Chris Morman

Last updated
Chris Morman
Personal information
Full name Chris Morman
Date of birth (1977-12-19) December 19, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Troy, MI, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1999 South Carolina Gamecocks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000 Raleigh Express 14 (1)
2001 Nashville Metros 23 (0)
2000–2003 Harrisburg Heat (indoor) 113 (30)
2003–2005 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 66 (30)
2004 Milwaukee Wave United 24 (0)
2006–2007 Harrisburg City Islanders 33 (2)
International career
United States futsal 3 (1)
Managerial career
2014 Cincinnati Saints (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 1, 2008

Chris Morman (born December 19, 1977, in Troy, Michigan) is a retired American soccer defender. He played three seasons in the USL First Division, two in the USL Second Division, one in the National Professional Soccer League and four in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned three caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national futsal team. In January 2014, he was named interim head coach for the Cincinnati Saints of the Professional Arena Soccer League.

Career

Morman grew up in Tennessee, attending Brentwood High School where he was an All-State soccer player. In 1995, Morman and his team mates won the state championship. He then attended the University of South Carolina where he played on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999.

In 2000, he played for the Raleigh Express in the USL A-League. The team folded at the end of the season and that fall he moved to the Harrisburg Heat of the indoor National Professional Soccer League. He would play a total of three seasons with the Heat as the NPSL was renamed the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 seasons. In the spring of 2001, Morman signed with the Nashville Metros for the 2001 A-League season but would not play outdoors again until 2003.

When the Heat folded following the 2002-2003 season, the Milwaukee Wave acquired his rights in an August 7, 2003, trade. The Wave game up Victor Nogueira to acquire Morman. He would spend the next two seasons with the Wave organization, playing two winter indoor seasons and the 2004 summer outdoor season with the team. When playing outdoors, the team was known as the Milwaukee Wave United.

In 2006, he moved to the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division. In 2007, he won the USL-2 championship with the Islanders. He retired at the end of the season. Morman also earned three caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national futsal team.

Following his retirement, he became a retirement plan administrator. On January 8, 2014, he became interim head coach for the Professional Arena Soccer League's Cincinnati Saints, replacing Matt Brienes who had led the team to a 3–6 record in its inaugural season.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Milwaukee Wave</span> Soccer club

The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States and are seven-time league champions, most recent being the 2018–19 champions of the Major Arena Soccer League.

Greg Howes is an American soccer player, most recently coach for Las Vegas Legends in the Professional Arena Soccer League.

Johnny Torres is a Colombian-American soccer midfielder and coach who is currently the head coach of his alma mater, Creighton University. Torres has played in Major League Soccer, USL-1, and also played for the Omaha Vipers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He has also earned caps with the U.S. Futsal team.

Keith Tozer is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He is currently the commissioner of the Major Arena Soccer League.

James Michael Gabarra is an American retired soccer forward who coached the Washington Spirit National Women's Soccer League team, and previously coached Sky Blue FC and the Washington Freedom women's soccer teams. He played professionally in the American Soccer League, United Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance.

James Pollihan is a former U.S. soccer player who was an outstanding collegiate forward with Quincy University but moved to defense as a professional. He earned fifteen caps with the U.S. national team between 1976 and 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victor Nogueira</span> Mozambique-born American soccer player

Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. futsal team which took second place at the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship, and he is the father of FC Kansas City and United States forward Casey Loyd. He was elected to the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011.

John Ball is an American soccer player who most recently played for the PASL team Cleveland Freeze. He has an extensive career, playing both indoor and outdoor soccer. He spent one season in Major League Soccer with the Chicago Fire and was a part of the United States national futsal team which went to the second round of the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship.

Cuauhtemoc “Temoc” Suarez is a retired American soccer player who spent three seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the National Professional Soccer League and five in the USL First Division. Suarez played for the United States Under-17 national team and also for the national futsal squad.

Ian Dwight Bennett is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Milwaukee Wave in the Major Arena Soccer League. He is the older brother of former Syracuse Silver Knights player Josh Bennett.

Todd Dusosky is a retired American soccer forward who spent most of his career with indoor teams. He also played a handful of seasons in the USL A-League.

Troy Dusosky is a retired American soccer defender who played for the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Over his career, he has played primarily indoor soccer with a handful of seasons in the USL A-League. He also briefly worked as a professional wrestler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014)</span> Former indoor soccer league

The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), originally known as the National Indoor Soccer League, was a professional indoor soccer league which began play in 2008. It was the third league to be known as the Major Indoor Soccer League after the MISL I and MISL II. The MISL name is arguably the most recognizable name in indoor soccer due to its history dating back to 1978. The league name and assets are currently owned by the United Soccer Leagues. The departure of six teams which joined the Professional Arena Soccer League after the 2013–14 season effectively ended the MISL.

Bernie Lilavois is an American soccer forward who played two seasons in the American Professional Soccer League, one in the USISL, one in the USL A-League, four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, six in the National Professional Soccer League, and four in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the head coach of the Stockton Cougars in the Professional Arena Soccer League and the head coach of the US National Arena Soccer Team. He is currently the head coach and a managing partner for the Ontario Fury.

Sipho Sibiya Riopel, also known as Siphos Sibya, is a retired South African-Canadian soccer player who is an assistant coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps women's team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012–13 Harrisburg Heat season</span> Harrisburg Heat 2012–13 PASL football season

The 2012–13 Harrisburg Heat season was the first season of the new Harrisburg Heat indoor soccer club. The Heat, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Farm Show Arena at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, owned by Harrisburg Heat Sports Group, LLC, was led by general manager David Grimaldi, head coach Richard Chinapoo, and assistant coach Gino DiFlorio.

Kyle Swords (Swordsy) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League and National Professional Soccer League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allen Eller</span> American soccer player

Allen Eller was an American soccer player who most recently played for the Cleveland Freeze in the PASL.

Brett Valenciano Wiesner was an American soccer player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013–14 Cincinnati Saints season</span> Cincinnati Saints 2013–14 PASL football season

The 2013–14 Cincinnati Saints season was the first season in the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) for the Cincinnati Saints professional indoor soccer club. The Saints, an Eastern Division team, played their home games at the Tri-County Soccerplex in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team was led by general manager Mackenzie Long and interim head coach Chris Morman with assistant coach Kyle Kammer. Matt Brienes was the head coach for the first 9 games of the season before being replaced by Morman. The team finished with a 5–11 record, qualified for the playoffs, and were eliminated in the Eastern Division Semifinal.