Eric Kronberg

Eric Kronberg
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-06-07) June 7, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Santa Rosa, California, United States
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Fresno State Bulldogs
2004–2005 California Golden Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Sonoma County Sol
2006–2014 Sporting Kansas City 25 (0)
2006 → Miami FC (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2017 Montreal Impact 5 (0)
2015 → FC Montreal (loan) 2 (0)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Sacramento Republic (assistant)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 (assistant)
2021– Portland Pilots (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Eric Kronberg (/ˈkrɒnbɜːrɡ/;[2][3] born June 7, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Kronberg was drafted in the fourth round (40th overall) of the 2006 MLS Superdraft by the Kansas City Wizards. Kronberg made his MLS debut in a 4–1 win against the San Jose Earthquakes on October 23, 2010.[4] He continued as a backup with the renamed Sporting Kansas City franchise through 2013. In 2014, following the retirement of Jimmy Nielsen, Kronberg was finally given the starting nod for Sporting Kansas City. However, a broken finger in July 2014 essentially ended Kronberg's season.[5]

Kansas City declined the 2015 contract option for Kronberg and in December 2014 he entered the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He was chosen by Montreal Impact with the first selection in the re-entry draft.[6] He was out-of-contract following the 2017 season.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Eric Kronberg at Major League Soccer
  2. ^ "Across the Endline - Eric Kronberg". YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  3. ^ "MLS Player Name Pronunciation Guide 2013".
  4. ^ "Wondo gets 18th but Diop hat trick leads KC to 4-1 win". Archived from the original on October 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Eric Kronberg out eight weeks with broken finger | MLSsoccer.com".
  6. ^ "News | MLSsoccer.com".