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Cameron Knowles

Cameron Knowles (born 11 October 1982) is a New Zealand professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of MLS club Minnesota United . Playing care...

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Cameron Knowles (born 11 October 1982) is a New Zealand professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of MLS club Minnesota United.

Playing career

College and amateur

Knowles played college soccer for the University of Akron, captaining the team his senior year. Knowles anchored an Akron defence that allowed only three goals in league play and recorded 13 shutouts in 2004. Knowles, a two-time All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) first-team selection led Akron to two MAC titles in 2002 and 2004 and helped Akron make four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. He was selected to the All-MAC second team his freshman and sophomore seasons and voted Akron's Newcomer of the Year in 2001. In addition, Knowles was a College Soccer News All-Freshman Team honourable mention. A testament to his durability, Knowles played in 49 straight games during his career at Akron.

Knowles also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chicago Fire Premier making 14 appearances and scoring two goals in league play. In addition, Knowles scored 3 goals during the Fire's 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign.

Professional

Knowles was drafted by Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer in the fourth round of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft,[1] becoming the first Akron Zip to be drafted by a Major League Soccer team. He made his professional debut on 22 June 2005 against the Los Angeles Galaxy and totalled 346 minutes in four matches his rookie season in MLS, but did not make an appearance at all in 2006 and was released at the end of the year.

Knowles signed with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in 2007, and played in all 28 regular-season matches in his debut season for the team, scoring two goals and being named as one of three finalists for the USL First Division Defender of the Year award. He started 29 of 30 matches for the Timbers in 2008 was named to the USL First Division All-League second team.

In August 2009 Knowles sustained a serious leg injury in Montreal that sidelined him for the rest of the season and part of 2010. Knowles was picked up on 26 July 2011, by the Montreal Impact.[2] Knowles made 8 appearances for the Impact before retiring at the end of 2011. He was released by Montreal on 12 October 2011.[3]

International

Knowles fue seleccionado para la selección sub-17 de Nueva Zelanda para el Campeonato Mundial de la FIFA, pero no participó en el torneo debido a que sufrió una fractura de pierna tres semanas antes del partido inaugural. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

Carrera de entrenador

El 26 de enero de 2012, los Portland Timbers de la Major League Soccer anunciaron la incorporación de Knowles al cuerpo técnico como asistente del entrenador en jefe John Spencer . [ 6 ]

El 5 de enero de 2024, Knowles fue anunciado como entrenador interino del Minnesota United tras la salida de Sean McAuley . [ 7 ] Después de que Eric Ramsay fuera nombrado entrenador, Knowles permaneció como asistente en el cuerpo técnico de Ramsay durante las temporadas 2024 y 2025 de la MLS. El 12 de enero de 2026, Knowles fue nombrado entrenador de los Loons para la temporada 2026. [ 8 ]

Estadísticas de gestión

A fecha de 23 de mayo de 2026

Honores

Maderas de Portland

Referencias

  1. ↑ "Copia archivada" . Archivado del original el 8 de enero de 2009. Recuperado el 7 de febrero de 2009 .{{cite web}}: CS1 mantenimiento: copia archivada como título ( enlace )
  2. ↑ "El defensor Cameron Knowles se une al Impact" . Montreal Impact . Archivado del original el 29 de septiembre de 2011. Consultado el 26 de julio de 2011 .
  3. ↑ "Decisiones tomadas tras el campamento de evaluación" . impactmontreal.com. 11 de octubre de 2011. Consultado el 29 de noviembre de 2011 .
  4. ↑ "#6 Knowles, Cameron, Defensor" . Portland Timbers. Archivado del original el 8 de enero de 2009. Consultado el 6 de febrero de 2009 .
  5. ↑ También jugó para Nueva Zelanda en el Torneo Montaigu Sub-16 en 1998 "Equipo de Nueva Zelanda para el Torneo Montaigu de 1998 (Naciones 2 Jugadores)" . Consultado el 9 de mayo de 2025 .
  6. ↑ "Los Timbers nombran a Cameron Knowles entrenador asistente" . Portland Timbers. 26 de enero de 2012. Archivado del original el 28 de enero de 2012. Consultado el 26 de enero de 2012 .
  7. ↑ "Minnesota United nombra a Cameron Knowles entrenador interino tras la salida de Sean McAuley" . MLS. 5 de enero de 2024. Consultado el 9 de enero de 2024 .
  8. ↑ "Minnesota United FC asciende a Cameron Knowles a entrenador principal" . MNUFC. 12 de enero de 2026. Consultado el 12 de enero de 2026 .
  • Biografía del Minnesota United FC
  • Biografía de Portland Timbers (archivada el 8 de enero de 2009)