Chris Leitch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Leitch
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 1, 1979(1979-04-01)
Age	45
Country	United States
Birth City	Columbus
Horoscope	Aries

Chris Leitch Biography

Chris Leitch is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 1, 1979 in Columbus, United States. Chris Leitch (born April 1 1979, in Pickerington, Ohio) is a retired American soccer player, who is now the technical coach and former head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes.

In the 2007 preseason, Leitch was waived again in the 2007 pre-season, again by the Crew trying to eliminate roster spots. Leitch would be reinstated back to New York with the New York franchise, now New York Red Bulls, in July. The versatile defender played in 12 league games for the club, beginning at 11. In 2008, Leitch was during 17 league games. He was instrumental in helping the team get to in the Western Conference Final, starting in both games of the Red Bulls historic upset over the reigning champion Houston Dynamo (4-1 on aggregate). In the following week, he was able to defeat Real Salt Lake 1-0 to aid them Red Bulls reach the MLS Cup Final for the first time in club history.

Leitch remained with San Jose through the 2011 season. At season’s end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Leitch was selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in stage two of the draft on December 12, 2011. However, Leitch decided to retire rather than return for the 2012 season.

On January 31, 2012, Leitch was named Technical Director for the San Jose Earthquakes Youth Development Academy.

Leitch has been traded to MetroStars along with Jeff Matteo for Ross Paule prior to the 2003 season. Leitch was a regular player on the Metro lineup in the latter part of the season, appearing for 15 times. He was then an instant starter 2004 playing every minute of except for one game. He was originally a right-back, Leitch did very well on the left side as the Metros required help in this position. Leitch switched to the right side in 2005. Despite being named Defender of the Year for the team He was then relegated by the club during the offseason, and later came home to Columbus. He played in 24 games during the 2006 season for the club he grew up with.

Chris Leitch Net Worth

Chris Leitch is one of the richest Association Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Leitch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Leitch played in the NCAA soccer tournament during his time at The University of North Carolina, taking them to an NCAA Championship in 2001, setting the record of the school for the number of games taken part in (88) and games played (87).

Leitch was chosen in the second round of Columbus Crew in the fourth round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, but only played in 13 games with the club he was born in during his debut season as a professional.

Just prior to the start of the 2009 season on March 2, San Jose Earthquakes acquired Leitch in a trade with New York for an undisclosed sum of allocation money and one of the Earthquakes’ eight international roster spots. Leitch had a career year with San Jose in 2009 appearing in 29 matches during the MLS regular season and contributing with 7 assists from his full back position.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Leitch celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.