Minnesota Thunder is an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team plays in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby Blaine, Minnesota, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are navy blue, light blue, silver and white. Their current head coach is Don Gramenz, w...
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Minnesota Thunder is an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team plays in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby Blaine, Minnesota, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are navy blue, light blue, silver and white. Their current head coach is Don Gramenz, who took over in mid-2008 from long-time manager Amos Magee.
The team has a development team, Rochester Thunder, which plays in the USL Premier Development League, and a sister organization, the Minnesota Lightning, who play in the women's USL W-League.
Prior to the Minnesota Thunder forming in 1990 Minnesota had two former professional soccer teams. After two seasons as the Denver Dynamos the franchise was purchased by Minnesota investors and became the Minnesota Kicks. The Minnesota Kicks played the state's first professional soccer game in...
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