John Raus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Raus | ||
| Date of birth | August 31, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Stamford, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Seton Hall Pirates | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | ŁKS Łomża | 20 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Fisher Athletic | 28 | (6) |
| 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Raus (born August 31, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Profile
[edit]Youth and college
[edit]Raus attended Stamford High School and St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut, played club soccer for the Beachside Premiere club team,[1] and played college soccer at Seton Hall University, where he was a teammate of US national team standout Sacha Kljestan. He was named to BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team as a freshman in 2003.
Professional
[edit]After spending a brief period trailing with Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls, Raus turned professional when he signed with Polish second-tier club ŁKS Łomża in 2007. While at Łomża, Raus scored two goals in 21 appearances in all competitions, but left at the end of the season.[2]
He moved to England in 2008, and spent some on trial at League One side, Gillingham.,[3] before eventually signing with Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2008. He made his debut for Fisher on November 11 against St. Albans City, and scored his first goal on February 18 against Eastleigh.[4]
After Fisher folded at the end of the 2008–09 season, Raus returned home to the United States, and signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the new USSF Division 2 Professional League in April 2010. Raus never played a game for the Rowdies, and moved to Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division later in the season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Beachside Soccer Club :: About Beachside :: Alumni". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Sezon 2007/08". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Gillingham F.C. Official Website: Aveley 1-4 Gillingham Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fisher Athletic 1-2 Eastleigh Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Seton Hall bio (shupirates.com) at archive.today (archived February 2, 2013)
- John Raus at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Fisher Athletic Statistics
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stamford, Connecticut
- Soccer players from Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Men's association football wingers
- American men's soccer players
- Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer players
- Stamford High School (Stamford, Connecticut) alumni
- ŁKS Łomża players
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- Real Maryland F.C. players
- I liga players
- USL Second Division players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- American expatriate sportspeople in Poland