Ritchie Kotschau

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Ritchie Kotschau
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Kotschau with daughter
Personal information
Full name Richard Scott Kotschau
Date of birth (1975-11-22) November 22, 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Levittown, New York, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1994–1997 George Mason Patriots
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Chicago Fire 28 (4)
1999–2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny 58 (4)
2001–2005 Colorado Rapids 126 (2)
2006 Columbus Crew 26 (1)
2007–2008 Real Salt Lake [1] 3 (0)
Total241(11)
International career
2005 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Scott Kotschau (born November 22, 1975) is an American former soccer player who last played as a defender for the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.

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Club career

Kotschau was born in Levittown, New York.[ citation needed ] After playing college soccer at George Mason University, where he helped his team to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Kotschau was drafted by the Chicago Fire second overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft. Although he helped the Fire to the MLS Cup and US Open Cup double in his rookie year he was traded to the Tampa Bay Mutiny midway through the 1999 season.

Midway through 2001, Kotschau was part of the deal that sent Carlos Valderrama to the Colorado Rapids. With Colorado, Ritchie was a first-choice player, played a number of defensive roles, and scored his first MLS goal. [2] After the 2005 season, he was dealt to the Crew for Cornell Glen. While with the Columbus Crew defender Ritchie Kotschau was named the Huntington man of the year by the Columbus Crew. The award is presented to the player who embodies an exceptional sense of leadership, civic pride, family values and community service. Kotschau, 30, in his first season with the Crew, appeared in 26 games, starting 23. The nine-year MLS veteran wore the captain's armband 17 times this season and recorded one goal and two assists. That goal was a game-winner. [3] In ten years in MLS, Kotschau scored nine regular season goals and added 15 assists. [4]

International career

Kotschau earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 9, 2005, against Colombia and was a former member of the U-23, U-20, B and U-18 teams.

Personal life

Kotschau now lives in Broomfield, Colorado where he is employed by Life Time Fitness as the Member Engagement Manager. Kotschau is married with two children. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Players | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  2. ↑ Pearce, Alan (2003-07-23). "KOTSCHAU SUPPLIES PUNCH FOR RAPIDS; DEFENDER'S DORMANT SKILLS AWAKEN AT LAST". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  3. ↑ "CREW HONORS Levittown native Kotschau gets award". Bigapplesoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Players | Columbus Crew". Columbus.crew.mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  5. ↑ "Ritchie Kotschau". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
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