Temoc Suarez

Infobox Football biography
playername= Temoc Suarez
fullname = Cuauhtemoc Suarez
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|4|19
cityofbirth = Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub =
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position = Inside Left
youthyears = 1993-1996
youthclubs = North Carolina
years = 1997-1999
2000
2000-2002
2001
2002-2003
2004
clubs = Dallas Burn
Charleston Battery
Cleveland Crunch "(indoor)"
Connecticut Wolves
Rochester Raging Rhinos
Syracuse Salty Dogs
caps(goals) = 56 0(3)
25 0(1)
42 (11)
15 0(1)
manageryears =
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Cuauhtemoc “Temoc” Suarez (born April 19, 1975 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) was a U.S. soccer player who spent three seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the National Professional Soccer League and five in the USL First Division. He is the director/owner of Suarez Soccer School in Charleston, SC. He is married to Michelle and has a son, Noah.

Youth

Suarez grew up in South Carolina, attending Bishop England High School in Charleston where he was a Parade Magazine high school All American. In 1991, he was selected for the U.S. U-17 national team which qualified for the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Suarez and his team mates finished 3-0 in group play, but fell in the second round to Qatar in penalty kicks after the two teams played to a 1-1 tie. In 1993, Suarez entered UNC Chapel Hill, where he played on the Tar Heels men’s soccer team from 1993 to 1996. Suarez was the 1993 Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and a 1994 second team All American. He finished his four years at UNC with 47 career goals. [ [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/uncsoccer4.pdf UNC Men’s Soccer] ]

Professional

In 1997, Long Island Rough Riders of the second division USISL selected Suarez in the first round (third overall) of the USISL Territorial Draft. [ [http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/draft/54228.html 1997 Territorial Draft] ] However, the Dallas Burn of first division Major League Soccer also chose Suarez in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1997 College Draft. Suarez signed with the Burn. He spent three seasons with the Burn before being released following the 1999 season. In 2000, he joined the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League for one season. That fall, he moved indoors with the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). In 2001, the NPSL was renamed the Major Indoor Soccer League. He would play two season with the Crunch until it folded and became the Force in 2002. In August 2002, the Milwaukee Wave selected Suarez the first round (ninth overall) in the MISL dispersal draft, but he chose to concentrate on his outdoor career. [ [http://webpages.charter.net/jimfossell/steamers/archive_july_2002_september_2003.htm 2002 Dispersal Draft] ] In 2001, Suarez left the Battery and joined the Connecticut Wolves for one season. [ [http://www.sick-boy.com/score050201.htm Season preview] ] He then moved to the Rochester Raging Rhinos for the 2002 and 2003 seasons and the Syracuse Salty Dogs in 2004. [ [http://www.sick-boy.com/2004aleague.htm 2004 season preview] ] He retired from playing professionally following the 2004 season.

Futsal

Suarez earned seven caps with the U.S. Futsal team between 1999 and 2000 as the team prepared for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. However, the U.S. failed to qualify. [ [http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jul23a.htm CONCACAF Futsal] ]

Coaching

Suarez has held a number of youth soccer coaching positions both during his playing days and since his retirement.

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