Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 11, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Webster, New York, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | West Virginia Mountaineers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003 | Philadelphia Charge | 15 | (0) |
2004–2005 | ÍBV | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rachel Kruze (born August 11, 1981, in Webster, New York) is a retired American soccer player who played for the Philadelphia Charge. [1]
Kruze was born in Webster, New York on August 11, 1981. [2] She graduated from Webster High School, then West Virginia University. [3]
From 1999 to 2002, while attending West Virginia University, Kruze played for the university's soccer team. [3]
In 2003, Kruze was selected in the fourth round of the Women's United Soccer Association's (WUSA) college draft to play for the Philadelphia Charge. [4] At the end of the season, the WUSA collapsed, [5] after which Kruze played for ÍBV women's football. [6] [7]
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