Chris Carrieri
 Carrieri in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Michael Carrieri | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth |
San Antonio, Texas , United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)(150 pounds) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 63 | (50) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | New Brunswick Brigade | 2 | (3) |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Colorado Rapids | 69 | (19) |
| 2004 |
Rochester Raging Rhinos | 27 | (8) |
| 2004 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Richmond Kickers | 52 | (7) |
| 2007 |
Carolina RailHawks | 28 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Richmond Kickers | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chris Carrieri (born April 28, 1980) is an American former professional
soccer player who played as a midfielder
.
Career
College and amateur
Carrieri was born in
NCAA first-team All-American
. He also played club soccer for the Prince William Cardinals.
Professional
In 2000, Carrieri played two games, scoring three goals, with the New Brunswick Brigade in the
Project-40 contract with MLS. He was drafted first overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes, and immediately vowed to lead the team to a championship. Although the Earthquakes won the MLS Cup that year, Carrieri was not there to see it - shortly into the season he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for Junior Agogo. Carrieri had a relatively impressive rookie campaign with the Rapids, registering 5 goals and 4 assists in only 14 games with the team. In his second year with the team, Carrieri established his reputation as a quality American forward in scoring 11 goals and 5 assists for the Rapids, including a remarkable 2nd half hat trick on July 4 (the second in club history) in front of 61,213 fans at Invesco Field at Mile High. In his third year, Carrieri's production slowed, partially because of a contested (and temporary) move to right midfield, and he finished the year with 3 goals and 8 assists. Following the season, Carrieri was not re-signed by the Rapids, apparently partially because of conflicts with the coach Tim Hankinson
, and partially because of salary cap concerns.
Carrieri signed before the 2004 season with the
Carolina RailHawks. He played in twenty-eight games, most as a starter, before announcing his retirement from professional soccer on March 18, 2008.[2]
After spending 2008 coaching with the
Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh, North Carolina, Carrieri was coaxed out of retirement in 2009 by the Richmond Kickers, and he subsequently played 5 games and scored 1 goal for the team on the way to winning the 2009 USL2 championship.[3] On January 14, 2010 Richmond announced the re-signing of Carrieri for the 2010 season.[4]
References
- ^ "Numerous USL Players Selected In 2001 MLS SuperDraft". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Carrieri calls it quits Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kickers claim USL-2 Championship Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Richmond re-signs four". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2010-02-05.