Christopher Megaloudis (born May 14, 1984) is a Puerto Rican football coach and former player. He made 20 appearances for the Puerto Rico national team scoring six goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Megaloudis | ||
| Date of birth | May 4, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Astoria, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Molloy Lions (Head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Monsignor McClancy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Saint Peter's Peacocks | ||
| 2004–2005 | Stony Brook Seawolves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Brooklyn Knights | 16 | (4) |
| 2006 | Long Island Rough Riders | 12 | (2) |
| 2007 | Westchester Flames | 7 | (2) |
| 2008 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Long Island Rough Riders | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Radnički Obrenovac | 8 | (3) |
| 2011 | River Plate Puerto Rico | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | F.C. New York | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Long Island Rough Riders | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Greek American AA | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Puerto Rico | 20 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Nassau Lions (women's assistant) | ||
| 2017–2022 | Nassau Lions (women's) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Adelphi Panthers (Men's assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Long Island Rough Riders (Men's) | ||
| 2024– | Molloy Lions (Men's) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editYouth career
editChris played soccer in high school at Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School. He is the school's all-time leading goal scorer. For all of his goal-scoring accomplishments, Christopher was named as team Most Valuable Player after his freshman, junior, and senior years.[1] Throughout his high school career, the Crusaders won the Brooklyn-Queens Championship four times, losing only one game along the way (a span that saw the team go undefeated in 56 league games). In Christopher's sophomore season, the team advanced to the City Championship game. In his junior season, the Crusaders once again progressed to the City Championship game, this time defeating Salesian 2–0, a season that saw the Crusaders outscore their opponents by a staggering 100-17 goals with a school best 14-2-1 record. In his senior year, the team compiled a record of 16–3, falling in a penalty shootout to Saint Joseph's by the Sea in Staten Island.[2] Christopher received recognition as a City All-Star first team member from the C.H.S.A.A. coaches all four years as well as by the Daily News, Newsday, and various local newspapers.[3]
Professional career
editFollowing his college career, Megaloudis joined the Long Island Rough Riders of the PDL on a full-time basis. In 2007 Megaloudis joined semi-pro club New York Pancyprian-Freedoms of the Eastern New York League (ENYSASA) and helped lead the club past the first round of the U.S. Open Cup. He later joined the PDL's Westchester Flames.
In January 2008, Megaloudis went on trial with New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. He was signed by the club in March 2008, and made his full professional debut for the Red Bulls on June 18, 2008, in a game against the New England Revolution.[4] He was waived by New York Red Bulls on September 15, 2008.
In 2009, Sevilla FC Puerto Rico of the Puerto Rico Soccer League signed Megaloudis to the club near the end of the 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League Playoffs. In January 2010 he joined club Radnički Obrenovac in Serbia third league.[5]
He signed with River Plate Puerto Rico but the team soon folded. After he left and signed with FC New York until the end of the USL Pro 2011 Season.[6] He played just four games for F.C. New York, during the 2011 USL Professional Division season and joined in November the same year to USL Premier Development League club Long Island Rough Riders.[7] Megaloudis played six games for Long Island, before moved to Cosmopolitan Soccer League side Greek American AA.[8]
International career
editMegaloudis scored his first international goal for Puerto Rico against Trinidad and Tobago on January 26, 2008.[9] He scored his second goal against Honduras in a World Cup Qualifier, which ended in a 2–2 draw.
Personal life
editMegaloudis works since his retirement as FIFA Player agent for Washington, District Of Columbia based agency James Grant Sports.[10] He now coaches at Nassau Community College. This season his team went all the way to the NJCAA National Championship where they placed 4th in the nation.[11]
Family
editMegaloudis is eligible to play for Puerto Rico because his mother Carmen is Puerto Rican. His father Michael is of Greek descent but played for Puerto Rico in the 1990s.[12] His grandfather Demosthenes played in the 40s active soccer and was during this time, member of the Greek American AA, whose brother Steve Megaloudis, was a player too.[13] His uncle Nicky Megaloudis played in the 80s, active in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and MISL.[14] His Cousins and sons of Nick, George and Dino, played professionally in Greece.[15] George played in the Greece Super League for AO Chania, while Dino was a member of the Greece national U-16 and U-20 side.[16] Another uncle Gus, played also for the reserve side of Greek American AA.[17] His cousin Nicole was in the Women Soccer Team of Virginia Commonwealth University Rams, before she died in a car crash Goochland County, Virginia in 2004.[18][19]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[20]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 January 2008 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 June 2008 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Honduras |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 2 October 2010 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Anguilla |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 4. | 3–1 | |||||
| 5. | 6 October 2010 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Cayman Islands |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 6. | 24 October 2010 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Guadeloupe |
1–3 | 2–3 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ Christopher Megaloudis Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Stony Brook Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "MLS player profile". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Chris Megaloudis - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ^ "Player profile at Srbijafudbal". Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "FC New York - Our Sports Central". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ Exclusive Interview with Chris Megaloudis Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New York Greek-American/Atlas enjoyed another superlative performance from hot striker Chris Megaloudis Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SOME MEGA-DREAMS: Megaloudis hopes to make his mark for Puerto Rico in World Cup qualifying – bigapplesoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Soccer Agent Chris Megaloudis Joins James Grant Sports Archived August 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ chris megaloudis - Linkedin
- ^ "Mike Megaloudis - Massapequa Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Megaloudis family honored at G-A Atlas dinner". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "The Butler Did It: Soccer star pays tribute to Megaloudis sister". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ Resurrection JOY Soccer Champions - AntonNews.com Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dino Megaloudis Bio - Rams Club". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Gussy's Greek Street Food - About Gussy - Gussys". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Nicole Megaloudis, VCU freshman forward, dies in car accident at 19". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "The Nicole Megaloudis Foundation". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Megaloudis, Chris". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
edit- Chris Megaloudis – FIFA competition record (archived)