| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-01-18)January 18, 1977 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Schererville, Indiana, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Dallas Burn | 25 | (2) |
| 1999 | →Texas Toros (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | →MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2001 | Miami Fusion | 16 | (0) |
| 2002 | D.C. United | 17 | (0) |
| 2003 | Indiana Blast | 5 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Chicago Storm (indoor) | 65 | (24) |
| 2005–2008 | Charleston Battery | 113 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | New Jersey Ironmen (indoor) | 26 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | Chicago Storm (indoor) | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 297 | (58) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | UIC Flames (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 January 2009 | |||
Lazo Alavanja (born January 18, 1977) is an American formersoccer player who played as amidfielder for theCharleston Battery of theUSL First Division and the Chicago Storm of theXtreme Soccer League. He played professionally both in traditional andindoor soccer, often concurrently.
Alavanja attendedIndiana University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He was a 1996 and 1997 second team All American and a 1998first team All American.[1][2][3] In 1997, he played on the U.S. soccer team at the1997 World University Games.
In February 1999, theDallas Burn selected Alavanja with the fourth pick in the1999 MLS College Draft. He spent most of the 1999 season on loan with the Project 40 team. On May 10, 2001, the Burn sent Alavanja to theMiami Fusion in exchange for Miami's 2002 and 2003 second round SuperDraft picks. On January 11, 2002,D.C. United took him as the third pick in the2002 MLS Dispersal Draft. He played the 2002 season with United. On May 9, 2003, theIndiana Blast of theUSL A-League signed Alavanja.[4] The Blast released him on June 9, 2003.[5] In July 2003, he joined theCincinnati Riverhawks.[6] On October 14, 2004, the expansion Chicago Storm of theMajor Indoor Soccer League signed Alavanja.[7] He spent two seasons with the Storm, being named to the 2004-2005 MISL All Rookie Team. He did not play indoors during the 2006–2007 season and on June 5, 2007, the Storm traded his rights to theNew Jersey Ironmen in exchange for a second round pick in the 2007 expansion draft. He played twenty-eight games with the Ironmen during the 2007-2008 indoor season.[8] In addition to playing the winter indoor seasons, Alavanja signed with theCharleston Battery of the outdoorUSL First Division in 2005. In the fall of 2008, he returned to the Chicago Storm, now playing in theXtreme Soccer League.
Alavanja also works as an assistant coach with the University of Illinois Chicago men's soccer team[9] and besides as head coach of theSycamore, Illinois based Chicago Soccer Academy.[10]
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