John van Buskirk
John van Buskirk (born April 13, 1972) is an American soccer coach and a former player. Playing career. Van Buskirk was a standout for his high school team in Granite City where he won two state championships, was selected to the All State IHSA team, a Gatorade All American and the team captain during his senior year. After high school, John went to play for Indiana University. With Indiana, his team reached the #1 overall ranking in the country and played in a national championship. He went on to play 12 years of professional soccer in Germany . He made appearances in Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, and German Regionalliga. Buskirk was the team captain of Sportfreunde Siegen in the 2. Bundesliga for three years. He made a total of 272 professional soccer appearances in Germany and scored 63 goals total. Coaching career. As a coach, Van Buskirk holds a Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) international C License. His professional coaching career includes Kickers Emden (2006–07) and he was an assistant coach for AC St. Louis until the team folded in 2010. John's college coaching career includes Men's head coach at Mckendree University (2013–2016) and an assistant  coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) from 2011–2013. Currently, he is the Director of Coaching and Player Development at Glen-Ed Soccer Club in Edwardsville, IL.