Chris Brauchle

Chris Brauchle
Personal information
Full name	Chris Brauchle
Date of birth	24 May 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Montville, New Jersey, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team
1986–1989	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1991	FC Bayern Munich II
1991–1992	Tampa Bay Rowdies
1993–1994	Jahn Regensburg
1995	Jersey Dragons
1996–1998	Central Jersey Riptide
1996	→ MetroStars (loan)
1999	New Jersey Stallions
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Playing career[edit]

In 1989, Brauchle scored the game-winning goal against the University of Vermont Catamounts to send Rutgers Scarlet Knights to the NCAA final four for the first time since 1967. The goal was scored in the 18th 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 two goals. In 1995, he returned to New Jersey signing with the Jersey Dragons. In 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 five league appearances with the top flight club. He made his debut for the club on 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[edit]

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[edit]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
1996	MetroStars (loan)	MLS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

References[edit]

^ "Montville High School announces its new Hall of Fame members". The Citizen of Morris County. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 11 August 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.
^ Yannis, Alex (26 November 1989). "College Soccer; Rutgers Gains In Overtime". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ "Chris Brauchle Profile". Parsippany Soccer Club. n.d. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
^ "Chris Brauchle named Director of Coaching". Parsippany Soccer Club. n.d. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

External links[edit]

[1] "Montville High School announces its new Hall of Fame members". The Citizen of Morris County. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 11 August 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". Parsippany Soccer Club. n.d. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.

[4] "Chris Brauchle named Director of Coaching". Parsippany Soccer Club. n.d. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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