Lee Tschantret Explained

Lee Tschantret
Birth Date:10 April 1969
Birth Place:Albany, New York, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in
Position:Midfielder / Forward / Defender
Collegeyears1:1987–1990
College1:Albany Great Danes
Years1:1991
Years2:1992–1994
Years3:1993
Years4:1994–1997
Years5:1995–1996
Years6:1997–1998
Years7:1998–1999
Years8:1999
Years9:1999
Years10:1999–2000
Years11:2000
Years12:2000–2007
Years13:2008–2009
Clubs2:Harrisburg Heat (indoor)
Clubs3:Tampa Bay Rowdies
Clubs4:Kansas City Attack (indoor)
Clubs7:Philadelphia KiXX (indoor)
Clubs8:St. Louis Ambush (indoor)
Clubs10:Detroit Rockers (indoor)
Clubs12:Baltimore Blast (indoor)
Clubs13:Philadelphia KiXX (indoor)
Caps1:20
Caps2:43
Caps3:4
Caps4:106
Caps6:42
Caps7:24
Caps8:12
Caps9:15
Caps10:42
Caps11:6
Caps12:235
Caps13:15
Goals1:2
Goals2:35
Goals3:0
Goals4:117
Goals6:17
Goals7:11
Goals8:9
Goals9:1
Goals10:50
Goals11:2
Goals12:171
Goals13:1
Manageryears1:2006–2007
Manageryears2:2007–
Managerclubs1:Loyola Blakefield (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Loyola Blakefield

Lee Tschantret (born April 10, 1969) is a retired soccer defender. He spent most of his career in the National Professional Soccer League and its successor, the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played outdoor soccer in the American Professional Soccer League and USL A-League.

Youth

Tschantret is originally from Albany, New York. He attended the University at Albany where he played on the school's NCAA Division III soccer team from 1987 to 1990. During his four-season he scored 50 goals and added 40 assists. He was a 1988 second team and a 1989 first team All American.[1] [2]

Professional

In 1991, he played 20 games, scoring 2 goals, for the Albany Capitals of the American Professional Soccer League. That year, the Capitals went to the APSL championship, losing to the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. In 1992, he played for the Harrisburg Heat in the National Professional Soccer League. In 1994, he move to the Kansas City Attack. In 1995 and 1996, he played the summer outdoor season with the New York Centaurs in the A-League. In 1998, he played for the Hershey Wildcats in the A-League. He was named to the 1998 First XI (All Star Team).[3] That fall, he played for the Philadelphia KiXX before the team traded him in February 1999 to the St. Louis Steamers for Ken Snow. He returned to the A-League in 1999, this time with the Staten Island Vipers.[4] In the fall of 1999, he signed with the Detroit Rockers, but only played one season with them before moving to the Baltimore Blast. In 2000, he played six games, scoring two goals, with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[5] He finished his career in the MISL with the Blast in 2007.

Tschantret led the Major Indoor Soccer League in penalty minutes all time with 748. He is on pace to be the 15th player to record 1000 points.

On February 2, 2007, he gained his 1000th assist in a victory over the KiXX.

In November, 2008, Tschantret signed with the Philadelphia KiXX of the NISL.

Coaching

Tschantret holds a USSF National A Coaching License. He is the current head coach for Varsity Soccer at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Maryland.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1988 All Americans . 2008-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615002523/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=1988 . 2011-06-15 . dead .
  2. Web site: 1989 All Americans . 2008-08-23 . 2006-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061115150952/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=1989 . dead .
  3. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1998/1998.htm 1998 A-League
  4. http://lmtonline.com/sports/archive/0326/pageb2.pdf March 26, 1999 Scoreboard
  5. http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.pitstax.html 2000 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  6. http://www.loyolablakefield.org/s/297/loyolablakefield.aspx?sid=297&gid=1&pgid=1008 Loyola Dons Soccer