John Krause
Full nameJohn Krause
Birth dateNovember 11, 1983 (age 42)
Birth placeFramingham, Massachusetts, United States
Height6 ft 2 in
PositionDefender
Collegeyears 12002–2003
College 1Boston College Eagles
Collegeyears 22004–2005
College 2Vanderbilt Commodores
Years 12003
Clubs 1Worcester Kings
Caps 19
Goals 11
Years 22004–2005
Clubs 2Cape Cod Crusaders
Caps 232
Goals 28
Years 32006
Clubs 3Wilmington Hammerheads
Caps 36
Goals 31
Years 42006
Clubs 4Cincinnati Kings
Caps 48
Goals 44
Years 52007–2009
Clubs 5Puerto Rico Islanders
Caps 573
Goals 58
Years 62007–2008
Clubs 6New Jersey Ironmen (indoor)
Caps 616
Goals 66
Years 72008
Clubs 7Massachusetts Twisters (indoor)
Caps 73
Goals 74
Years 82009–2010
Clubs 8Monterrey La Raza (indoor)
Caps 87
Goals 85
Years 92010
Clubs 9Hòa Phát Hà Nội
Goals 92
Years 102010
Clubs 10Beijing Baxy&Shengshi
Caps 109
Goals 100
Years 112010–2013
Clubs 11San Diego Sockers (indoor)
Caps 1119
Goals 119
Years 122011–2012
Clubs 12Carolina RailHawks
Caps 1231
Goals 121
Nationalyears 12010–2012
Nationalteam 1Puerto Rico
Nationalcaps 116
Nationalgoals 11
PcupdateSeptember 28, 2012
NtupdateJune 17, 2012

John Krause (born November 11, 1983, in Framingham, Massachusetts) is a Puerto Rican international footballer who most recently played for the Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Krause was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, the youngest son of M. Jan and Harold Krause's five sons.[citation needed] He was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and attended The Rivers School, before playing college soccer for both Boston College and Vanderbilt University, and for Worcester Kings in the USL Premier Development League.[citation needed]

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Krause turned professional in 2006, playing with the Cincinnati Kings in the USL Second Division, finishing as the team's top scorer.[1]

Krause joined the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division in 2007.[citation needed] He helped the Islanders win the 2008 USL First Division regular season title and progressed to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09.[citation needed]

In 2008 Krause also spent a short period playing indoor soccer with the Massachusetts Twisters in the National Indoor Soccer League.[2] He also spent time with Monterrey La Raza.[3]

He joined the Hanoi team Hòa Phát Hà Nội for the 2010 season, starting January 31, 2010.[4]

Krause transferred to Beijing Baxy&Shengshi on July 16, 2010.[5]

He signed with Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League on March 7, 2011.[6]

International

Krause was called up to the Puerto Rico national team in September 2010.[citation needed] As a United States citizen he was eligible to the team after residing in the Commonwealth for two years while playing with the Puerto Rico Islanders.[citation needed] He got his first cap in a 2010 Caribbean Championship qualification stage match against Anguilla on October 2, 2010[citation needed] and scored his first goal in the same competition against Saint-Martin two days later.[citation needed]

Honors

Club

Puerto Rico Islanders

References

  1. ^ 2006 Cincinnati Kings roster Archived 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Twisters obtain John Krause on loan from Islanders". Our Sports Central. 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  3. ^ "Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)"
  4. ^ V-League 2010 Preview, Vietnam Football website, accessed April 1, 2010
  5. ^ 八喜宣布签约前国安球员高雷雷 五强援助阵力保中甲(in Chinese)
  6. ^ "RailHawks Announce Player Signings and Preseason Schedule - OurSports Central"