- Andy Rosenband
Football player infobox|playername= Andy Rosenband
fullname = Andrew Lee Rosenband| nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|4|27
cityofbirth = Chicago, IL
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub =Chicago Storm
clubnumber = 15| position = midfielder
youthyears = 1999-2000
2001-2002
youthclubs =Wake Forest University Ohio State University | years = 2003
2004
2005
clubs =Dallas Burn Charleston Battery Milwaukee Wave United Chicago Fire Reserves
Chicago FireAndy Rosenband (born
April 27 ,1981 in Chicago,Illinois ) is an Americansoccer midfielder who plays for theChicago Storm in theMajor Indoor Soccer League .Biography
A native of
Hammond, Indiana , Rosenband played high school soccer for theUniversity of Chicago Laboratory Schools where he scored 115 career goals and was a two timeISL conference player-of-the-year. He was named to theChicago Tribune andChicago Sun-Times Illinois All-State Soccer Teams.He played
college soccer atWake Forest University from1999 to2000 and atThe Ohio State University from2001 to2002 . As a freshman and sophomore for Wake Forest, Rosenband played in 31 matches for theDemon Deacons , scoring four goals and four assists. He was named to the Collegiate Soccer New Team of the Week Sept. 12-19 in 1999. Rosenband transferred toOhio State prior to his junior year where he led theBuckeyes in points (14), shots (36) and shots on goal (19). Following a senior season in which he again led the team in points (20), Rosenband was named to the Great Lakes All-Region Second Team and theBig Ten All-Conference Second Team.Professional career
In January 2003, he was drafted by the
Dallas Burn 52nd overall in the2003 MLS SuperDraft ofMajor League Soccer . Released in September 2003, Rosenband signed with theCharleston Battery and later that season played for theMilwaukee Wave United both of theUSL First Division . In 2004, Rosenband was signed by theChicago Storm of theMajor Indoor Soccer League . In the Storm’s inaugural season, he played in 37 games scoring 12 goals and seven assists for 19 points and blocked 13 shots. At the end of the 2004-05 season, Chicago lost the rights to Rosenband to theCalifornia Cougars in theMISL expansion draft. In 2005, he played for theChicago Fire Reserves of the MLS scoring two goals in five games and was signed by the Chicago Fire for the remainder of the2005 season.Later in 2005, the
Chicago Storm re-acquired Rosenband in a trade with theCalifornia Cougars that sentJohn Ball and the rights to Kevin Sakuda to California for target manAnthony Maher and the rights to Rosenband. He re-signed with theStorm on March 14, 2006 and played eight games scoring two goals and one assist. Following the conclusion of the season, Rosenband signed a contract extension through the 2008-09 season.During the Storm's 2006-07 season, Rosenband reached a career high in points (29) and tied for second in the league in shorthanded goals (1). He played in 29 games scoring 11 goals and 6 assists helping the team to its first post-season win in franchise history.
After the 2007 season, Rosenband was selected to the USA
Futsal team for matches held in South America. He was named as an alternate forFutsal Team USA during the 2007Pan-American Games .
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