Jared Montz (born December 26, 1982) is a retired American soccer player.

Professional career

Montz played college soccer at

Lynn University Lynn University is a private university in Boca Raton, Florida. Founded in 1962, the university awards associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. It is named for the Lynn family (Christine E. and Eugene M. Lynn). It has a tota ...

for four years, where he finished with 5 goals and 16 assists in 67 matches. He helped lead the Lynn Fighting Knights to the

2003 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship The 2003 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 32nd annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. On the strength of Leon Jackson's late 2nd half goal Lyn ...

. He signed with the Chicago Fire on April 15, 2005. In 2006, he made his debut appearance and earned an assist, but was later waived during the off-season due to injury. He subsequently signed for the

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Marc ...

in the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...

. After making just one appearance for the Whitecaps, he transferred to the

Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to: Places *El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain *Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines *Puerto Colombia, Colombia *Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela *Puerto Galera, Orient ...

in June 2007. Montz ended his career early because of a recurring injury and announced his retirement from professional soccer on March 20, 2009.

Honors

Lynn Fighting Knights The Lynn Fighting Knights are the athletic teams that represent Lynn University, located in Boca Raton, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Fighting Knights compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference for all 14 var ...

NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. It has been played annually since 1972; prior to then, all teams competed ...

(1): 2003

External links

Online Soccer AcademyJared's Twitter pageOnline Soccer Academy Youtube Channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montz, Jared 1982 births Living people People from Mandeville, Louisiana Sportspeople from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana American soccer players Major League Soccer players USL First Division players USL League Two players Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players New Orleans Shell Shockers players Chicago Fire FC players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Puerto Rico Islanders players Soccer players from Louisiana Men's association football defenders