Lee Tschantret (born April 10, 1969) is a retired soccer defender. He spent most of his career in the National Professional Soccer League and its successor, the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played outdoor soccer in the

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and

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Youth

Tschantret is originally from

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. He attended the

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where he played on the school's

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soccer team from 1987 to 1990. During his four-season he scored 50 goals and added 40 assists. He was a 1988 second team and a 1989 first team All American.

Professional

In 1991, he played 20 games, scoring 2 goals, for the

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of the

. That year, the Capitals went to the APSL championship, losing to the

San Francisco Bay Blackhawks San Francisco Bay Blackhawks were a professional soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League (WSL). The Blackhawks spent time in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) and the United States Interre ...

. In 1992, he played for the Harrisburg Heat in the National Professional Soccer League. In 1994, he move to the

Kansas City Attack The Kansas City Attack, previously the Atlanta Attack and later known as the Kansas City Comets, were an indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. In its various incarnations the franchise played in the National ...

. In 1995 and 1996, he played the summer outdoor season with the New York Centaurs in the

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. In 1998, he played for the

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in the

. He was named to the 1998 First XI (All Star Team). That fall, he played for the

Philadelphia KiXX The Philadelphia KiXX were a professional indoor soccer team based in Philadelphia, USA. The team competed as an National Professional Soccer League II, NPSL expansion franchise and then played in the Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–14), Major ...

before the team traded him in February 1999 to the St. Louis Steamers for

Ken Snow Kenneth Snow (June 23, 1969 – June 21, 2020) was an American soccer forward who was a two-time winner of the Hermann Trophy as the outstanding college soccer player in 1988 and 1990. He had an eight-year professional career playing indoor soc ...

. He returned to the A-League in 1999, this time with the

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. In the fall of 1999, he signed with the

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, but only played one season with them before moving to the

Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 c ...

. In 2000, he played six games, scoring two goals, with the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American ...

. He finished his career in the MISL with the Blast in 2007. Tschantret led the Major Indoor Soccer League in penalty minutes all time with 748. He is on pace to be the 15th player to record 1000 points. On February 2, 2007, he gained his 1000th assist in a victory over the KiXX. In November, 2008, Tschantret signed with the Philadelphia KiXX of the NISL.

Coaching

Tschantret holds a USSF National A Coaching License. Tschantret coached at

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from 2006 until 2023. On August 17, 2023,

Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...

announced that Tschantret would join the Academy as the U-19 head coach.Sporting KC Academy announces Angel Rivillo and Lee Tschantret as two new Academy head coaches
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References

External links

Baltimore Blast Player's Page
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