Lee Tschantret

Lee Tschantret
Personal information
Date of birth	April 10, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Albany, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward / Defender
College career
Years	Team
1987–1990	Albany Great Danes
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991	Albany Capitals
1992–1994	Harrisburg Heat (indoor)
1993	Tampa Bay Rowdies
1994–1997	Kansas City Attack (indoor)
1995–1996	New York Centaurs
1997–1998	Hershey Wildcats
1998–1999	Philadelphia KiXX (indoor)
1999	St. Louis Ambush (indoor)
1999	Staten Island Vipers
1999–2000	Detroit Rockers (indoor)
2000	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2000–2007	Baltimore Blast (indoor)
2008–2009	Philadelphia KiXX (indoor)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Loyola Blakefield (assistant)
2007–	Loyola Blakefield
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Tschantret (born April 10, 1969 in Albany, New York) 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]

References

^ "1988 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
^ 1989 All Americans
^ 1998 A-League
^ March 26, 1999 Scoreboard Archived January 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ 2000 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Loyola Dons Soccer^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Baltimore Blast Player's Page

[1] "1988 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-23.

[2] 1989 All Americans

[3] 1998 A-League

[4] March 26, 1999 Scoreboard Archived January 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[5] 2000 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Loyola Dons Soccer^{[permanent dead link]}

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