- Christopher Sullivan (soccer)
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Christopher Sullivan Personal information Full name Christopher Sullivan Date of birth April 18, 1965 Place of birth San Jose, California, United States Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Midfielder / Forward Youth career 1983–1987 University of Tampa Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1987–1988 Joué-Lès-Tours 1988–1989 Le Touquet 1989 Orlando Lions 1989–1990 Győri ETO FC 11 (1) 1990 Landskrona BoIS 6 (2) 1992 Brøndby IF 0 (0) 1992–1993 Hertha BSC 6 (0) 1994–1995 Yucatan 1995 San Francisco Bay Diablos 1996–1997 Győri ETO FC 5 (1) 1997 San Jose Clash 24 (2) National team 1987–1992 United States 19 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher Sullivan (born April 18, 1965 in San Jose, California) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder/forward and current soccer trainer and sports broadcaster.
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Youth and college
Sullivan began playing soccer at a young age. When he was four he began playing with West Valley S.C. He attended and played soccer at NCAA Division II powerhouse University of Tampa. He was a second team Division II All American in 1986 and a first team All American in 1987.[1]
Professional career
His professional career spanned two continents and seven countries. He began his career in France with lower division clubs Joué-Lès-Tours and Le Touquet. In 1989, he was back in the U.S. with the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League.[2] He then returned to Europe, signing with Hungary club Raba ETO before moving to Swedish club Landskrona BoIS, Danish club Brøndby IF and German club Hertha BSC. He also spent time with Mexican lower division club Yucatan. In 1995, he played for the San Francisco Bay Diablos in the USISL. During this time, he twice left active playing for family reasons. On February 1, 1997, Major League Soccer allocated Sullivan to the San Jose Clash. He played the 1997 season with the Clash. On November 6, 1997, MLS held an Expansion Draft. The Clash did not protect Sullivan, but neither Chicago nor Miami selected him. Despite this, the Clash traded Sullivan to the Miami Fusion for the third round draft pick in two weeks later.[3] He elected to retire rather than join the Fusion. However, he continued to play in the San Francisco Soccer Football League, including club El Farolito in 2003.[4]
National team
He made his US national team debut while still in college. In 1987, he came on for Brian Bliss in a Presidents Cup game against Egypt in South Korea. He was a member of the 1990 FIFA World Cup U.S. team. In 1992, he played his last game for the U.S. national team in a 1-0 loss to Brazil.
Post-playing career
Since retiring from playing, Sullivan has become a professional soccer trainer with Elite. He was also a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Bay Area for two years and spent time working on Fox Soccer Channel's now defunct MLS Wrap. He is a color commentator on Fox Soccer Channel's broadcasts of MLS and United States men's national soccer team games. Sullivan also coached the Alpine Ole girls U-17 team in 2005 and 2006. He also covered the 2010 World Cup and continues to call numerous MLS and other high profile games.
External links
- (German) FussballDaten statistics
- Sullivan interviewed on the Fighting Talker podcast: [5]
United States squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- American expatriate soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- American Soccer League (1988–1989) players
- People from Redwood City, California
- Soccer players from California
- Orlando Lions (ASL/APSL) players
- Brøndby IF players
- Hertha BSC players
- San Francisco Bay Diablos players
- San Jose Clash players
- Tampa Spartans men's soccer players
- USISL players
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