Kevin Eiben

**Kevin Eiben** (an haife shi a ranar 28 ga Satumba, 1979) tsohon ƙwararren ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne ɗan ƙasar Kanada wanda a halin yanzu shi ne mai kula da tsaron baya da kuma mai horar da 'yan wasan baya na ƙungiyar Toronto Argonauts ta ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Kanada (CFL). An zaɓe shi a matsayi na 26 a gasar CFL ta 2001 kuma ya shafe shekaru 11 na farko na aikinsa na wasa tare da ƙungiyar, sannan ya biyo baya a kakar wasa ɗaya tare da Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Ya lashe gasar Grey Cup sau huɗu bayan ya yi nasara tare da Argonauts a matsayin ɗan wasa a 2004 da kuma mataimakin koci a 2017, 2022, da 2024. Ya buga ƙwallon ƙafa ta kwaleji a Bucknell Bison.

## Rayuwar farko
Eiben ya girma a Delta, British Columbia tare da iyayensa Laraine da Larry Eiben, da 'yan'uwa uku. Yanzu yana zaune a Mississauga, Ontario. Eiben ya fito ne daga dangin ƙwallon ƙafa. Mahaifinsa ya taka rawar gani a Jami'ar Cincinnati kuma kawunsa, George, ya buga ƙwallon baya a Jami'ar Nebraska–Lincoln . Ɗan'uwansa, LJ, ya kasance ɗan takarar Argonauts a zagaye na uku na zaɓen CFL na 1996 da ya buga wa BC Lions . 

Eiben ya halarci makarantar sakandare ta Kwalejin Vancouver, ya yi rubutu a fannin ƙwallon ƙafa, ƙwallon kwando, da kuma ƙwallon baseball. An naɗa shi ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na duk gasar zakarun Turai sau uku, ya kuma zaɓi Provincial Offensive Most Valuable Player a matsayin ɗan wasan kwata-kwata a ƙwallon ƙafa a shekararsa ta ƙarshe, sannan ya yi tackles 102 a matsayin mai tsaron gida . Bugu da ƙari, an naɗa shi ga duk gasar ƙwallon kwando a shekararsa ta ƙarshe. 

Eiben ya tafi Jami'ar Bucknell, inda ya yi karatunsa a fannin gudanar da kasuwanci. Ya kasance ɗalibi na Dean's List kuma memba ne na Patriot League Academic Honour Roll. A cikin shekaru 4 da ya yi yana wasa a ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Bucknell Bison, Eiben ya fara wasanni 33 cikin 43 yana wasa a matsayi mai ƙarfi ko kuma na 'yanci. Yana da rikodin makaranta da dama, ciki har da raba rikodin katsewar wasa ɗaya na 4. A shekarar 1999, ya sami kyautar Clarke Hinkle a matsayin fitaccen ɗan wasan baya ko mai tsaron baya na Bison. Ya jagoranci Patriot League a shekarar 2000 da katsewar wasa takwas, kuma a shekarar 2001, an naɗa shi a matsayin American Football Coaches Association All-American, ƙungiya ta biyu AP Division I-AA All-American, ya kasance ɗan wasan farko na All-Patriot League, ƙungiya ta farko ECAC All-Star, ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na Patriot League, da kuma MVP na Bison. An shigar da Eiben cikin Bison Hall of Fame a shekarar 2012. 

Bayan shekararsa ta farko tare da Argos, ya tafi Florida State a lokacin hutun kakar wasa don yin digirinsa na biyu a fannin Gudanar da Wasanni.

## Sana'ar ƙwararru
Toronto Argonauts ta zaɓi Eiben a matsayin ɗan wasa na 26 a cikin jerin 'yan wasan CFL na 2001 kuma ya shafe lokaci yana aiki a cikin 'yan wasa masu horo da kuma waɗanda suka yi aiki a kakar wasa ta 2001 ta CFL . A kakar wasa ta 2002 ta CFL, ya jagoranci Argos da ƙungiyoyi 19 na musamman da suka yi wa 'yan wasa ta'adi da kuma waɗanda suka yi wa 'yan wasa ta'adi sau 4. 

On February 13, 2003, Eiben became a free agent and re-signed with the Argos on February 20. He played in all 18 games and two playoff games of the 2003 CFL season, primarily on special teams and as a backup linebacker and led the league with 33 special teams tackles. He also achieved his first career quarterback sack and his first career interception.

Eiben ya kasance cikin ƙungiyar Grey Cup Championship a shekara ta 2004 tare da Argos kuma a tsawon rayuwarsa ya buga CFL All-Star sau 3 da East All-Star sau 5. A halin yanzu yana da na biyu mafi yawan tackles (814) a tarihin CFL ga wani ɗan ƙasar Kanada bayan Mike O'Shea (1320).

Ya tsawaita kwangilarsa da Argos a ranar 14 ga Fabrairu, 2009. Eiben wakilin 'yan wasa ne a lokacin yakin neman zaben 'Rediscover' na Reebok a shekarar 2010. Ya zama dan wasa mai zaman kansa a ranar 15 ga Fabrairu, 2012 sannan ya sanya hannu da Hamilton Tiger-Cats a ranar 18 ga Fabrairu, 2012. 

Bayan kakar wasa ɗaya da Ticats, Eiben ya sanar da yin ritayarsa ta hanyar Twitter a ranar 4 ga Maris, 2013. Eiben ya yi ritaya bayan ya buga kakar wasa 11 tare da Argonauts da kuma kakar wasa ɗaya tare da Tiger-Cats. A tsawon aikinsa, Eiben ya tara tackles 722 na tsaro, tackles 92 na Special Team, buhu 15, kutse 10 da kuma murmurewa 12. 

## Aikin koyarwa
Eiben shine mai kula da tsaron gida tare da McMaster Marauders a kakar wasa ta 2013 kuma shine mai kula da tsaron gida tare da Jami'ar Toronto Varsity Blues daga 2014 zuwa 2016.

A shekarar 2017, Eiben ya zama mai kula da ƙungiyoyi na musamman na Toronto Argonauts .  Tun daga shekarar 2019, ya yi aiki a matsayin mai horar da 'yan wasan linebacker na Argonauts. A ranar 1 ga Mayu, 2024, an sanar da cewa an naɗa Eiben a matsayin mai kula da tsaron gida ban da ci gaba da aikinsa na kocin 'yan wasan linebacker. 

## Aikin kasuwanci
Eiben ya kasance mai ikon mallakar kamfanin Sport Specific Training (SST) wanda ke da hedikwata a Oakville, Ontario daga 2009 zuwa 2014 kafin ya sayar wa abokin kasuwancinsa wanda har yanzu yake gudanar da wurin.

Bayan ya yi ritaya daga CFL, Eiben ya karɓi muƙami a Ofishin Gaba na Hamilton Tiger-Cats a matsayin Manaja, Ci gaban Kasuwanci da Haɗin gwiwar Kamfanoni don sabon filin Tim Hortons, inda wasannin PanAm suka kasance a 2015 da Hamilton Tiger-Cats suka fara kakar wasa ta Yuli 2014.

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