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John Krause

John Krause
Personal information
Full name John Krause
Date of birth (1983-11-11) November 11, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Boston College Eagles
2004–2005 Vanderbilt Commodores
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Worcester Kings 9 (1)
2004–2005 Cape Cod Crusaders 32 (8)
2006 Wilmington Hammerheads 6 (1)
2006 Cincinnati Kings 8 (4)
2007–2009 Puerto Rico Islanders 73 (8)
2007–2008 New Jersey Ironmen (indoor) 16 (6)
2008 Massachusetts Twisters (indoor) 3 (4)
2009–2010 Monterrey La Raza (indoor) 7 (5)
2010 Hòa Phát Hà Nội (2)
2010 Beijing Baxy&Shengshi 9 (0)
2010–2013 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 19 (9)
2011–2012 Carolina RailHawks 31 (1)
International career
2010–2012 Puerto Rico 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 17, 2012

John Krause (born November 11, 1983, in Framingham, Massachusetts) is a Puerto Rican international footballer who most recently played for the Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Krause was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, the youngest son of M. Jan and Harold Krause's five sons.[citation needed] He was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and attended The Rivers School, before playing college soccer for both Boston College and Vanderbilt University, and for Worcester Kings in the USL Premier Development League.[citation needed]

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Krause turned professional in 2006, playing with the Cincinnati Kings in the USL Second Division, finishing as the team's top scorer.[1]

Krause joined the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division in 2007.[citation needed] He helped the Islanders win the 2008 USL First Division regular season title and progressed to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09.[citation needed]

In 2008 Krause also spent a short period playing indoor soccer with the Massachusetts Twisters in the National Indoor Soccer League.[2] He also spent time with Monterrey La Raza.[3]

He joined the Hanoi team Hòa Phát Hà Nội for the 2010 season, starting January 31, 2010.[4]

Krause transferred to Beijing Baxy&Shengshi on July 16, 2010.[5]

He signed with Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League on March 7, 2011.[6]

International

Krause was called up to the Puerto Rico national team in September 2010.[citation needed] As a United States citizen he was eligible to the team after residing in the Commonwealth for two years while playing with the Puerto Rico Islanders.[citation needed] He got his first cap in a 2010 Caribbean Championship qualification stage match against Anguilla on October 2, 2010[citation needed] and scored his first goal in the same competition against Saint-Martin two days later.[citation needed]

Honors

Club

Puerto Rico Islanders

References