Sean Fraser
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Sean Fraser is a former Canadian soccer
Football (soccer)
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 player who currently coaches Paris Danger Soccer Club.

Career

Before beginning his pro career, he was a standout striker for the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....

 where he led Conference USA in goals (18) and points (42) in earning All-Conference honours in 2001. After playing college soccer
College soccer
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 he signed for the Calgary Storm of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

 in 2003 recording four goals in all 28 games.

In 2006 he signed for the newly explansion Edmonton Aviators
Edmonton Aviators
The Edmonton Aviators were a soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2003 as a member of the United Soccer League's North American A-League and folded after playing only one season, 2004. Midway through the season, with the club in financial trouble, the league took it over...

 where he played a big part in the offense with his fast speed where he recorded four goals and two assists for a team who struggled on the field and run into financial problems which forced the team to fold after only one season.

Fraser signed with the Toronto Lynx
Toronto Lynx
Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....

 in 2005 where he finished second in Lynx scoring with 3 goals and 3 assists. The team finished with a league worst 3 wins, 17 losses, and 8 ties and was the worst performance in league history and finished 12th place in the 12 team league.

In 2006 he and Lynx team mate Rumbani Munthali both signed for Nanchang Bayi
Nanchang Bayi
Nanchang Hengyuan Football Club is a football club based in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China who currently play in the 26,000 seater Nanchang Bayi Stadium...

 in the Jia League
Chinese Football Association Jia League
The China League One is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League....

 to 2 year two year contracts and leave in 2008 China. In December 2008 joined to Edmonton and signed a contract by Edmonton Drillers (CMISL)
Edmonton Drillers (CMISL)
The Edmonton Drillers are a Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League team.-History:On January 24, 2007, the formation of the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League was announced along with that a series of exhibition games would take place in various markets to gauge interest...

 in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League
Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League
The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL is a professional indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008. The league's president is Mel Kowalchuk...

.

International career

Fraser represented Canada at the 1998 CONCACAF U-19 Qualification Tournament (Canada did not qualify for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship) and helped Canada reach the quarter-final stage of the IV Jeux de la Francophonie Canada 2001 in Ottawa/Hull. He scored his first goal for Canada against France in the quarter-final game.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career in May 2008 in Canada; he coaches the soccer team of Bethel College
Bethel College (Tennessee)
Bethel University is a Cumberland Presbyterian college in McKenzie, Tennessee.-Biography:It was founded in 1842 in McLemoresville, Tennessee as Bethel Seminary, becoming Bethel College in 1850, and given a state charter in 1847, making it one of the oldest colleges to use the name "Bethel...

 and was in January 2010 named as the Head Coach of Paris Danger Soccer Club.

Honours

Fraser was recently inducted into the University of Memphis Hall of Fame in September 2009.

Sources

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