- Ted Chronopoulos
Football player infobox
playername= Ted Chronopoulos
fullname = Ted Chronopoulos
nickname = Chrono
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|9|16
cityofbirth =Loma Linda, California
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder / Defender
youthyears = 1990-1991
1993
youthclubs =Cal State San Bernardino
San Diego State
years = 1993-1996
1996-2002
2002
2003-2005
2004-2005
clubs =Panionios New England Revolution MetroStars Charleston Battery Chicago Storm "(indoor)"
caps(goals) = 047 0(7)
144 (16)
018 0(0)
057 (13)
019 0(2)
nationalyears = 1997
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
manageryears = 2005
managerclubs =Charleston Battery "(assistant)"
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Ted Chronopoulos (born
September 16 ,1972 inLoma Linda, California ) was a U.S.soccer player. He spent three seasons in the Greek First Division, seven seasons inMajor League Soccer , three in theUSL First Division and one inMajor Indoor Soccer League . He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.Playing
High school and college
Grew up in
Rialto, California , graduating from Eisenhower High School in 1990. That fall, he enteredCal State San Bernardino and spent two seasons with the Coyotes before transferring toSan Diego State for the 1993 season. [ [http://athletics.csusb.edu/media0607/61005mensoccer-reunion.htm CS San Berardino Athletics] ]Greece
In 1993, Chronopoulos left
San Diego State to sign with Greek First Division clubPanionios . He spent three seasons in Greece, seeing time in forty-seven first team games.MLS
In February 1996, the
New England Revolution ofMajor League Soccer selected Chronopoulos in the fifth round (45th overall) of the 1996 Inaugural Draft. Over his six full seasons with the Revolution, Chronopoulos became a key part of the team’s defense. However, he was traded to theMetroStars in a massive May 24, 2002 trade. That day, the Revs sent Chronopoulos,Andy Williams andMamadou Diallo to the MetroStars forDaniel Hernandez ,Diego Serna andBrian Kamler . He played eighteen games with the MetroStars before being put on waivers on November 5, 2002.USL
Choronopolous signed with the
Charleston Battery of theUSL First Division on February 10, 2003. [ [http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0023.shtml 2003 USL Press Release] ] He spent three seasons with the Battery, earning second team All Star honors in 2003. That year, he also scored one of the Battery’s three goals in its championship victory over theMinnesota Thunder .MISL
On August 10, 2004, Chronopoulos signed with the
Chicago Storm ofMajor Indoor Soccer League . [ [http://www.chicagostorm.net/news/?cat=16&id=335 Press release] ] While he was selected as team captain, he suffered from several injuries during the season. He retired from playing professionally in September 2005. [ [http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl05.txt 2004-2005 MISL Stats] ]National team
Chronopoulos earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-1 win over Israel on
June 17 ,1997 . He came on forJeff Agoos in the 71st minute. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det00.html RSSSF] ]Coaching
Throughout his playing career, Chronopoulos served as a trainer or coach for numerous youth teams. In 2005, he was also an assistant coach with the
Charleston Battery External links
* [http://www.nhsoccer.com/rev/roster/chrono.htm New England Revolution profile]
* [http://metrofanatic.com/team/player.jsp?NAME=Ted%20Chronopoulos MetroStars profile]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=677 Charleston Battery profile]References
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