Chris Houser
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 9, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Southern Connecticut Owls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 36 | (1) |
| 1999 |
→ MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 |
→ MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Connecticut Wolves | 6 | (1) |
| 2002 | Western Mass Pioneers | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chris Houser (born March 9, 1973) is a retired American
soccer defender who played professionally in Major League Soccer
. Since retiring from soccer, he has built a career in sales and marketing.
Youth
Born in Pierre, Houser grew up in
NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship.[1] In 1997, he played for the Bridgeport Italians who went to the second round of the 1997 U.S. Open Cup.[2][3] That year, he also played for the U.S. team which placed third at the World University Games. Houser was inducted into the South Dakota Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]
Professional
On February 1, 1998, the
MLS Pro 40 for three games in 2000.[6] Houser remained with the Mutiny until he and the team agreed to terminate his contract in September 2001 after having his colon removed. In April 2002, he signed with the Connecticut Wolves of the USL A-League. He scored in the opening game for the Wolves, but by June 2002, he was with the Western Mass Pioneers
.
References
- ^ A spectacular journey out of South Dakota
- ^ For Bridgeport, A Giant Step Up
- ^ 1997 U.S. Open Cup
- ^ South Dakota Soccer Hall of Fame Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MLS 1998 Full Season Stats Archived January 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2000 MLS Pro 40 stats". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-04-13.