Christopher Sullivan (soccer)
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Chris Sullivan | ||
Personal information | ||
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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 | |
Playing position | Midfielder / Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Retired | |
Youth clubs | ||
1983-1987 | University of Tampa | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1990 1992 1992-1993 1997 |
Joué-Lès-Tours Le Touquet Raba ETO Landskrona BoIS Brøndby IF Hertha Berlin Yucatan San Jose Clash |
0 (0) 6 (0) 24 (2) |
National team | ||
1987-1992 | United States | 19 (2) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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 and played soccer at NCAA Division II powerhouse 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, Denmark, 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.
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- (German) FussballDaten statistics
United States squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup | ||
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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 |
Categories: 1965 births | Living people | American soccer players | United States men's international soccer players | FIFA World Cup 1990 players | Olympic soccer players of the United States | Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Brøndby IF footballers | San Jose Clash players | University of Tampa