Английская Википедия:Carl Christensen (soccer)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Infobox football biography Carl Christensen (born July 5, 1956 in Jackson, Michigan) is a retired American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Player

Christensen graduated from Essex High School in Vermont. He then attended the University of Vermont, where he was a 1976 First Team All American soccer player. He was inducted into the University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1978, he signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. He played no games for them before being traded to the San Jose Earthquakes where he finished the season, then played the 1979 season. In the fall of 1979, Christensen signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Coach

Christensen served as an assistant coach to the University of Vermont soccer team in 1981 and 1982. In 1983, he became the head coach of the Tufts University soccer team. He coached the team for seven seasons and compiled a 97–28–5 record.

Awards and honors

In December 1999, Sports Illustrated named Christensen number twenty-eight on its list of the top 50 athletes from Vermont. Christensen was inducted into the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Family

Christensen now lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Lori. He has two sons, Sam and Daniel, and a daughter, Jenna, whom he loves dearly,.

External links

• NASL/MISL stats
• Vermont Sports Hall of Fame Bio