Tanner is the owner and currently the general manager of Utica City FC of the Major Arena Soccer League.
[2][3] He attended North Carolina State University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1986 to 1990.
In 1991, the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League selected Tanner in the second round of the MISL Draft.
On June 29, 1991, Tanner made his debut and scored his first goal for the Crunch in a rare outdoor exhibition game against PSV Eindhoven.
[citation needed] In 2001, Tanner became the director of coaching with the Syracuse Soccer Academy, a position he held until 2003.