SMC Bio - Leonard Griffin
8/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Leonard Griffin spent two seasons as an assistant men's soccer coach at Saint Mary's during the 2011 and 2012 sesons after three seasons as an assistant coach at Cal State San Bernardino.
In 2010, he retired from professional soccer after stints in both Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League.
Griffin played professionally with the Los Angeles Blues, a USL professional team. Prior to being on the LA Blues, Griffin spent time with Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire, Portland Timbers and L.A. Galaxy. While a member of the Galaxy, he played 20 minutes in an exhibition game against FC Barcelona in the Rose Bowl.
In 2010, he retired from professional soccer after stints in both Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League.
Griffin played professionally with the Los Angeles Blues, a USL professional team. Prior to being on the LA Blues, Griffin spent time with Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire, Portland Timbers and L.A. Galaxy. While a member of the Galaxy, he played 20 minutes in an exhibition game against FC Barcelona in the Rose Bowl.
Griffin played four seasons at UCLA where he earned all-America honors in 2003 and helped the Bruins win a national title in 2002. He also played with the Orange County Blue Star and Austin Aztecs in the USL Premier Development League.
He was drafted by Chicago in 2004. He was waived in 2007 and signed with USL First Division Portland Timbers. The Columbus Crew acquired him, then waived him and he rejoined the Timbers in 2008. In 2009, he was signed by and played for the Galaxy, who played in the MLS Championship game that year.
Griffin works in all aspects of the Saint Mary's soccer program including recruiting, camp development, fundraising, team academics and day-to-day field training. He also serves as a youth coach for Diablo FC in Concord, Calif.
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