| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Sullivan | ||
| Date of birth | April 18, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1987 | University of Tampa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1988 | Joué-Lès-Tours | ||
| 1988–1989 | Le Touquet | ||
| 1989 | Orlando Lions | ||
| 1989–1990 | Győri ETO FC | 11 | (1) |
| 1990 | Landskrona BoIS | 6 | (2) |
| 1992 | Brøndby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Hertha BSC | 6 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Yucatan | ||
| 1995 | San Francisco Bay Diablos | ||
| 1996–1997 | Győri ETO FC | 5 | (1) |
| 1997 | San Jose Clash | 24 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1992 | United States | 19 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Christopher Sullivan (born April 18, 1965 in San Jose, California) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder/forward and current soccer trainer and sports broadcaster.
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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 was a second team Division II All American in 1986 and a first team All American in 1987.[1]
His professional career spanned two continents and seven countries. He began his career in France with lower division clubs Joué-Lès-Tours and Le Touquet. In 1989, he was back in the U.S. with the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League.[2] He then returned to Europe, signing with Hungary club Raba ETO before moving to Swedish club Landskrona BoIS, Danish club Brøndby IF and German club Hertha BSC. He also spent time with Mexican lower division club Yucatan. In 1995, he played for the San Francisco Bay Diablos in the USISL. During this time, he twice left active playing for family reasons. On February 1, 1997, Major League Soccer allocated Sullivan to the San Jose Clash. He played the 1997 season with the Clash. On November 6, 1997, MLS held an Expansion Draft. The Clash did not protect Sullivan, but neither Chicago nor Miami selected him. Despite this, the Clash traded Sullivan to the Miami Fusion for the third round draft pick in two weeks later.[3] He elected to retire rather than join the Fusion. However, he continued to play in the San Francisco Soccer Football League, including club El Farolito in 2003.[4]
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. He was 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.
Since retiring from playing, Sullivan has become a professional soccer trainer with Elite. He was also a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Bay Area for two years and spent time working on Fox Soccer Channel's now defunct MLS Wrap. He is a color commentator on Fox Soccer Channel's broadcasts of MLS and United States men's national soccer team games. Sullivan also coached the Alpine Ole girls U-17 team in 2005 and 2006. He also covered the 2010 World Cup and continues to call numerous MLS and other high profile games.
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