Otto Loewy
{{short description|Liberian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Otto Loewy
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| full_name = Otto Loewy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|4}}
| birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia
| height = 5 ft 10 in{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/otto-loewy/|title=Otto Loewy | MLSsoccer.com|website=mlssoccer|accessdate=3 June 2023}}
| position = Defender
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| youthyears1 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs1 = Winthrop Eagles
| years1 = 2011
| clubs1 = New England Revolution
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
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| pcupdate = April 26, 2011
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Otto Loewy (born June 4, 1987, in Monrovia) is a Liberian footballer.
Career
=Youth and College=
Loewy moved from his native Liberia to the United States as a child, settling with his family in Lawrenceville, Georgia. After attending Norcross High School, Loewy was a standout college soccer player at Winthrop University. He was his team's MVP for the 2008 season, was named to the 2006 adidas/Gamecock Classic All-Classic Team, the 2006 JAKO Classic All-Classic Team and was MVP of the Winthrop/Wingate Inn Classic in 2007. He finished his college career with five goals and 11 assists in 79 career starts.
=Professional=
After suffering an injury while playing for Winthrop during the 2008 NCAA College Soccer tournament,[http://www.heraldonline.com/2009/01/10/1060986/injury-keeps-winthrops-loewy-out.html Injury keeps Winthrop's Loewy out of MLS combine] Loewy was not able to take part in the 2009 MLS Combine, and as such was not drafted in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.
After almost a year away from the game, Loewy signed his first a professional contract on March 31, 2011, when he signed with New England Revolution.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/03/31/2420329/new-england-revolution-signs-defender-otto-loewy|title=New England Revolution signs defender Otto Loewy|accessdate=3 June 2023}} He made his professional debut on April 26, 2011, in the Revs' 3–2 win over D.C. United in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/usoc-new-england-hold-tip-dc-united-3-2|title=USOC: New England hold on to tip DC United 3-2|accessdate=3 June 2023|archive-date=20 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020090500/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/usoc-new-england-hold-tip-dc-united-3-2|url-status=dead}}
Loewy was waived by New England on November 23, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/11/revolution-waives-three-first-year-players |title=Revolution waives three first-year players {{!}} New England Revolution |website=www.revolutionsoccer.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125185750/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/11/revolution-waives-three-first-year-players |archive-date=2011-11-25}}
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|otto-loewy}}
- [https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/players/otto-loewy Otto Loewy] at New England Revolution
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Category:Liberian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Liberian sportsmen
Category:Winthrop Eagles men's soccer players
Category:New England Revolution players