Nigel Marples (born November 3, 1985) is a Canadian football player and coach.
Career
College Marples attended North Delta High School and played college soccer at Towson University, where he was a four-year starter and two year captain.Towson Player Profiles During his college years he also played with the Abbotsford Rangers in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional Marples joined the professional ranks after graduation with the Vancouver Whitecaps of USL First Division, but only appeared in 2 matches and was released.Whitecaps release six players From http://usl1.uslsoccer.com , Posted 24 October 2007. He then turned to indoor soccer after being drafted by the Philadelphia KiXX.Philadelphia KiXX Select Five In 2007 MISL College Draft From http://www.kixxonline.com, Posted 08 March 2007. He appeared in 27 games before moving back outdoors with USL Second Division Harrisburg City Islanders, and then on to the Charleston Battery in 2009.
Marples joined HB Køge from the Danish 1st Division on 9 August 2012. He left the club in summer 2013 and returned to Vancouver.
International Marples has also spent time in the Canadian U-20 player pool, but has yet to be capped.Nigel Marples - Linkedin
as Coach After his return in summer 2013 to Canada, was named as Head coach of the Roman Tulis European Soccer School of Excellence. Since October 2013 works besides his coaching career by the Roman Tulis Soccer School, as Player-Coach of the BC Premier Soccer League side Fusion FC in Richmond.Fusion FC - Technical Staff and Coaches Marples studied Masters in Coaching Education over distance learning on the Ohio University. He is currently the Head Soccer Coach at the Principia School (2017).
References
External links Charleston Battery bio Harrisburg City Islanders bio Philadelphia KiXX bio