Christopher Sullivan (soccer)

Christopher Sullivan ( born April 18, 1965 in San Jose, California ) is a former American football player. After end of his career he worked as a trainer and a sports commentator.

Youth and College

Sullivan began at a young age with the football game. At the age of four years he played at the West Valley SC. Later he attended the University of Tampa and played for the local college team in the NCAA Division II

Club career

Overall, Sullivan played for clubs in seven countries. His playing career began after college when the two French clubs Joue -les-Tours and Le Touquet. In 1989 he returned to the U.S. and played for the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League. But after a short time he returned to Europe and was hired by the Hungarian club FC Raba ETO Gyor on. About the stations Landskrona BoIS and Brøndby IF, he came in 1992 to the German football club Hertha BSC. There he played for one season, but made just six inserts.

After his time in Germany moved to Mexico to Yucatan, then he returned to the United States and he was in the San Francisco Bay Diablos under contract. During this time he interrupted his footballer career due to family matters.

After another season with Gyori ETO FC in Hungary, he moved to the Major League Soccer and played the 1997 season with the San Jose Clash. In MLS Expansion Draft 1997, he was not protected by Clash but neither Chicago Fire still Miami Fusion picked him. Two weeks later was discharged from San Jose to Miami. He decided, however, to end his career.

In 2003 he played again in the Amateur League San Francisco Soccer Football League at El Farolito Soccer Club.

National

His debut for the U.S. national soccer team, he still was during college. In 1987 he was employed in a match against Egypt for the first time. With the Football World Cup 1990, he was part of the squad. In 1992 he made ​​his last international match.

After the football

After end of his career Sullivan worked as a football coach. He was playing a reporter for Fox Sports Bay Area and worked for the Fox Soccer Channel broadcast MLS wrap with. He also commented on various games the U.S. national team and Major League Soccer. He is regarded as well informed and very good commentator.

• National football team (United States)
• Americans
• Born in 1965
• Man