Jared Montz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 26, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Mandeville, Louisiana, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Lynn Fighting Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2007. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jared Montz (born on December 26, 1982 in Mandeville) is a retired American soccer player.
He is the founder of Believe in it® which is apparel for motivated athletes. He is also the founder of OnlineSoccerAcademy.com (OSA).
Professional career
Montz played college soccer at Lynn University for four years, where he finished with 5 goals and 16 assists in 67 matches. He helped lead the Lynn Fighting Knights to the 2003 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship.
He signed with the Chicago Fire on April 15, 2005. In 2006, he made his debut appearance and earned an assist, but was later waived during the off-season due to injury. He subsequently signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division. After making just one appearance for the Whitecaps, he transferred to the Puerto Rico Islanders in June 2007.
Montz ended his career early because of a recurring injury and announced his retirement from professional soccer on March 20, 2009.
After his career
Montz is the founder of Believe in it®. Believe in it® is apparel that inspires you to reach your goal. It's for Motivated Athletes.
Their mission is to inspire athletes that if you Believe in it® and back that up with hard work, anything in life is possible.
One of the Believe in it® media companies is called Online Soccer Academy. At the Online Soccer Academy they make better players through free online training videos. Players and coaches all over the world use these videos and they've been viewed over 16 million times.
Honors
US Open Cup Championship 2006