Chris Carenza

Chris Carenza

Personal information
Date of birth	March 3, 1952 (1952-03-03) (age 59)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1971-1974	SIUE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1975-1976	San Antonio Thunder	37	(0)
1977	Team Hawaii	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Chris Carenza is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League.

College

Carenza, son of Hall of Famer Joe Carenza, Sr. and brother of John Carenza, graduated from St. Mary’s High School in St. Louis, Missouri in 1971. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1971 to 1974. In 1972, he led the team in scoring and scored the winning goal in the NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship. He was also a 1974 Honorable Mention All American. In 2005, SIUE inducted Carenza into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.^[1] He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.^[2]

Professional

In 1975, Carenza signed with the San Antonio Thunder of the North American Soccer League. In 1977, the Thunder moved to Hawaii to become Team Hawaii. Carenza played that season, then left the league.

References

1. ^ SIUE Athletics Inducts Inaugural Hall of Fame Class
2. ^ St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame

External links

• NASL stats

Persondata
Name	Carenza, Chris
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Date of birth	1952-03-03
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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