Christopher Sullivan (soccer)

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Chris Sullivan
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Sullivan
Date of birth	April 18, 1965 (age 41)
Place of birth	Redwood City, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in
Position	Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1983-1987	University of Tampa
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1990 1997	Joué-Lès-Tours Le Touquet Raba ETO Landskrona BoIS Brøndby IF Hertha Berlin Yucatan San Jose Clash	24 (2)
National team
1987-1992	United States	19 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Christopher (Chris) Sullivan (born April 18, 1965 in Redwood City, California) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder/forward and current soccer trainer and sports broadcaster.

Sullivan began playing soccer at a young age. When he was four he began playing with West Valley S.C. He attended college and played NCAA soccer at the University of Tampa.

He made his US national team debut while still in college. In 1987, he came on for Brian Bliss in a Presidents Cup game against Egypt in South Korea.

In 1988, he became the youngest U.S. player selected to an Olympic team when he was selected to play with the U.S. 1988 Summer Olympics soccer team.

He was also a member of the 1990 FIFA World Cup U.S. team. In 1992, he played his last game for the U.S. national team in a 1-0 loss to Brazil.

His professional career spanned two continents and seven countries. During that time he played in France, Hungary, Sweden, Holland, Germany and Mexico. He twice left active playing for family reasons, but eventually ended his career playing a single season in 1997 for the San Jose Clash in Major League Soccer.

Since retiring from playing, Sullivan has become a professional soccer trainer with Elite. He is the personal trainer for Jonathan Bachini and worked with Roberto Baggio. He was also a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Bay Area for two years and is currently part of Fox Sports World MLS Wrap. He is also an announcer of MLS games on Fox Soccer Channel.

	United States squad - 1990 World Cup
1 Meola | 2 Trittschuh | 3 Doyle | 4 Banks | 5 Windischmann | 6 Harkes | 7 Ramos | 8 Bliss | 9 Sullivan | 10 Vermes | 11 Wynalda | 12 Krumpe | 13 Eichmann | 14 Stollmeyer | 15 Armstrong | 16 Murray | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Henderson | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Covone | 22 Vanole | Coach: Gansler