Joe Ulrich
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| Joe Ulrich | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Ulrich | |
| Date of birth | January 9, 1961 (age 46) | |
| Place of birth | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | |
| Height | 5’ 9” | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1979-1980 1981-1982 |
Ulster Community College Duke |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982-1984 1984-1985 |
New York Arrows Dallas Sidekicks |
16 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Joe Ulrich is a retired U.S. soccer defender.
Ulrich attended Arlington High School. After graduating from high school, Ulrich played soccer at Ulster County Community College in New York for two years before transferring to Duke University in 1981. While at Duke, he played on the school’s mens soccer team in 1981 and 1982. In 1981, he was named the ACC Player of the Year. In 1982, the Blue Devils went to the NCAA Championship game where it lost to Indiana in eight overtimes. That year, Ulrich won the Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate player of the year. In his two years at Duke, he scored 13 goals, despite playing as a defender.
In 1982, the New York Arrows of Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Ulrich in the first round (12th overall) of the league’s college draft. The Arrows signed Ulrich for $28,000 per year for two years.
Signed as a free agent by the Dallas Sidekicks on September 11, 1984. He appeared in only sixteen games with the Sidekicks during the 1984-1985 season before the team released him on March 7, 1985.
After retiring from playing professionally, Ulrich was hired by IBM.
In 1999, Duke inducted Ulrich into its Athletic Hall of Fame.
