Temoc Suarez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cuauhtemoc Suarez | ||
| Date of birth | April 19, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 |
Dallas Burn | 56 | (3) |
| 1997 |
→ New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 |
→ New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Austin Lone Stars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 |
→ Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 2000 | Charleston Battery | 25 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 42 | (11) |
| 2001 | Connecticut Wolves | 23 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 |
Rochester Raging Rhinos | 53 | (5) |
| 2004 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| United States U17 | |||
| 1999–2000 |
United States (futsal) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cuauhtemoc “Temoc” Suarez (born April 19, 1975 in
United States Under-17 national team and also for the national futsal
squad.
Youth
Suarez grew up in South Carolina, attending
UNC Chapel Hill, where he played on the Tar Heels men’s soccer team from 1993 to 1996. Suarez was the 1993 Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and a 1994 second team All American. He finished his four years at UNC with 47 career goals.[1]
Professional
In 1997,
Dallas Burn of first division Major League Soccer also chose Suarez in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1997 College Draft
. Suarez signed with the Burn, spending three seasons with them. While with the Burn, Suarez went on loan several times to teams in the USISL. The Burn released following the 1999 season.
In 2000, he joined his hometown club
Rochester Raging Rhinos for the 2002 and 2003 seasons and the Syracuse Salty Dogs in 2004.[5]
He retired from playing professionally following the 2004 season.
Futsal
Suarez earned seven
United States national futsal team between 1999 and 2000 as the team prepared for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. However, the U.S. failed to qualify.[6]
Coaching
Following his retirement Suarez entered the field of youth coaching in his hometown of Charleston, founding Suarez Soccer School, a series of clinics focused on technical training for beginner-level players. In 2010, Suarez was named boys varsity soccer coach at Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville, South Carolina. Suarez also serves as director of the Charleston Battery's youth summer camps.
References
- ^ UNC Men’s Soccer
- ^ 1997 Territorial Draft Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2002 Dispersal Draft Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Season preview
- ^ 2004 season preview
- ^ CONCACAF Futsal
External links
- Temoc Suarez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Temoc Suarez at Major League Soccer
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