Chris Carrieri
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Chris Carrieri | |
| Date of birth | April 28, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998-2000 | Univ. of N. Carolina | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001 2001-03 2004 2004 2005-06 2007 |
San Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids Rochester Raging Rhinos Chicago Fire Richmond Kickers Carolina RailHawks |
5 (0) 69 (19) 27 (8) 1 (0) 52 (7) 28 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Chris Carrieri (born April 28, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American soccer player, who played three seasons in Major League Soccer, three in the USL First Division and one in the USL Second Division. He currently coaches with the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh, North Carolina.
[edit] College
After a successful high school career at North Stafford High School in Stafford, Virginia, Carrieri played college soccer at the University of North Carolina, where he was hugely successful. In his rookie year, he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, and was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. He did just as well his second year, finishing with 12 goals and 5 assists, and was named a third team NCAA All-American. In his junior season, he led the nation by scoring 25 goals, and added an astonishing 14 assists, and was named an NCAA first-team All-American.
[edit] Professional
Following his junior season, Carrieri signed a Project-40 contract with MLS. He was drafted first overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes, and immediately vowed to lead the team to a championship. Although the Earthquakes won the MLS Cup that year, Carrieri was not there to see it - shortly into the season he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for Junior Agogo. Carrieri had a relatively impressive rookie campaign with the Rapids, registering 5 goals and 4 assists in only 14 games with the team. In his second year with the team, Carrieri established his reputation as a quality American forward in scoring 11 goals and 5 assists for the Rapids. In his third year, Carrieri's production slowed, partially because of a contested (and temporary) move to right midfield, and he finished the year with 3 goals and 8 assists. Following the season, Carrieri was not re-signed by the Rapids, apparently partially because of conflicts with the coach Tim Hankinson, and partially because of salary cap concerns.
Carrieri signed before the 2004 season with the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League. He had a solid season with the team, finishing the year with 8 goals and 8 assists in 27 games. After the end of the season, he played one game with the Chicago Fire, after being called up as an injury replacement. Carrieri also briefly played indoor for the Chicago Storm of the MISL. In 2005, with coach Tim Hankinson no longer at the helm, the Rapids brought back Carrieri for tryouts, but did not offer him a contract after pre-season. He then signed with Richmond Kickers of the then A-League. In 2006, Richmond went down to USL-2. Still under contract with the Kickers, Carrieri stayed with the newly demoted club and helped lead them to the 2006 USL Second Division Championship, where he scored the championship winning goal for the Kickers. In 2007, he became one of the first players to sign with the expansion USL First Division club Carolina RailHawks. He played in twenty-eight games, most as a starter, before announcing his retirement from professional soccer on March 18, 2008.[1]
