Chris Carrieri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Michael Carrieri | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | San Antonio, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)(150 pounds) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 63 | (50) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | New Brunswick Brigade | 2 | (3) |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Colorado Rapids | 84 | (20) |
| 2004 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 27 | (8) |
| 2004 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Richmond Kickers | 52 | (7) |
| 2007 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Richmond Kickers | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chris Carrieri (born April 28, 1980) is a former professional Major League Soccer striker from the United States. He now works in the IT industry and is the founder and owner of AOT Soccer, a finishing and striking academy (www.aotsoccer.com).
Chris is an All-American high school soccer player from Stafford, VA that played soccer at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
- NCAA D1 Golden Boat winner in 2001 with 25 goals and 14 assists
- Completed three soccer seasons at UNC with 50 goals, 2nd all-time
- Records consist of most goals in a season (25), most points in a season (64), and longest consecutive games with a goal (11)
- All-American and left school early as a Junior to enter the 2001 MLS SuperDraft
- Selected #1 by the San Jose Earthquakes but then traded to Colorado Rapids in 2001
- Major League Soccer career stats - 20 Goals and 20 Assists (2001-2003)
- Called into the Men’s US National Team camp in December, 2003 (not selected)
- Holds the Major League Soccer Colorado Rapids Rookie Scoring Record (half season in 2001) - 5 goals, 4 assists
- 2-Time Major League Soccer Player of the Week
- After MLS, played for Rochester Rhinos (United Soccer Leagues 2004), Richmond Kickers (United Soccer Leagues 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009,) and the Carolina Railhawks (United Soccer Leagues 2007)
- Holds a USSF "B" coaching license (obtained in 2009) and was named one of the top coaches in the class, giving him the ability to obtain an "A" license after a 1-year holding period of a B" license, not the standard 3-year hold restriction
- Experience stems from 20+ years of high-level coaching with academies, clubs, high schools, private training, and group clinics and camps