Mark Abboud is a retired American soccer midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 who played two season in the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

, one in the National Professional Soccer League, and seven in the USISL and USL A-League. He also played in France, Belgium and the UAE.

Player

Abboud attended Mayo High School

Mayo High School

Mayo High School is an American high school named after the brothers William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic. Mayo High School was built in 1966 in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota. A public school, it is part of the Rochester...

 in Rochester, Minnesota

Rochester, Minnesota

Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...

 before entering Macalester College

Macalester College

Macalester College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college. Its first class entered September 15, 1885. The college is located on a campus in a historic residential neighborhood...

. He played for the Macalester Fighting Scots soccer team from 1988 to 1991, finishing his career as the school’s all time leading scorer. He graduated in 1992 with a bachelors degree in mathematics and music. That spring, the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

 drafted Abboud and he spent the 1992 season in Florida. In the fall of 1992, he moved to France where he played for Grenoble Foot 38

Grenoble Foot 38

Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble, is a French association football club based in Grenoble, a city situated at the foot of the French Alps. The original incarnation of the club was founded in 1892 and, in 1997, was formed into the club that exists today as a result of a merger...

, at the time playing in the Championnat National

Championnat National

The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

. He returned to the Rowdies for the summer 1993 season, then moved to Dubai Club

Dubai Club

Dubai Cultural Sports Club is a football club based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.-History:The club was in 2007 relegated to the UAE Second Division and played three years in the league, before returned 2010 in the UAE League.-Current squad:...

 UAE League

UAE League

The UAE Pro League Committee , commonly known as PLC, is the professional association football league of the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1973, the league currently holds a number of tournaments for the 12 participating teams, including the Etisalat Pro-League, the Etisalat Cup, Etisalat...

 and Belgian First Division club K.F.C. Lommel S.K.

K.F.C. Lommel S.K.

Koninklijke Football Club Lommelse Sportkring was a Belgian football club that existed between 1932 and 2003. It played two spells at the highest level in the Belgian football league system: from 1992 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003. Its best ranking was reached in 1997 when it finished...

  In 1994, he returned to Minnesota and signed with the Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...

 which played in USISL. He would remain with the Thunder until retiring in 2000. In 1997, the Thunder moved to the USL A-League, at the time the highest level of outdoor soccer in the United States. Abboud also spent one season playing indoor soccer with the Milwaukee Wave

Milwaukee Wave

The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Founded in 1984 they are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in North Americaand a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League....

. He spent the 1994-1995 season with the Wave in the National Professional Soccer League.

Coach

In addition to playing for the Thunder, Abboud was the team’s Director of Player Development from 1996 to 1999. Beginning in 2000, he entered the ranks of youth soccer with the Woodbury Soccer Club and then Bangu Tsunami FC where he is the Director of Coaching.