Scott Uderitz

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Scott Uderitz
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-05-17) May 17, 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Edmonds, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 UNLV Rebels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 14 (0)
1995 Las Vegas Dustdevils (indoor) 23 (7)
1996–1999 Kansas City Wizards 52 (2)
1998 → MLS Pro 40 (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott Uderitz (born May 17, 1970 in Edmonds, Washington) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played one season in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, and three in Major League Soccer.

Uderitz attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he played on the men's soccer team from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, he signed with the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League. He played fourteen games with the Crunch. [1] He then spent the 1995 summer indoor season with the Las Vegas Dustdevils in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, scoring seven goals in 23 games. [2]

In February 1996, the Kansas City Wiz selected Uderitz in the seventh round (66th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. [2] He played 28 games in 1996,[ citation needed ] but lost the entire 1997 season after tearing the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. [3] He returned in 1998, starting 18 games out of 22 played. He then only played two games in 1999 before retiring from playing professionally.[ citation needed ]

Following his retirement, Uderitz returned to Snohomish, Washington, and coached several youth soccer teams in the area. [4] His son Hal played for the Seattle University Redhawks and was selected in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. His younger son Beckham plays for the Seattle Sounders FC Academy. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT -- 1993-1994 Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Luder, Bob (July 10, 1996). "Uderitz plays role of bulldog". The Kansas City Star . p. D1. Retrieved January 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Luder, Bob (February 6, 1998). "Wizards look loaded heading into season". The Kansas City Star. p. D3. Retrieved January 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Patterson, Nick (April 16, 2018). "Snohomish United makes it free to play high-level youth soccer". The Everett Herald . Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (January 11, 2022). "Sounders trade top pick, select locals". Sounder At Heart. SB Nation . Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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