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Career & Clubs
Youth and college
Krupnik was born in Ukraine and is Jewish. He moved with his parents, Mark and Rita, and brother Vladimir, from his native Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, to the United States in the 1990s, settling in San Francisco, California. Initially a promising gymnast, Krupnik was spotted playing football with some friends by the manager of the San Francisco Vikings youth team, and the youngster quickly changed sports. Krupnik attended and was the team soccer captain of George Washington High School, graduating in 1997. He played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley ('01), majoring in social welfare. Krupnik was All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2000 and 2001, Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention in 2000 and first team in 2001. Krupnik was also strong academically, and was on the Dean's Honor List in Fall of 2000.
Professional
Krupnik was drafted with the 69th pick of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars, but did not make the squad, and instead spent the 2002 season with the Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League. He was signed by the MetroStars late in the season, again without seeing any first-team action, and was then released on free transfer to the Wilmington Hammerheads. After winning the 2003 championship with Wilmington, Krupnik was signed by Charleston Battery. During his time in Israel in 2005 with the US Maccabiah Games team, Krupnik caught the eye of a scout from Maccabi Netanya. Manager Reuven…
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- Des Moines Menace (2002–2002)
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- Red Bull New York (2002–2002)
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- Maccabi Herzliya F.C. (2006–2006)
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- Maccabi Haifa F.C. (2008–2009)
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- Wilmington Hammerheads FC (2002–2003)
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- Charleston Battery (2003–2005)
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- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. (2007–2008)
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- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. (2013–2013)
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- Maccabi Netanya F.C. (2005–2006)
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- Red Bull New York (2009–2009)
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- Maccabi Netanya F.C. (2010–2013)
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- Maccabi Umm al-Fahm F.C. (2013–2014)
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- Maccabi Jaffa F.C. (2014–2015)
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- Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C. (2015–2015)
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- California Golden Bears men's soccer
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- Major League Soccer
- National team
- United States
Legacy
Clubs
- California Golden Bears men's soccercurrent
- Des Moines Menace2002–2002
- Red Bull New York2002–2002
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC2002–2003
- Charleston Battery2003–2005
- Maccabi Netanya F.C.2005–2006
- Maccabi Herzliya F.C.2006–2006
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C.2007–2008
- Maccabi Haifa F.C.2008–2009
- Red Bull New York2009–2009
- Maccabi Netanya F.C.2010–2013
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.2013–2013
- Maccabi Umm al-Fahm F.C.2013–2014
- Maccabi Jaffa F.C.2014–2015
- Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C.2015–2015
Played together with
A. J. CochranCharleston Battery · 2015–2015- A. J. WoodRed Bull New York · 1996–1997
Aaron KingCharleston Battery · 2007–2008
Aaron LongRed Bull New York · 2016–2016- Aaron LongRed Bull New York · 2017
Aaron SchoenfeldMaccabi Netanya F.C. · 2016–2016- Abbas SuanBnei Sakhnin F.C. · 1996–2006
- Abbas SuanBnei Sakhnin F.C. · 2009–2010
- Abbas SuanMaccabi Haifa F.C. · 2006–2007
- Abbe IbrahimRed Bull New York · 2005–2005
- Abdallah JaberBnei Sakhnin F.C. · 2021–2023
Abdoulaye SeckMaccabi Haifa F.C. · 2022
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Identifiers & aliases
Leonid Krupnik is a former footballer and current coach. He played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley. He played soccer professionally for the Des Moines Menace, MetroStars, Wilmington Hammerheads, Charleston Battery, Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Herzliya, Bnei Sakhnin, Maccabi Haifa, New York Red Bulls, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm, Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, and Sektzia Nes Tziona. He won a silver medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel with Team USA.
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