Chris Brauchle

Chris Brauchle (born May 24, 1967) is an American retired professional soccer player and current youth soccer coach.

Chris Brauchle
Personal information
Full name Chris Brauchle
Date of birth (1967-05-24) May 24, 1967
Place of birth Montville, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 FC Bayern Munich II 20 (3)
1991–1992 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 (2)
1993–1994 Jahn Regensburg 30 (2)
1995 Jersey Dragons
1996–1998 Central Jersey Riptide (1)
1996 → MetroStars (loan) 5 (0)
1999 New Jersey Stallions
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Brauchle grew up in Montville, New Jersey and graduated from Montville Township High School in the class of 1985.[1]

Playing career

In 1989, Brauchle scored the game-winning goal against Vermont Catamounts to send Rutgers Scarlet Knights to the NCAA final four for the first time since 1967. The goal was scored in the eighteenth minute of stoppage time when Brauchle met a cross from Dave Muller and pushed it past Jim St. Andre.[2]

Following his college career Brauchle joined Bayern Munich Amateure in the German Oberliga and remained at the club for two seasons. He then returned to the United States joining the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American Professional Soccer League. In 1993, he returned to Germany signing with Jahn Regensburg and made 30 league appearances scoring 2 goals. In 1995, he returned to New Jersey signing with the Jersey Dragons. The following season, he joined the newly created Central Jersey Riptide in the USISL Pro League. He helped the club to a first-place finish in the Northeast division. He remained at the club for three seasons.

During the 1996 season Brauchle was loaned to MetroStars in Major League Soccer and made 5 league appearances with the top flight club. He made his debut for the club June 26, 1996 in a 2-0 victory over Kansas City Wizards. He ended his professional career in 1999 with USL club New Jersey Stallions.

Coaching career

Brauchle has coached youth soccer for the Parsippany Soccer Club since 2010.[3] He was named Director of Coaching for the club in early 2014.[4]

Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
1996MetroStars (loan)MLS5000000050
Career total 5000000050
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References
  1. Staff. "Montville High School announces its new Hall of Fame members", The Citizen of Morris County, March 26, 2009. Accessed August 11, 2016. "A number of athletes, including a nationally-known psychologist who starred in lacrosse at Montville Township High School and at Brown University, Providence, R.I., are among people inducted in to the school's Hall of Fame and honored at a banquet at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at Zeris Inn in Mountain Lakes.... The class of 1985 has two Hall of Fame inductees - Chris Brauchle and Bryan Winter. Brauchle was an outstanding soccer player in high school garnering All Conference, All County, and All State honors."
  2. Yannis, Alex (26 November 1989). "College Soccer; Rutgers Gains In Overtime". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. "Chris Brauchle Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  4. "Chris Brauchle named Director of Coaching".
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