 1966
Place of birth	Tacoma Washington, United States
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Warner Pacific Knights
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	F.C. Portland
1987–1989	Tacoma Stars (indoor)	44	(1)
1989–1990	Atlanta Attack (indoor)
Teams managed
1993–1998	Coe College (men)
2007–	Coe College (men)
2007–	Coe College (women)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

After graduating from high school, Screws spent a year playing lower division soccer in Germany. He returned to the United States and played at least one season of collegiate soccer at Warner Pacific College. In 1987 and 1988, Screws played for F.C. Portland in the Western Soccer Alliance.[1][2] In the fall of 1987, Screws signed with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Stars, but lost most of his second season with injuries. In 1989, he moved to the Atlanta Attack of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In January 1990, the Attack placed Screws on the disabled list.[3] He retired at the end of the season and moved back to Tacoma with his family.

Coach

In 1991, Screws and his wife decided to leave Tacoma due to a rising crime rate and move to Iowa where he became a youth soccer coach. This brought him to the attention of Coe College of Cedar Rapids, Iowa which Screws in 1993 as head coach of its men's soccer team. In 2007, Screws returned to Coe College as both the men's and women's soccer coach.

References

1. 1987 F.C. Portland
2. 1988 F.C. Portland
3. "Deals". USA Today. January 24, 1990.

External links

• MISL stats
• Coe College Coaching bio