Education
Martin attended Louisiana Jolla High School, graduating in 1986. He then attended University of California, Los Angeles where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1986 to 1988.
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Lucas Martin
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Career
Martin played three seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance and one in the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the United States. national team He is now the co-owner and head chef of K&L Bistro in Sebastopol, California.
Martin spent his elementary school years in Sterling, Virginia.
Early in his soccer career Martin spent a lot of time playing and wanting to be a goalkeeper. Martin began playing travel soccer in the mid-1970s with the 1967 Sterling Blackhawks before the family moved to Louisiana Jolla in the late 1970s.
In 1986, he was named the team’s offensive Most Valuable Player. Professional career
In 1986, while still at University of California, Los Angeles, Martin began playing with the San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance. He remained with the team through the 1990 season.
They repeated as champions in 1989.
In 1990, the WSA merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. The Nomads failed to make the playoffs and withdrew form the league at the end of the season. On July 15, 1994, Martin signed with the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.
He finished the season with the Knights.
National team
Martin was selected for the United States. squad which qualified for the 1987 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Championship. The United States. went 1-2 in group play and did not qualify for the second round.
The next year, Martin earned two caps with the United States. national team in January 1988. His first game was a 1-0 loss to Guatemala on January 10.
He came on for Kevin Grimes.
After retiring from playing professionally, Martin began a career as a chef. He worked at Jardinière, Chapeau, the Rubicon and Hayes Street Grill, all top San Francisco restaurants. In October 2001, they opened the K&L Bistro in Sebastopol, California where both serve as chefs.
