Dave Hertel

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Dave Hertel
Personal information
Full name David Hertel
Date of birth (1986-03-07) March 7, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Holland, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Michigan State Spartans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 West Michigan Edge 44 (0)
2008–2009 Michigan Bucks 29 (10)
2009 Real Maryland Monarchs 4 (0)
2010–2011 Richmond Kickers 39 (0)
Total116(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dave Hertel (born March 7, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player.

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Career

Youth and college

Hertel attended Holland Christian High School where he won a state championship, and was named 1st team All state , Dream team, and voted as the best player in Division 2. He also finished 3rd in votes for Mr. Soccer. He played club for Grand Valley Premier, Kalamazoo TKO, and the Michigan Wolves, the Wolves at that time were ranked 3rd in the country. Hertel also participated on the state ODP team from 2001-2004, and was given the honor to play for the Regional ODP team from 2002-2004 travelling to Brazil and Chula Vista playing against the U-17 US national team, and also games against Santos Juniors and Flamengos Juniors. Collegiately he played soccer at the University of Kentucky and Michigan State University, where at Kentucky he was a part of a team that won a MAC championship in 2004. He then transferred to MSU where he was named to the Big Ten All-Championship team as a junior in 2007. [1] In 2008 was a first team all big ten selection, [2] also in 2008 the Spartans went on to win both regular season and conference tournament for the first time in school history. He was 2nd team all region, and was one of 65 collegiate soccer players to attend the 2009 MLS Combine [3]

During his college years he also played for the West Michigan Edge and the Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League, being named to the PDL All-League Team in 2009. [4] Also, he led the team in goals and points, playing in the midfield.

Professional

After his senior season at MSU 2008, he was red tagged out of college by Real Salt Lake of the MLS. He didn't sign with the club and Following the conclusion of his standout 2009 PDL season, Hertel was signed by the Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on August 1, 2009 in a 1-0 loss to the Richmond Kickers. [5] On March 9, 2010, Richmond Kickers announced the signing of Hertel to a contract for the 2010 season. [6] Also in 2010 Hertel was named to the USL second team in his first season with the kickers. [7] The Kickers also made it to the championship match, losing to the Charleston Battery. Hertel played for the Kickers in 2011 and was a part of the team that finished 4th in the U.S. Open Cup. On that run they beat the Columbus Crew at Columbus Crew Stadium and Sporting Kansas City; they would end up losing to Chicago Fire in the Semi Finals 2–1. He chose not re-signed for 2012. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2007 Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team Announced". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Baum Named Big Ten Coach of the Year; DeMartin is Player of the Year - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-19.
  3. ↑ "DeMartin, Hertel Participating in MLS Combine - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-19.
  4. ↑ PDL All-League Teams announced Archived 2009-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Kickers add three from combine". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Spartan Dave Hertel named All-League in first full pro soccer season". 25 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "2011 Statistics". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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