Mark Jonas
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| Mark Jonas | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mark Jonas | |
| Date of birth | October 17, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Washington, DC, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1992-1995 | North Carolina State | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-1997 1999-2000 2003 2004-2006 2007 |
Cleveland Crunch (indoor) Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) Richmond Kickers San Diego Arsenal Virginia Beach Mariners Carolina RailHawks |
8 (1) 1 (0) 20 (0) 5 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1991 | United States | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mark Jonas (born October 17, 1974 in Washington, DC) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division in the United States. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1991.
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[edit] High school and college
Jonas attended Bowie High School where he played on the boy’s soccer team. His senior year, Bowie won the Maryland 4A championship and Jonas was named the All Met Player of the Year having scored 22 goals in addition to 9 assists.[1] He then attended North Carolina State University where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1992 to 1995.
[edit] Professional
At some point during the 1996-1997 National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) season, Jonas played eight games for the Cleveland Crunch. During the 1999-2000 NPSL season, he played on game for the Philadelphia KiXX. He played for the Richmond Kickers at some point before moving to San Diego, California where he spent the end of the 2002-2003 season with the San Diego Arsenal of the San Diego County Soccer League.[2] In 2004, he signed with the Virginia Beach Mariners and played with them until the folded following the 2006 USL First Division season. He then moved to the expansion Carolina RailHawks for 2007. He retired at the end of the season, having played five league games.
[edit] National team
Jonas entered the national team program when he was selected for the U.S. U-17 national team which competed at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The U.S. went 3-0 in group play, only to fall to Qatar in the second round.[3]
On September 14, 1991, Jonas became one of three teenage players to earn a cap in the same game when he came on for Sadri Gjonbalaj in a 1-0 win over Jamaica. At the time he was sixteen years, eleven months old. The other two teenagers in that game were Mike Slivinski, who was a month younger than Jonas, and Nelson Vargas.
[edit] Coaching
In addition to his extensive playing resume, Jonas has also coached youth soccer. The latest with the Capital Area Soccer League which is allied with the RailHawks.
