Kirk Urso

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kirk Urso
Occupation	American soccer player
Date Of Birth	Mar 6, 1990(1990-03-06)
Age	34
Date Of Death	August 5, 2012, Columbus, OH
Birthplace	Downers Grove
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Pisces

Kirk Urso Biography

Kirk Urso is one of the most popular and richest American soccer player who was born on March 6, 1990 in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States.

After rising through the ranks with the United States under-15 and under-16 national teams, Urso was admitted to the under-17 national team residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in 2005. From there, he was named as part of the American roster for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in South Korea. In the Americans’ final group stage game, against Belgium, Urso scored the match- winning goal in the 63rd minute, helping the United States place second in their group and advance to the knockout stages. He would later be called up by the under-20s for the 2008 Milk Cup and for a training camp in December of that year.

Urso was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, the younger of two sons to his parents Michael and Sandra Urso. He attended Glenbard East High School and played in the Illinois Olympic Development Program (ODP) as a freshman before spending two years in the under-17 national team residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy. He was named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America Team and the 2007 Parade High School All-America squad.

Kirk Urso Net Worth

Kirk Urso is one of the richest American soccer player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kirk Urso 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kirk Jon Urso (March 6, 1990 – August 5, 2012) was an American professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. A product of Glenbard East High School and the IMG Soccer Academy, Urso played four years of college soccer at North Carolina. He helped the Tar Heels win three Atlantic Coast Conference titles, reach four consecutive College Cups, and claim a national championship in 2011. Upon his graduation, Urso’s 91 appearances for North Carolina were the most in program history.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kirk Urso Dating?

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The Crew Soccer Foundation created the Kirk Urso Memorial Fund in October 2012, to honor Urso’s memory and advance research and programming on congenital heart defects. The fund raised more than $100,000 in its first year, partially through an initiative started by retired defender Eddie Pope that saw players’ fines from the 2012 season donated to the fund. In October 2013, United States national team striker Jozy Altidore wore a customized pair of cleats for a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica; a quote from Urso and both players’ initials and numbers were featured on the cleats. They were raffled off during the game, with proceeds going to the Urso Memorial Fund.

Facts & Trivia

Kiyoshi Ranked on the list of most popular American soccer player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kirk Urso celebrates birthday on March 6 of every year.

Early in the morning on August 5, 2012, Urso collapsed and fell unconscious at a bar in the Park Street District in Columbus. He was taken by police officers to nearby Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:51 a.m. local time at the age of 22. Autopsy results revealed that Urso died from arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a preexisting heart condition that he “likely did not know he had”, according to the Franklin County coroner. In the immediate wake of Urso’s death, tributes poured in on social media from his North Carolina and Crew teammates, fellow Major League Soccer rookies, and other members of the American soccer community.