Chris Corcoran (soccer)

Christopher Corcoran (born March 30, 1983 in Weymouth, Massachusetts[1]) is an American soccer player, who is currently playing for Gamlakarleby Bollklubb.

Chris Corcoran
Personal information
Full name Christopher Corcoran
Date of birth (1983-03-30) March 30, 1983
Place of birth Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 GBK
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2004 St. John's University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Cape Cod Crusaders
2003 Brooklyn Knights 2 (1)
2005 MetroStars 0 (0)
2006–2008 Charleston Battery 70 (0)
2009–2010 EIF 31 (10)
2011– GBK 111 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Corcoran grew up in Marshfield, Massachusetts where he attended Marshfield High School.[2]

Career

College career

He then entered St. John's University, playing on the men's soccer team from 2001 to 2004. He finished his four seasons with twelve goals in seventy-five games.[3]

Professional career

In 2002, he played for the Cape Cod Crusaders of the fourth division Premier Development League during the collegiate off season. In 2003, he spent the summer with the Brooklyn Knights.[4] On January 14, 2005, the MetroStars selected Corcoran in the 3rd round (25th overall) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. Corcoran had difficulty recovering from two broken feet from his final game at St. John's and never saw first team time. He did play nine games with the reserves before being released on November 15, 2006.[5][6] That winter, he had trials with Limavady United in Northern Ireland and Falkirk FC Scotland but did not qualify for a work permit. He returned to the United States to try out with the Columbus Crew.[7] He was not offered a contract and on April 20, 2006, he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.[8]

Finland

In April 2009, Corcoran signed with Ekenäs Idrottsförening and played in 31 games and scored 10 goals while there for 2 seasons.[9] On February 4, 2011, he left Ekenäs IF and signed with Gamlakarleby Bollklubb.[10]

References
  1. Chris Corcoran on Playerhistory.com Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Chris Corcoran - Williamson & Melendez - Attorneys at Law". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  3. St. Johns player profile
  4. PDL Players in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft Archived 2006-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "2005 MLS Reserve Division Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  6. "November 2005 Transactions". Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  7. "Healthy Corcoran Looking to Join the Crew". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  8. "Charleston Signs Four". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  9. "Oavgjort med mersmak för Ekenäs IF i Åbo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  10. Chris Corcoran från Ekenäs IF till GBK | Yle Nyheter | svenska.yle.fi
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