Mark Santel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 5, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Scott Gallagher | |||
| 1987–1990 | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 38 | (6) |
| 1992–1995 | Colorado Foxes | ||
| 1996–2000 | Dallas Burn | 148 | (5) |
| 2001 | Kansas City Wizards | 21 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| U.S. U-20 | 1987 Youth World Cup - Chile | ||
| 1988–1997 | United States | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mark Santel (born July 5, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who is currently an assistant coach for the Saint Louis Billikens. Santel played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and Major Soccer League. He also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team between 1988 and 1997.
Youth[edit]
Santel was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri. He played soccer from youth as a member of the renowned local club Scott Gallagher. He also attended Christian Brothers College High School where he played on the boys' soccer team, earning team MVP honors in 1985 as well as a NSCAA and Parade All- American.[1] After graduating from high school, Santel attended Saint Louis University where he played on the men's soccer team. He was a 1989 Second Team and a 1988 and 1990 First Team All American.[2][3][4]
Professional[edit]
In 1991, the Wichita Wings of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) drafted Santel number 1 overall in the 1991 MSL Draft. However, he actually played the 1991–1992 season with the St. Louis Storm (MISL). In 1992, he began playing for the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) and would remain with the team through the 1995 season. He was a member of both the 1992 and 1993 APSL championship teams. As Major League Soccer (MLS) prepared for its first season, it signed dozens of players to league contracts. In order to ensure an initial equitable distribution of talent, the league allocated high-profile players to each team. As part of this process, MLS allocated Santel to the Dallas Burn. In both 1996 and 1997, Santel was elected to the MLS All Star team. On December 4, 2000, the Burn traded Santel to the Kansas City Wizards for a third round draft pick. He spent one season with the Wizards, playing twenty-one games before retiring at the end of the season.
National team[edit]
In 1987, Santel was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. Santel went on to earn thirteen caps, scoring one goal, with the senior U.S. national team between 1988 and 1997. His first game with the full national team came in a January 10, 1988 loss to Guatemala. He did not appear again with the national team until February 1, 1991. Then he played sporadically until his last game in 1997. His national team goal came in a November 14, 1993 shellacking of the Caymen Islands. Final score was 8–1.
Post-playing career[edit]
In 2002, the Lou Fusz Soccer Club of St. Louis hired Santel as its girls' program director.[5] He is the head coach of the boys' soccer team and the girls' soccer team at Barat Academy.
In December 2004, he was hired as the sales and marketing representative for Velocity Sports Performance, a sports training facility in Chesterfield, Missouri.
He is also the co-author of the children's book Soccer Dreamin'.
Honors[edit]
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ "Most Valuable Player by Year". www.cbchs.org. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "1988 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "1989 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "1990 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "Lou Fusz Soccer Club". www.loufuszsoccerclub.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
External links[edit]
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| National | |
- 1968 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's soccer players
- American men's soccer players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Colorado Foxes players
- FC Dallas players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Major League Soccer players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- St. Louis Storm players
- Saint Louis University alumni
- Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players
- Soccer players from St. Louis
- United States men's international soccer players
- USL First Division players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders