Christopher Liess

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Christopher Liess (born June 25, 1982 in Cologne ) is a former German football player .

career

Left, whose parents came from Transylvania moved to Germany, operating at 1860 Mühldorf Gymnastics and at VfL Waldkraiburg basketball before he in 1999 during a stay at the Elk City High School in the State of Oklahoma came up with the football sport in touch. After his return to Germany, Liess, who is 1.85 meters tall, played as a pass recipient for the Munich Cowboys in the highest German football league , the GFL . He made the leap to the NFL Europe : In 2003 and 2004 he was under contract with the Düsseldorf team Rhein Fire , in the 2006 game year partly with Berlin Thunder and partly with the Cologne Centurions . With Rhein Fire, Liess reached the World Bowl in 2003 , but lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy team . In the GFL he played after the end of the season in the NFL Europe with the Cologne Crocodiles , then in 2006 for the Cologne Falcons . In November 2006, he tore a cruciate ligament at an NFL Europe training event.

In the course of his playing career, Liess was appointed to the German national team: In 2003, when he was selected by the American Football Association Germany, he came third at the World Cup.

In 2007 Liess stayed in the United States and was on the coaching staff of the State University of New York in Cortland responsible for looking after passport recipients. From 2012 he worked as a trainer in the youth of the Cologne Falcons. In the run-up to the 2020 season, he joined the Cologne Crocodiles staff and took on training with the players in the positions of wide receiver and quarterback .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pro Football Archives: CHRISTOPHER LIESS. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  2. ↑ https://www.siebenbuerger.de/zeitung/artikel/alteartikel/2197-juengster-footballer-in-europaeischer.html
  3. ↑ a b Christopher Liess becomes Wide Receiver and Quaterback Coach at the Cologne Crocodiles! In: Cologne Crocodiles - Official Homepage. September 27, 2019, accessed on February 17, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ https://www.profootballarchives.com/2003nflerhe.html
  5. ↑ RP ONLINE: National Camp of the NFL Europe in Cologne ended: Christopher Liess breaks off with a cruciate ligament tear. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  6. ^ WM 2003. In: football-history.de. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Liess, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German American football player
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne