Andrew Mittendorf
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrew Mittendorf
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Andrew Robert Mittendorf
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|17}}
| birth_place = Somers, New York, United States
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{Height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 1995–1998
| youthclubs1 = Lehigh Mountain Hawks
| years1 = 1999
| clubs1 = Hershey Wildcats
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2000
| clubs2 = Long Island Rough Riders
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2001
| clubs3 = Värtans IK
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2002
| clubs4 = Long Island Rough Riders
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 3
}}
Andrew Mittendorf is an American football (soccer) player played professionally in the United States and Sweden.
Youth
Mittendorf attended Lehigh University, playing on the men' soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He began his collegiate career as a defender and ended it as a high scoring forward. He was the 1997 Patriot League Player of the Year. His senior season, he led the NCAA in goals per game. In 1999, he was named to the Patriot League Men's Soccer All-Decade team.[http://www.lehighsports.com/info/recruiting/pdfs/2005-06/MSoccer.pdf Lehigh Soccer Records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612095709/http://www.lehighsports.com/info/recruiting/pdfs/2005-06/MSoccer.pdf |date=June 12, 2012 }}
Professional
In 1999, the Colorado Rapids selected Mittendorf in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft.[http://www.mlsdraft.com/2010/01/mls-draft-picks-1999.html MLS Draft Picks 1999] The Lehigh Valley Steam also selected him in the USL A-League draft.[https://www.mcall.com/1999/02/09/lv-steam-wheel-deal-in-a-league-draft-they-add-lehighs-andrew-mittendorf-and-five-others-to-their-team/ L.v. Steam Wheel, Deal In A-league Draft * They Add Lehigh's Andrew Mittendorf And Five Others To Their Team] Mittendorf signed with the Rapids who released him on March 29, 1999, during a pre-season roster reduction.[http://www.intermark.com/rapids/rp032599.html RAPIDS WAIVE ANDREW MITTENDORF AND BOBBY MEYER] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420042514/http://www.intermark.com/rapids/rp032599.html |date=2012-04-20 }} He then joined the Hershey Wildcats of the A-League. In 2000, he played for the Long Island Rough Riders.[http://157.166.224.103/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.lgistax.html 2000 Long Island Rough Riders] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425084008/http://157.166.224.103/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.lgistax.html |date=April 25, 2012 }} In 2001, he played for Värtans IK in Sweden.[http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/division-2-herr/vaestra-svealand/event/2001-06-30/kb-karlskoga-ff-vaertans-ik/7595242 2001 Vartans IK] In 2002, he returned to the Rough Riders and retired at the end of the season.
In 2002, Mittendorf co-founded Coastal Soccer which he sold in 2006.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120318173150/http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/msoccer/6722.aspx Where are they now? - Andrew Mittendorf '99]
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Hershey Wildcats players
Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's soccer players
Category:Long Island Rough Riders players
Category:A-League (1995–2004) players
Category:USL Second Division players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Soccer players from New York (state)