Christopher Klotz

Christopher Klotz (born May 22, 1984 in Laguna Niguel, California) is a retired American soccer player.

Christopher Klotz
Personal information
Full name Christopher Klotz
Date of birth (1984-05-22) May 22, 1984
Place of birth Laguna Niguel, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2005 UC Irvine Anteaters
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Southern California Seahorses 20 (0)
2006–2010 Charlotte Eagles 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 15, 2010

Career

College

Klotz played club soccer for the Irvine Strikers[1] and played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Irvine from 2002 to 2005, where he earned All Big West and Scholar Athlete Honors. During his college years he also played in the USL Premier Development League with the Southern California Seahorses.[2]

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Klotz signed with the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division in 2006.[3] He made his professional debut on May 20, 2006, in a game against Wilmington Hammerheads.[4] Klotz remained a player for Charlotte through the 2010 season. During his playing career, Klotz was also an assistant director for the Charlotte Eagles camp program, Learn from the Pros, where he helped with the program curriculum and staff training. After retiring as an active player, Klotz stayed with Charlotte as part of its youth development team.[5]

References
  1. "Irvine Strikers – Oblige the most recent patterns".
  2. 2005 Seahorses roster Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Charlotte adds 10 newcomers Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  5. http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+22311+32669299+5679%5B%5D
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