Christopher Sullivan (soccer, born 1965)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 18, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Tampa Spartans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | US Joué-lès-Tours | ||
| 1988–1989 | Le Touquet AC | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1992 | United States | 19 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher Sullivan (born April 18, 1965) is an American retired soccer player and current trainer and sports broadcaster.
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 inducted into the University of Tampa Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2010.[1] While playing for the University of Tampa, he earned a second-team Division II All American in 1986 and a first-team All American in 1987.[2]
Professional career
His professional career spanned two continents and seven countries. He began his career in France with lower division clubs US Joué-lès-Tours and Le Touquet. In 1989, he was back in the U.S. with the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League.[3] 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 the 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 two weeks later.[4] 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.[5]
National team
He made his US Men's 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.
