| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cuauhtemoc Suarez | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-04-19)April 19, 1975 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina,United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Dallas Burn | 56 | (3) |
| 1997 | →New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | →New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Austin Lone Stars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 2000 | Charleston Battery | 25 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Cleveland Crunch(indoor) | 42 | (11) |
| 2001 | Connecticut Wolves | 23 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 53 | (5) |
| 2004 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| United States U17 | |||
| 1999–2000 | United States (futsal) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cuauhtemoc “Temoc” Suarez (born April 19, 1975, inMount Pleasant, South Carolina) is a retired Americansoccer player who spent three seasons inMajor League Soccer, two in theNational Professional Soccer League and five in theUSL First Division. Suarez played for theUnited States Under-17 national team and also for the nationalfutsal squad.
Suarez grew up in South Carolina, attendingBishop England High School inCharleston where he was aParade Magazine high school All American. In 1991, he was selected for theU.S. U-17 national team which qualified for the1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Suarez and his teammates finished 3–0 in group play, but fell in the second round to Qatar in penalty kicks after the two teams played to a 1–1 tie. In 1993, Suarez enteredUNC Chapel Hill, where he played on the Tar Heels men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. Suarez was the 1993Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and a 1994 second team All American. He finished his four years at UNC with 47 career goals.[1]
In 1997,Long Island Rough Riders of the second divisionUSISL selected Suarez in the first round (third overall) of the USISL Territorial Draft.[2] However, theDallas Burn of first divisionMajor League Soccer also chose Suarez in the first round (sixth overall) of the1997 College Draft. Suarez signed with the Burn, spending three seasons with them. While with the Burn, Suarez went on loan several times to teams in the USISL. The Burn released following the 1999 season.
In 2000, he joined his hometown clubCharleston Battery of theUSL A-League for one season. That fall, he moved indoors with theCleveland Crunch of theNational Professional Soccer League (NPSL). In 2001, the NPSL was renamed theMajor Indoor Soccer League. He would play two season with the Crunch until it folded and became the Force in 2002. In August 2002, theMilwaukee Wave selected Suarez the first round (ninth overall) in the MISL dispersal draft, but he chose to concentrate on his outdoor career.[3] In 2001, Suarez left the Battery and joined theConnecticut Wolves for one season.[4] He then moved to theRochester Raging Rhinos for the 2002 and 2003 seasons and theSyracuse Salty Dogs in 2004.[5] He retired from playing professionally following the 2004 season.
Suarez earned sevencaps with theUnited States national futsal team between 1999 and 2000 as the team prepared for theFIFA Futsal World Cup. However, the U.S. failed to qualify.[6]
Following his retirement Suarez entered the field of youth coaching in his hometown of Charleston, founding Suarez Soccer School, a series of clinics focused on technical training for beginner-level players. In 2010, Suarez was named boys varsity soccer coach atPinewood Preparatory School inSummerville, South Carolina. Suarez also serves as director of the Charleston Battery's youth summer camps.
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