Matt Luzunaris

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Matt Luzunaris
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Personal information
Full name Matthew Luzunaris
Date of birth (1989-03-06) March 6, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Margate, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 UCF Knights 17 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Schwanenstadt 9 (0)
2008–2009 Magna Wiener Neustadt 1 (0)
2009 → SV Wienerberg (loan) 10 (5)
2009 → Botafogo (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Rapid Wien II 13 (1)
2011 San Jose Earthquakes 6 (0)
2011 → Orlando City (loan) 1 (1)
2012 Orlando City 18 (9)
2012 → Carolina RailHawks (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Rochester Rhinos 12 (1)
Total73(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 12, 2015

Matt Luzunaris (born March 6, 1989) is an American retired soccer player. During the 2000s and 2010s he played for clubs in Austria and the United States.

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Career

Youth and college

Luzunaris was born on 6 March 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [1] He attended West Boca Raton High School and played youth club soccer for BRJSC - Boca Raton Juniors SC, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri, and in the Olympic Development Program. Luzunaris had a brief stint training with Newcastle United in England, before attending and playing one year of college soccer at the University of Central Florida. Luzunaris was a member of the Boca Juniors team that won the FYSA State Cup in 2003.

Europe

Luzunaris turned professional after his freshman college year, and began his professional career by signing with SC Schwanenstadt in February 2008. [2] After Schwanenstadt reorganized he re-signed with the club under the Magna Wiener Neustadt moniker. [3] In early 2009 he was loaned to Brazilian club Botofogo, but was unable to play for the club due to visa restrictions in Brazil; [4] he returned to Wiener Neustadt in June. He was then signed in July by SK Rapid Wien to a three-year contract, where he played for the second team. [5]

United States

On March 25, 2011 Luzunaris was signed by the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, [6] and he made his debut for the team on April 9 in a 1–1 tie with Toronto FC. [7] In July 2011, the Earthquakes loaned Luzunaris to Orlando City for an unspecified length [8] but with the right to recall. Luzunaris scored goals in his first two games playing for City against Rochester [9]

Luzunaris and San Jose parted ways after the 2011 season and signed with Orlando City on December 5, 2011. [10] Luzunaris appeared in 18 matches for the Lions scoring 9 goals and becoming the team's second leading goal scorer and USL PRO's 3rd leading goal scorer in the league. He also made USL PRO's team of the year.

Luzunaris announced his retirement on January 13, 2015. [11]

Personal life

Luzunaris was engaged to Austen Everett (1986-2012), herself a college soccer player for Miami. She died after a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma on August 14, 2012. [12] Luzunaris and Everett founded a foundation, the Austen Everett Foundation, to connect children challenged by life-threatening illnesses and professional, intercollegiate teams and athletes. [13]

Luzunaris married Sara Luzunaris (née Deisinger) on September 3, 2016. They live in Williamson, New York with their four-year-old son and a menagerie of pets.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Matt Luzunaris". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer . Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Sarmento, Mario (2008-02-29). "Schulz Academy continues to grow". Boca Raton News . Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-04-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ Matthew Luzunaris page Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine at Magna Wiener Neustadt official website
  4. ↑ Anderson, Christopher (2009-06-08). "Luzunaris returns to Austria after loan". Yanks-Abroad.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-11.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ SK Rapid Wien - News / 22 - Matt Luzunaris Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine .
  6. ↑ Quakes Sign Forward Matt Luzunaris
  7. ↑ Dawkins rescues point for Quakes against Reds
  8. ↑ Former UCF Knight Luzunaris Joins Orlando City on Loan [ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Orlando City Soccer clinches playoffs with 2-1 win over Rochester.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  11. ↑ "Luzunaris Announces Retirement". Oursports Central. 13 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Quizzes | Free Online Quizzes | PCHquizzes".
  13. ↑ "Home". austeneverettfoundation.org.
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