Peter Hattrup
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| Peter Hattrup | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Hattrup | |
| Date of birth | March 30, 1964 (age 43) | |
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | |
| Nickname | Al (short for Almanac) | |
| Playing position | Striker/Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1982-1983, 1985 | Seattle Pacific | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984-1986 1986-1988 1988-1989 1990 1989-1993 1993 1994-1995 1996 1997 1997-1999 1997-2001 2001 |
F.C. Seattle Tacoma Stars Seattle Storm Portland Timbers Atlanta / Kansas City Attack San Jose Hawks Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Mutiny Dallas Burn Seattle Sounders Milwaukee Wave Seattle Sounders |
0 (0) 7 (0) 56 (12) 11 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Peter Hattrup (born March 30, 1964) is a retired U.S. soccer forward/midfielder and current youth soccer coach.
Hattrup was a four year starter as a star player for the Seattle Preparatory School boys soccer team. He graduated in 1982 and entered Seattle Pacific University.
Hattrup was a scoring sensation for the Seattle Pacific men's NCAA Division II soccer team. In 1985, he set the school record for goals scored in a single season with 26. He was more than a one dimensional forward, his 16 assists that year ranks third on the school's list of single season assists. That record lasted until Jason Dunn broke it in 1985. He is third on the school's career goals list with 59 goals over three years, 1982, 1983 and 1985. He finished tied for fifth on the school's career assists list with 31 over three years. He was selected a three time All-Region (NSCAA), two time All Conference (Northwest Collegiate Soccer Conference), and was selected as a two time team MVP. Hattrup did not merely garner multiple individual honors, but was an integral part of two Division II championship teams, in 1983 and 1985. In the 1985 championship victory over FIU, Hattrup scored a goal and assisted another earning MVP honors. He ended the 1985 tournament as the leading scorer with 5 goals and 1 assist.[1]
Hattrup would spend three years with F.C. Seattle, two while in college. In 1984, F.C. Seattle was born out of the collapse of the NASL. It was a collection of ex-NASL players, local amateurs and college players, such as Hattrup who were looking for more than local rec league soccer. While F.C. Seattle played games against professional clubs, its independent nature allowed Hattrup to retain his amateur NCAA eligibility.
After finishing his time with Seattle Pacific, Hattrup began a professional career which would take him through numerous leagues and almost a dozen teams. First, he became a full professional with F.C. Seattle, now renamed the Seattle Storm, for the 1986 Western Soccer Alliance season.
In 1986, the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League selected Hattrup as the top draft pick. He joined the Stars at the completion of the WSA season and would go on to play two seasons with the Stars. The 1986-1987 was an excellent season for the Stars. They won the MISL Western Division, but lost to the Dallas Sidekicks 4 games to 3 in the championship series.
In addition to playing indoor soccer with the Stars, Hattrup continued to play outdoors for the Seattle Storm. In 1988 he scored 6 goals and added an assist, leading to his selection for the league's All Star team. He also won his first professional championship that year when Seattle defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 5-0 in Seattle's Memorial Stadium to take the WSA title. In 1989 the Storm finished out of playoff contention and at the end of the season, Hattrup moved to the Portland Timbers of the newly created American Professional Soccer League for the 1990 season.
While Hattrup left the Tacoma Stars at the end of the 1987-1988 season, he continued playing indoor soccer with the newly established Atlanta Attack of the American Indoor Soccer Association for the teams 1989-1990 season. Despite being a new franchise, the Attack made it to the AISA semifinals, before falling to the Dayton Dynamo 2 games to 1. Hattrup made the AISA All Star Team, having ended the season third on the point list. The next year, the Attack joined the National Professional Soccer League and again lost to the Dynamo, this time in the first round of the playoffs. At the end of the 1990-1991 season, the Attack moved from Atlanta to Kansas City where Hattrup would play two more seasons with the team, 1991-1992 and 1992-1993. In the 1991-1992 season, hattrup returned to the league's points list, finishing 11th. However, the Attack again fell in the semifinals, this time to the Canton Invaders. In Hattrup's last year with the team, it finally found success and defeated the Cleveland Crunch to take the NPSL title. In all, Hattrup was a four time NPSL All Star during his tenure with the Attack. During his time with the Attack, both in Atlanta and Kansas City, Hattrup played for Keith Tozer who would later team up with Hattrup when Hattrup joined the Milwaukee Wave in 1987.
In 1994, Hattrup joined the newly re-established Seattle Sounders. While the Sounders won the regular season, it fell to the Colorado Foxes in the play off semifinals. In 1995, Hattrup won yet another championship when he led the United Soccer Leagues First Division in goals (11), assists (8) and points (30) while taking the Sounders to a victory over the Atlanta Ruckus in the championship series. His play led to his selection to the All Star team and being named the league MVP.
His high scoring ways brought him to the attention of the Tampa Bay Mutiny which drafted Hattrup in the second round (17th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. It appeared that Hattrup had finally made the big time, as a team mate of Carlos Valderrama and Roy Lassiter. However, he experienced a season ending injury when he tore his medial collateral ligament (MCL) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in an optional pre-season practice session. The Mutiny traded him to the Dallas Burn where Burn coach Dave Dir moved Hattrup to the wide midfield. As Hattrup noted, "The strange thing is he told me he wanted me to com and score goals. In the middle of midfield that's fine. But in the 3-5-2, to be honest, I don't have the engine. I'm not going to be able to go to the penalty box for the whole game."[2]
Hattrup was waived by the Burn after seven games in the 1997 season. He moved to Seattle where he joined the Sounder for the remainder of the season. He stayed with the Sounders through the end of the 1999 season. He not only played but also served as an assistant coach in 1988 and 1989. He would return for a last season with the Sounders as a player/assistant coach in 2001. At the end of that season, he retired from playing professionally.
Between those last two stints with the Sounders, Hattrup rejoined Keith Tozer, now head coach of the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League. Hattrup would play three and a half seasons with the Wave. He won two championships with the Wave. On December 8, 2000, the Wave announced they had released Hattrup after a dismal 2-7 start.[3]
Since his retirement from playing professional soccer, Hattrup has entered the coaching ranks. He is an assistant coach of the Seattle Sounders Women, which play in the United Soccer League W-League. He is a highly respected coach for LWYSA Crossfire Premier Soccer In 2006, he took his U14 girls team, Washington Crossfire, to the Super Y-League North American championship at the Ed Rice Complex in Tampa, Florida. In 2002, his U17 boys team won the Sun Bowl Championship.
He just let go his GU14s, now GU15, after being coach of that team for 4 years. He is now taking up a BU11 developmental team with Bernie James. Other than that team, he will be coaching the GU16 "A" and BU16 "B"
Hattrup also earned 3 caps with the U.S. Futsal team in 1988.
