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Joe Reiniger
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He went to college at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and graduated in 1993.
Career
He currently plays for arena soccer for the Saint Louis Illusion. Reiniger has played forward for the Saint Louis Ambush, Milwaukee Wave, and the Saint Louis Steamers. He was selected in the first round of the NPSL amateur draft by the Ambush in 1993, and was named to the 1993-1994 NPSL All-Rookie Team.
While playing with the Wave, he was the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 NPSL Championship.
His number is 21. He plays forward and is left footed, but right-handed. He resides in Collinsville.
During the 2005-2006 season while Saint Louis Steamers head coach Omid Namazi was on a suspension, he served as the head coach. On April 1, 2006 he scored his 600th career goal in front of 8,795 fans at the Savvis Center in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Retro jerseys were being worn by the players that night and were auctioned to the fans.
The winning bidder of Reiniger"s jersey bought it for 950 dollars and gave it back to him. In September 2006, the Steamers were placed on the inactive list for the 2006-2007 season and the MISL had a draft. The Milwaukee Wave got the rights of Reiniger, but he did not sign a contract with them.
In November 2008, he signed with the Saint Louis Illusion in the Professional Arena Soccer League.
In September 2011, he joined the Illinois Piasa as co-head coach for the 2011-2012 season.
