Mr. Richmond Kicker, Rob Ukrop was an original with the team, and is the Kickers' current youth club president. Ukrop, whose father is a part-owner of the club, still ranks as the all-time leader in club history in goals and points and is third in assists.

In 1995, Ukrop helped lead the team to the double, winning the US Open Cup and Premier League (now PDL) titles. He scored an amazing 17 goals and six assists in all competitions and was honored as the league’s MVP in 1995.

He went on to lead the team to the 1996 USL-2 Final and the 2002 USL-1 Final. He played 11 seasons with the club, missing only the 1994 campaign. Ukrop finished his career in 2004, the club’s last in USL-1, with 35 goals and 18 assists in 164 regular season games in his eight years of play in USL-1. Ukrop also spent part of the 1996 season with the New England Revolution, playing in nine games. He began his USL career with the Raleigh Flyers in 1994.

Actively involved in the club’s youth program, Ukrop will also be at the USL SoccerFest coaching the U13 Girls Kickers team after leading them to the South Atlantic Group B Championship with a mark of 9-2-2.