Lorne Donaldson

Lorne Donaldson is a retired Jamaican association football player who coaches the Real Colorado Foxes

Lorne Donaldson
Personal information
Place of birth Jamaica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 Cavalier
1980–1982 Metro State Roadrunners
Denver Kickers
1997 Colorado Foxes 1 (0)
Teams managed
1983–1985 Metro State Roadrunners (assistant)
Colorado Foxes
2001 Colorado Rapids (assistant)
Real Colorado Foxes
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

Donaldson attended and played soccer at Kingston College in Jamaica. He also played for Cavalier F.C. in 1980, Donaldson entered Metropolitan State University of Denver. He was a 1981 NAIA First Team All American soccer player. In 1995, Metro State inducted Donaldson into its Hall of Fame.[1] Donaldson also played for the Denver Kickers when they won the 1983 National Amateur Cup. In 1997, he played one game for the Colorado Foxes.

Coach

Following the completion of his playing career at Metro State, Donaldson continued as an assistant coach with the men’s soccer team while finishing his degree. He served as an assistant coach with the Colorado Foxes before becoming the head coach. He was the 1996 American Professional Soccer League Coach of the Year.[2] In 1997, he became a coach with the Douglas County Soccer Association. The Douglas County Soccer Association runs the Real Colorado Foxes, a team Donaldson coaches. On 29 January 2001, Donaldson became an assistant coach with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.[3]

References
  1. "Lorne Donaldson". Metro State Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1996". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. Colorado Rapids Name Lorne Donaldson as New Assistant Coach Archived 2001-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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