Chris Szanto

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Chris Szanto
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-09-17) September 17, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1989 NC State Wolfpack
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Albany Capitals
1990–1992 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 54 (7)
1992–1993 Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) 36 (12)
1994–1996 New York Fever
1997 Houston Hotshots (indoor)
International career
1986–1987 U.S. U-20 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Szanto (born September 17, 1967) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, Continental Indoor Soccer League, NPSL and USISL. He was a member of the United States U-20 men's national soccer team which competed at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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Youth

Szanto was born into a soccer family: his father immigrated to the U.S. from Hungary, bringing with him his love of the sport. Szanto was a 1984 First Team NSCAA High School All American soccer player at Arlington High School where he led his team to the 1984 State High School championship. [1] Szanto attended the North Carolina State University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1985 to 1989. [2] He was 1989 Third Team All American [3] and in 2002 was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th Anniversary Men's Soccer Team. [4]

Professional

In 1990, he signed with the Albany Capitals of the American Professional Soccer League and played for them through the 1991 season. [5] [6] In 1990, the Cleveland Crunch selected Szanto in the first round of the Major Soccer League draft. He spent two seasons with the indoor team. In 1992, he moved to the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League. [7] In 1994, he joined the New York Fever of the USISL. Following the 1995 season, the Fever merged with the New York Centaurs and moved up to the A-League. In April 1997, the Houston Hotshots selected Szanto in the first round (eleventh overall) of the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft. [8]

National team

Szanto earned twenty caps with the United States U-20 men's national soccer team in 1986 and 1987. His time with the team culminated with three games at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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References

  1. ↑ "1984 High School All Americans". Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. ↑ Wolfpack men's soccer records [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "1989 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. ↑ "ACC Releases 50th Anniversary Men's Soccer Team". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  5. ↑ 1990 Albany Capitals
  6. ↑ 1991 Albany Capitals
  7. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1992-1993 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ NPSL's Crunch coach wary of tough Attack USA TODAY - Wednesday, April 30, 1997
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