Christopher Cook (born 1968) is a retired American
soccer
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player who played professionally in the
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...
. He was the 1991–92
USISL
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indoor season MVP.
Cook spent most of his youth in Dallas, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee his junior year of high school. In 1986, he graduated from
Franklin High School. Cook attended
Belmont Abbey College where he was a 1988 Second Team and 1989 First Team
NAIA All American soccer player. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports management.
In 1990, Cook turned professional with the
New Mexico Chiles
The New Mexico Chiles were an American soccer club established in 1990 which competed in the American Professional Soccer League. In 1991, the team merged with the New Mexico Roadrunners and moved to the USISL until its disestablishment in 1996. ...
of the
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...
. He then moved to Atlanta, joining the
Atlanta Magic
The Atlanta Magic were a soccer club that competed in the USISL from 1991 to 1996. The club originally started in 1991/92 in the indoor USISL league. They played in the 1992 USISL outdoor season as the Atlanta Datagraphic Magic, and the 1993 USISL ...
of the
USISL
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...
. Cook was the
1991–92 USISL indoor season MVP
He played for the Magic through at least the 1994 outdoor season.
References
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Living people
American men's soccer players
American Professional Soccer League players
Place of birth missing (living people)
1968 births
Atlanta Magic players
New Mexico Chiles (APSL) players
USISL players
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards