Chris Snitko
American soccer player
Chris Snitko (born January 24, 1973), is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who was the 1995 ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. He then spent six seasons in Major League Soccer and earned five caps with the United States U-23 men's national soccer team.
Youth
Snitko, though born in Hackensack, New Jersey, grew up in Anaheim, California. He attended Canyon High School where he played on both the soccer and baseball teams. While in high school, Snitko also trained with the UCLA men's soccer team during his spare time. He also spent two years with the local youth club, North Huntington Beach Futbol Club where his team, the Untouchables took the 1990 state title. After graduating from high school, Snitko attended UCLA where he played on the men's soccer team. In 1992, he sat as Brad Friedel manned the Bruins' nets. However, in 1993, Snitko became the starting goalkeeper for UCLA, a position he held for the next three seasons. He gained his greatest success as a senior when he was selected as a first team All American and the ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year.
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