Chris Carenza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher James Carenza | ||
| Date of birth | March 3, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth |
St. Louis, Missouri , United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1974 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1976 | San Antonio Thunder | 37 | (0) |
| 1977 | Team Hawaii | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher James "Chris" or "CJ" Carenza is a retired American
North American Soccer League
.
College
Carenza, son of
NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship. He was also a 1974 Honorable Mention All American. In 2005, SIUE inducted Carenza into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1] He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.[2]
Professional
In 1975, Carenza signed with the
North American Soccer League. In 1977, the Thunder moved to Hawaii to become Team Hawaii
. Carenza played that season, then left the league.
Carenza spent a few months beginning in October 1978 with London Football League side Leyton Orient. In December 1978, after seven reserve outings and an appearance against Sweden's
IFK Goteborg in a friendly he was offered a professional contract. However, he tore his groin in a training session, and had to return home. Once recovered he signed for Team Hawaii in 1978, but retired from the game soon after and went into coaching.[3]
In later year years he became an Assistant Attorney General in Missouri and in March 2012 he was appointed the executive director of the Vehicle Protection Association, a position he still held in July 2013.
References
- ^ SIUE Athletics Inducts Inaugural Hall of Fame Class
- ^ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ Neilson N. Kaufman, historian to Leyton Orient Football Club