Andrew Mittendorf

Andrew Mittendorf is an American football (soccer) player played professionally in the United States and Sweden.

Andrew Mittendorf
Personal information
Full name Andrew Robert Mittendorf
Date of birth (1977-07-17) July 17, 1977
Place of birth Somers, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Hershey Wildcats 24 (4)
2000 Long Island Rough Riders 24 (2)
2001 Värtans IK
2002 Long Island Rough Riders 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Youth

Mittendorf attended Lehigh University, playing on the men' soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He began his collegiate career as a defender and ended it as a high scoring forward. He was the 1997 Patriot League Player of the Year. His senior season, he led the NCAA in goals per game. In 1999, he was named to the Patriot League Men's Soccer All-Decade team.[1]

Professional

In 1999, the Colorado Rapids selected Mittendorf in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft.[2] The Lehigh Valley Steam also selected him in the USL A-League draft.[3] Mittendorf signed with the Rapids who released him on March 29, 1999, during a pre-season roster reduction.[4] He then joined the Hershey Wildcats of the A-League. In 2000, he played for the Long Island Rough Riders.[5] In 2001, he played for Värtans IK in Sweden.[6] In 2002, he returned to the Rough Riders and retired at the end of the season.

In 2002, Mittendorf co-founded Coastal Soccer which he sold in 2006.

References
  1. Lehigh Soccer Records Archived June 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. MLS Draft Picks 1999
  3. L.v. Steam Wheel, Deal In A-league Draft * They Add Lehigh's Andrew Mittendorf And Five Others To Their Team
  4. RAPIDS WAIVE ANDREW MITTENDORF AND BOBBY MEYER Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 2000 Long Island Rough Riders Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. 2001 Vartans IK
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