Eric Vasquez

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Eric Vasquez
Personal information
Full name Eric Vasquez
Date of birth (1982-11-18) November 18, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 UCF Knights 50 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Central Florida Kraze 25 (6)
2005–2006 Columbus Crew 23 (3)
2007–2008 Miami FC 40 (6)
2007–2008Orlando Sharks (indoor) 7 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2008 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2006

Eric Vasquez (born November 18, 1982, in Miami, Florida) is an American soccer player, who last played as a midfielder for Miami FC.

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Vasquez played college soccer at the University of Central Florida from 2001 to 2003. He was twice named to the All Atlantic Sun First Team and in 2003 a Second Team All American. He also played with the PDL League's Central Florida Kraze.

He was drafted in the second round, 20th overall, by the Columbus Crew in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. Following the 2006 season, Vasquez was waived by the Crew. 2007 Saw Vasquez join the USL-1 Miami FC. There, he was the leading scorer for the team. In the fall of 2007, he signed with the Orlando Sharks of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He later finished the 2008 season with USL-1 Miami FC. where he played the season under recent knee surgery. After the season according to official Miami FC statements he retired due to microfracture knee surgery.

Vasquez is currently a director for the Miami Breakers FC youth academy. [1]

Honors

Central Florida Kraze

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References

  1. "STAFF: Eric Vasquez". BreakersFC.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.