Jason Haupt Explained

Jason Haupt
Birth Place:Miami, Florida, United States
Position:Forward / Midfielder
Youthyears1:1987–1990
Youthclubs1:UNC Greensboro Spartans
Years1:1993–1997
Clubs1:Greensboro Dynamo
Caps1:92
Goals1:30
Years2:1999–2000
Clubs2:Carolina Dynamo
Caps2:26
Goals2:9

Jason Haupt is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the USISL A-League.

Youth

In 1984, Haupt's youth club, the Florida Gold Coast won the AAU U-16 national championship.[1] He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he played on the men's soccer team from 1987 to 1990. In 1987, Haupt and his teammates won the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship. Haupt was a 1989 and 1990 First Team Division III NCAA All American and finished his career with the school's career record of seventy-seven goals.[2] In 2001, UNCG inducted Haupt into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

Professional

In 1993, Haupt signed with the Greensboro Dynamo where he would remain for his professional career. In 1993, the Dynamo won the USISL championship and Haupt was All League[4] In May 1994, Haupt had a season ending knee injury.[5] He returned in 1996. In 1997, the Dynamo finished as runner up to the Milwaukee Rampage the championship[6] The team went on hiatus in 1998, but when they resumed play in 1999, Haupt rejoined them, finishing his career in 2000.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aauresults.org/jogames/pdf/1984/19841210265563.pdf 1984 AAU/Junior Olympics U-16
  2. Web site: UNCG men’s soccer media guide . 2013-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502101329/http://www.uncgspartans.com/media_guide_archive/2005_msoc.pdf . 2013-05-02 . dead .
  3. Web site: UNCG Hall of Fame . 2013-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703233748/http://uncgspartans.com/information/Hall_of_Fame . 2013-07-03 . dead .
  4. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1993 . 2013-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317072336/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1993.html#USISL . 2015-03-17 . dead .
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2482&dat=19950505&id=E19SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IDcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2822,1226068 Battery, Young among nation’s leading scorers
  6. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1997/results97e.htm#playoffs 1997 A-League Final