Chad Crandell

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1975)}}

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| name= Chad Crandell

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|8|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 10 in

| position = Midfielder

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| youthclubs1 = Creighton

| youthclubs2 = Miami University

| years1 = 1999–2003

| years2 = 2004

| years3 = 2005–2007

| clubs1 = Wilmington Hammerheads

| clubs2 = Des Moines Menace

| clubs3 = Wilmington Hammerheads

| caps1 = 62

| caps2 = 15

| caps3 = 22

| goals1 = 5

| goals2 = 5

| goals3 = 0

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| pcupdate = 17 September 2006

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Chad Crandell (born July 8, 1975) is an American former soccer midfielder who spent most of his career with the USL Second Division Wilmington Hammerheads.

Crandell grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/148645991/|title=Soccer puts player's wanderlust on hold|first=Lisa|last=Colonno|work=The Des Moines Register|date=June 19, 2004|access-date=June 2, 2024|page=25|via=Newspapers.com}} He played college soccer at Creighton University and Miami University.

Crandell began his professional career with the San Diego Flash of the A-League before playing a season of indoor soccer with the Wichita Wings of the National Professional Soccer League.{{cite news|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/sports/2002/08/07/crandells-jobs-span-the-us/30491218007/|title=Crandell's jobs span the U.S.|work=Star-News|first=J. Thomas|last=Grady|date=August 7, 2002|access-date=June 4, 2024}}

In 1999, Crandell signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. In 2004 he played for the Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League. He was the oldest player on the team.

He enjoys the outdoors and likes skiing, cycling and fishing and his favorite TV show is CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. His favorite food is sushi. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061117013454/http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/pro_team.asp]