Rachel Kruze

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Rachel Kruze
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-08-11) August 11, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Webster, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Early life and education

Kruze was born in Webster, New York on August 11, 1981. [2] She graduated from Webster High School, then West Virginia University. [3]

Career

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]

References

  1. "U.S. WOMEN ABROAD (July 3–6): Rachel Kruze debuts in Icelandic showdown" . Soccer America. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. "Rachel Kruze women's soccer Statistics". StatsCrew.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. 1 2 "Rachel Kruze - Women's Soccer". West Virginia University Athletics . Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. "WUSA 2003 Draft". Sports Illustrated . 2003-02-02. Archived from the original on 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. King, Bill (2 March 2009). "Confident, yes, but can new league survive?". Sport Business Journal. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  6. "U.S. WOMEN ABROAD (July 18–29): Rachel Kruze scores in Iceland". Soccer America. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  7. "U.S. WOMEN ABROAD (July 6–11): Becky Barritt scores in Finland, Mary McVeigh and Sarah Lentz tally in Iceland". Soccer America. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.