Chris Wingert

Chris Wingert

Personal information
Full name	Chris Wingert
Date of birth	June 16, 1982 (1982-06-16) (age 29)
Place of birth	Babylon, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Real Salt Lake
Number	17
Youth career
2000–2003	St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Brooklyn Knights	12	(1)
2004–2005	Columbus Crew	49	(0)
2006–2007	Colorado Rapids	16	(0)
2007–	Real Salt Lake	122	(1)
National team‡
2009–	United States	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 16, 2009

Chris Wingert (born June 16, 1982 in Babylon, New York) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

Career

College

Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St. John's University, where he was the 2003 Hermann Trophy winner as that year's best collegiate player.

During his college years Wingert also played with the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

The Columbus Crew drafted Wingert in the second round (twelfth overall) in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Despite his collegiate success, MLS teams were skeptical about his ability to adapt to the faster and more physical professional game. Nevertheless, Wingert managed to earn a spot on a very good Crew team and was a versatile member of the squad for two years. While in Columbus, he played as both a defender and a defensive midfielder. On January 20, 2006, the Crew traded Wingert and Matt Jordan to the Colorado Rapids for a conditional and third-round draft pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.^[1] On July 13, 2007, Real Salt Lake acquired Wingert from the Colorado Rapids for a first-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and a second-round pick in the 2009 supplemental draft.

International

Wingert made his first international appearance for the United States against Sweden on January 24, 2009.

Personal

Wingert is the son of Norm Wingert who played for the Philadelphia Atoms in the North American Soccer League.

Honors

Real Salt Lake

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009
• Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/article.php?article_id=5244

External links

• MLS player profile
• Article on Wingert's collegiate career

Persondata
Name	Wingert, Chris
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Date of birth	June 16, 1982
Place of birth	Babylon, New York, United States
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