Derek Popovich

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Derek Popovich
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-24) April 24, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Syracuse, NY, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Syracuse Silver Knights
Number 20
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 SUNY Oswego Lakers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Albany Blackwatch Highlanders
2004–2005 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (0)
2005–2006 Wilmington Hammerheads 35 (3)
2012– Syracuse Silver Knights
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2006

Derek Popovich (born April 24, 1981 in Syracuse, New York, United States) is a midfielder who plays for American MISL side Syracuse Silver Knights.

Popovich grew up in Baldwinsville, New York. He attended SUNY Oswego, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, he began his professional career with the Albany Blackwatch Highlanders in the fourth division Premier Development League. In 2004, he moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division. He played only one game. [1] In 2005, he moved to the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.

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