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Jeff R. Dieffenbach
16 Pleasant Street
Wayland MA 01778

Phone: 508-353-3175
Email: dieffenbach@alum.mit.edu

OBJECTIVE
To have fun with soccer.
playing | coaching | writing | spectating

PLAYING
1975 to present
I've been playing soccer since 5th grade, having a blast outdoors and with indoor and futsal at the HS varsity, club, intramural, and recreational levels. I'm most comfortable at sweeper or in the goal, but love getting a chance to run up front smashing shots over the bar.
  • 5th grade through 12th grade: recreational and club soccer
  • Junior high JV and Varsity
  • HS JV and Varsity
  • U of Delaware intramurals
  • MIT Graduate team
  • Bay State Industrial League
  • Boston Ski and Sport Club
  • Wayland United FC (adult soccer, assistant manager)

COACHING
2001 to present
I have my E license and a growing number of seasons under my belt.
WRITING
2001 to present
I'm an occasional contributor to soccer365.com and elsewhere. High points included covering from the press box the US Open Cup Final (Revs losing 1-0 to the Galaxy) in Southern California in 2001 and the first professional sports event at Gillette (a Revs win over Dallas). Here is a list of my articles.

  2004-11-11 2004 MLS Gold Mine Awards
  2003-11-19 2003 MLS Gold Mine Awards
  2003-02-18 Brian McBride's Air Apparent?
  2003-02-10 Dodgy Drafts Plague Revolution
  2002-10-17 2002 MLS Gold Mine Awards
  2002-10-09 Can Rev's Fill Kante Void?
  2002-09-23 Brown Out
  2002-09-19 Staggering to the Finish
  2002-09-16 Perfect Weekend
  2002-08-23 Questions Surround the Coming Revolution
  2002-08-12 Big Oil
  2002-08-07 Trading Places
  2002-07-19 Best Western
  2002-07-08 Revolutionary Events
  2002-07-07 Qwest Collapse Hits MLS Financier
  2002-07-01 Where Goal Scorers Go to Die
  2002-06-06 Keeping Up With the Joneses
  2002-06-03 Leading Edge
  2002-05-29 Sapporo Dome: A Pitch That Moves
  2002-05-21 Netherlands Quick Report: World Cup Starting Prospects
  2002-05-21 Who's in the Middle Ground
  2002-05-17 Jamaica Quick Report: 'Reyna and the Rugrats'
  2002-05-14 Uruguay Quick Report: World Cup Starting Spots
  2002-05-12 Youth Served
  2002-05-10 If You Build It Will They Win?
  2002-04-22 Ireland Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-28 Germany Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-25 MLS Opening Day Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-12 Ecuador Friendly Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-03-08 Honduras Friendly Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-02-19 6 Principles of Indoor Soccer
  2002-02-18 Italy Friendly Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-02-05 Gold Cup Report Card: World Cup Roster Prospects
  2002-01-02 New World Order
  2001-12-12 Why Bad Things Happen to Good Teams
  2001-12-04 How Deadly is the 'Group of Death'
  2001-11-29 Predicting Success with the FIFA World Rankings
  2001-10-28 2001 Gold Mine Awards
  2001-10-28 Galaxy Win by a Hair
  2001-10-24 Revs Hope for Reversal of Fortune
  2001-10-03 U.S. Soccer National Team World Cup Qualifying Prospects

SPECTATING
Whether in person at Gillette or elsewhere, or on television with ABC, ESPN/ESPN2, I watch as much soccer as I can ... commercial free! Here are some of the games that I've attended.