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| Full name | Stephen Lee Pittman[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1967-07-18)July 18, 1967 (age 57) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wilson, North Carolina, USA | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Broxburn Athletic (manager) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –1986 | Broxburn Athletic | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | East Fife | 83 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Shrewsbury Town | |||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | (4) | ||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 49 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Dundee | 59 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Partick Thistle | 72 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Kansas City Wizards | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Clydebank | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Stenhousemuir | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Linlithgow Rose | |||||||||||||
| 2001–? | Pumpherston | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | United States | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Pumpherston | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Broxburn Athletic | |||||||||||||
| 2017-2020 | Livingston FC U20 (joint withDerek McWilliams) | |||||||||||||
| 2023- | Broxburn Athletic | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Steve Pittman (July 18, 1967 inWilson, North Carolina) is an American formersoccerdefender who spent most of his career in the Scottish leagues. He also played professionally in the United States withMajor Indoor Soccer League,American Professional Soccer League andMajor League Soccer. He earned threecaps with theUnited States national soccer team and currently managesBroxburn Athletic.
He played forEast Calder C.F.C. as a child before turning professional.[2]
While born in the United States, Pittman moved with his mother to Scotland after his parents divorced when he was two years old. He is a Scottish-Americandual-citizen. He played forBroxburn Athletic as a youth player. In 1986, he began his professional career withEast Fife F.C. before moving toShrewsbury Town F.C. on March 3, 1989.[3] In October 1987, Pittman had an unsuccessful trial with theCleveland Force ofMajor Indoor Soccer League. On March 29, 1990, Pittman signed with theFort Lauderdale Strikers of theAmerican Professional Soccer League.[3] He was both a first team All Star and the 1990 Rookie of the Year.[4] On August 29, 1990, he signed with theWichita Wings of theMajor Indoor Soccer League.[5] In 1991, he returned to the Strikers.[6] The team released him in August 1991 after an accumulation of yellow and red cards kept him out of seven games during the season. After being ejected in a late season game, Pittman entered the stands to chase a spectator leading to league officials suspending him for the first two games of the playoffs.[7] He then rejoined theWichita Wings for the upcoming MISL season. Despite being released by the Strikers in August 1991, the team re-signed Pittman at the end of April 1992. When the APSL season ended in August, the Strikers loaned PittmanDundee F.C.[8] When Pittman's contract with the Strikers ran out, he then signed with Dundee as a free agent. In September 1994, he moved toPartick Thistle F.C. Whilst at Partick Thistle, where Pittman enjoyed arguably the most successful period of his career, he became somewhat of a cult hero after regularly performing his "Marine Drive" free-kick. After lining up a direct free-kick, Pittman would stand on one foot and offer up a military style salute to the Thistle fans, before unleashing a shot towards goal. He only managed to score once in this fashion, in a closed-door friendly match against Berwick Rangers. His career with Partick ended when he accumulated three red cards in quick succession after confronting referees following an end of season match. This led to an eight-game ban.[9] In 1996, he signed with theTampa Bay Mutiny ofMajor League Soccer. In July 1996, he scored the winning goal for the East during the 1996All-Star Game.[10] He also toured China as a guest player forSan Jose Clash in 1996. On January 9, 1997, the Mutiny traded Pittman to theKansas City Wizards in exchange forAlan Prampin and the Wizards' third round pick in the1997 MLS Supplemental Draft.[11] The Wizards waived him on November 17, 1997, and he returned to Scotland where he joinedClydebank. At some point he transferred toStenhousemuir F.C. where he played three games at the start of the 2000–2001 season. In November 2000, he transferred toLinlithgow Rose F.C. He finished his career atPumpherston F.C.
He earned his firstcap forU.S. national team in a 3–0 victory overTrinidad and Tobago on September 15, 1990. Pittman started the game, then came off in the 65th minute forTroy Dayak.[12] His second game was a 1–0 loss toSweden on August 16, 1995. He earned his last cap on January 29, 1997, when the U.S. lost toChina. Pittman began the game, but came off forRamiro Corrales in the 60th minute.[13]
Pittman has managedPumpherston F.C.
On June 19, 2009, Pittman was named new manager of Scottish Junior ClubBroxburn Athletic.[14] Broxburn Athletic secured the league championship in his first season at the helm.
In 2017, Pittman was appointed Co-Manager ofLivingston U20 squad along withDerek McWilliams.[15] The pair left the position in 2020.[16]
Pitman returned as manager ofBroxburn Athletic in January 2023.Derek McWilliams and Billy McPhee was recruited as his coaching staff.[17] That summer Pittman addedSteve McIlhone as a coach within the setup.
Pittman is the father ofLivingston playerScott Pittman.
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