Derek Backman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derek Backman
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 6, 1966(1966-01-06)
Age	58
Birthplace	South Africa
Country	United States
Birth City	South Africa
Horoscope	Aquarius

Derek Backman Biography

Derek Backman is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on January 6, 1966 in South Africa, South Africa, United States. Derek Backman (born January 6, 1966) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who played in the USISL. Backman played for the Arcadia Shepherds in his native South Africa before moving to the United States in 1983 to attend the College of Boca Raton. In 1987, Backman and his teammates won the NAIA national men’s soccer championship. Backman was also a two time first team NAIA All American. He graduated in 1989 and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1988, Backman signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies as it prepared to enter the newly established American Soccer League. He moved to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the first part of the 1989 season before returning to the Rowdies for the end of the season. He then remained a regular with the team until sidelined in 1993 with a stress fracture in his left ankle. In 1990, the Rowdies moved to the American Professional Soccer League and folded at the end of the 1993 season. Backman remained in the Tampa area, coaching youth soccer and working in his family’s interior design business. He also played with the amateur St. Petersburg Kickers. In 1995, Backman gained his U.S. citizenship. That year, he played for the expansion Tampa Bay Cyclones in the USISL. In February 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Backman in the 11th round (107th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played 25 games with the Mutiny in 1996, but only three in 1997. He retired in 1998. He currently plays for the amateur team Kaknballz FC, who won the state title in 2017.

Derek Backman Net Worth

Derek Backman is one of the richest Association Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Backman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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Facts & Trivia

Derek Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Derek Backman celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.