Chris Veselka Explained

Chris Veselka
Fullname:Christopher B. Veselka
Birth Date:15 June 1970
Birth Place:United States
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1990
Youthclubs1:Florida International University
Years1:1989–1991
Clubs1:Austin Sockadillos
Caps1:23
Goals1:19
Years2:1991–1994
Clubs2:TuS Celle
Years3:1994
Clubs3:Austin Lone Stars
Caps3:13
Goals3:30
Years4:1995
Clubs4:San Antonio Pumas
Years5:1995
Clubs5:Charleston Battery
Caps5:14
Goals5:6
Years6:1996–1997
Clubs6:Austin Lone Stars
Years7:1998–1999
Caps7:36
Goals7:13
Years8:1999
Clubs8:Austin Lone Stars
Caps8:2
Goals8:0
Years9:2001
Clubs9:Lafayette Lightning
Years10:2003
Clubs10:Austin Lightning
Caps10:5
Goals10:2
Years11:2003
Clubs11:Lafayette Swamp Cats
Caps11:4
Goals11:1

Chris Veselka (born June 15, 1970) was an American soccer forward who played professionally in the United States and Germany. He was the 1994 USISL leading scorer with 30 goals in 13 games.

Veselka spent one season, 1990, playing soccer at Florida International University.[1] In the summer of 1989, he played for the Austin Sockadillos in the Southwest Independent Soccer League. Her returned for the 1990 season, scoring twelve goals in ten games. He placed second in the league in points.[2] He returned to the Sockadillos for thirteen games in the 1991 summer season before moving to Germany to play for TuS Celle. He remained with TuS Celle until 1994 when he returned to the United States to sign with the Austin Lone Stars of USISL. He led the league in scoring with 30 goals in thirteen games.[3] In 1995, he began the season with the San Antonio Pumas before moving to the Charleston Battery for the second half of the season. While he only scored six goals, he set the team record for single season assists with ten.[4] In 1997, he was back with the Austin Lone Stars, in 1998 and 1999, he played for the New Orleans Storm. In 2001, he was a player-coach with the Lafayette Lightning and in 2003 with the Austin Lightning of the Premier Development League.[5] He also played for the Lafayette Swamp Cats in 2003.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fiusports.com/pdf3/91286.pdf?&ATCLID=1283669&SPID=4758&DB_OEM_ID=11700&SPSID=49050 Florida International Media GUide
  2. Web site: The year in American Soccer – 1990 . 2008-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090108201937/http://www.sover.net/%7espectrum/year/1990.html . 2009-01-08 . dead .
  3. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1994 . 2008-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090805090436/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1994.html . 2009-08-05 . dead .
  4. http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=103 Charleston Battery
  5. http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2003/roster/22297.html 2003 Austin Lightning
  6. http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2003/roster/22342.html 2003 Lafayette Swampcats