Sam Bishop

Sam Bishop
Personal information
Full name Samuel Nepean Bishop
Date of birth (1983-03-01) March 1, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Moorestown Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Harrisburg City Islanders 6 (0)
2008–2009 Pennsylvania Stoners 23
2010 FC Sonic Lehigh Valley 12
2012–2014 Harrisburg Heat (indoor) 12 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Muhlenberg Mules (assistant)
2008–2009 Pennsylvania Stoners (assistant)
2009 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 29, 2006

Sam Bishop, (born March 1, 1983, in Moorestown Township, New Jersey) is a U.S. soccer goalkeeper.

Bishop grew up in Moorestown Township, New Jersey, and attended Lehigh University, playing on the men's soccer team from 2001 to 2004.[1] After graduating in 2005, he signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division. In 2007, he was part of the Islanders USL-2 championship team. In 2008, he moved to the expansion Pennsylvania Stoners as a player and assistant coach.[2] In 2008, he also became an assistant coach with the NCAA Division III Muhlenberg College soccer team. In 2009, Bishop returned to his alma mater, Lehigh University, and acted as the goalkeeper coach.

References

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  1. ^ Bullock, Michael. "Cepero's return solidifies City Islanders goalkeeping situation", The Patriot-News, April 3, 2010. Accessed March 2, 2011. "Sam Bishop, the 27-year-old keeper who has logged three seasons (2005-07) with the City Islanders, spent the opening week of the expansion Philadelphia Union's first training camp working out with the first-year MLS club. Needless to say, it was a memorable experience for the Moorestown, N.J., native."
  2. ^ Sam Bishop, Ex-Lehigh and Harrisburg City Islanders Goalkeeper, will also act as Assistant Coach
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