# Temoc Suarez > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Temoc_Suarez > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Temoc_Suarez.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temoc_Suarez > Source revision: 1300351588 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American soccer player-coach}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Temoc Suarez | fullname = Cuauhtemoc Suarez | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|4|19}} | birth_place = [Mount Pleasant, South Carolina](/source/Mount_Pleasant%2C_South_Carolina), [United States](/source/United_States) | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | position = [Forward](/source/Striker_(association_football)) | collegeyears1 = 1993–1996 | college1 = [North Carolina Tar Heels](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men's_soccer) | years1 = 1997–1999 | years2 = 1997 | years3 = 1998 | years4 = 1999 | years5 = 1999 | years6 = 2000 | years7 = 2000–2002 | years8 = 2001 | years9 = 2002–2003 | years10 = 2004 | clubs1 = [Dallas Burn](/source/Dallas_Burn) | clubs2 = → [New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers](/source/New_Orleans_Riverboat_Gamblers) (loan) | clubs3 = → [New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers](/source/New_Orleans_Riverboat_Gamblers) (loan) | clubs4 = → [Austin Lone Stars](/source/Austin_Lone_Stars) (loan) | clubs5 = → [Atlanta Silverbacks](/source/Atlanta_Silverbacks) (loan) | clubs6 = [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery) | clubs7 = [Cleveland Crunch](/source/Cleveland_Crunch) ''(indoor)'' | clubs8 = [Connecticut Wolves](/source/Connecticut_Wolves) | clubs9 = [Rochester Raging Rhinos](/source/Rochester_Raging_Rhinos) | clubs10 = [Syracuse Salty Dogs](/source/Syracuse_Salty_Dogs) | caps1 = 56 | caps2 = 1 | caps3 = 1 | caps4 = 1 | caps5 = 4 | caps6 = 25 | caps7 = 42 | caps8 = 23 | caps9 = 53 | caps10 = 15 | goals1 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 3 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 11 | goals8 = 7 | goals9 = 5 | goals10 = 1 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [United States U17](/source/United_States_men's_national_under-17_soccer_team) | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1999–2000 | nationalteam2 = [United States](/source/United_States_national_futsal_team) (futsal) | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }} '''Cuauhtemoc “Temoc” Suarez''' (born April 19, 1975) is an American former [soccer](/source/soccer) player who spent three seasons in [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer), two in the [National Professional Soccer League](/source/NPSL_II) and five in the [USL First Division](/source/USL_First_Division). Suarez played for the [United States Under-17 national team](/source/United_States_under-17_men's_national_soccer_team) and also for the national [futsal](/source/futsal) squad. ==Youth== Suarez grew up in South Carolina, attending [Bishop England High School](/source/Bishop_England_High_School) in [Charleston](/source/Charleston%2C_South_Carolina) where he was a [Parade Magazine](/source/Parade_Magazine) high school All American. In 1991, he was selected for the [U.S. U-17 national team](/source/1991_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship_squads) which qualified for the [1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship](/source/1991_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship). Suarez and his teammates finished 3–0 in group play, but fell in the second round to Qatar in penalty kicks after the two teams played to a 1–1 tie. In 1993, Suarez entered [UNC Chapel Hill](/source/UNC_Chapel_Hill), where he played on the Tar Heels men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. Suarez was the 1993 [Atlantic Coast Conference](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) Rookie of the Year and a 1994 second team All American. He finished his four years at UNC with 47 career goals.[http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/uncsoccer4.pdf UNC Men’s Soccer] ==Professional== In 1997, [Long Island Rough Riders](/source/Long_Island_Rough_Riders) of the second division [USISL](/source/USISL) selected Suarez in the first round (third overall) of the USISL Territorial Draft.[http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/draft/54228.html 1997 Territorial Draft] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804203553/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/draft/54228.html |date=2007-08-04 }} However, the [Dallas Burn](/source/Dallas_Burn) of first division [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) also chose Suarez in the first round (sixth overall) of the [1997 College Draft](/source/1997_MLS_College_Draft). Suarez signed with the Burn, spending three seasons with them. While with the Burn, Suarez went on loan several times to teams in the USISL. The Burn released following the 1999 season. In 2000, he joined his hometown club [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery) of the [USL A-League](/source/USL_A-League) for one season. That fall, he moved indoors with the [Cleveland Crunch](/source/Cleveland_Crunch) of the [National Professional Soccer League](/source/NPSL_II) (NPSL). In 2001, the NPSL was renamed the [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2001%E2%80%932008)). He would play two season with the Crunch until it folded and became the Force in 2002. In August 2002, the [Milwaukee Wave](/source/Milwaukee_Wave) selected Suarez the first round (ninth overall) in the MISL dispersal draft, but he chose to concentrate on his outdoor career.[http://webpages.charter.net/jimfossell/steamers/archive_july_2002_september_2003.htm 2002 Dispersal Draft] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823011339/http://webpages.charter.net/jimfossell/steamers/archive_july_2002_september_2003.htm |date=2007-08-23 }} In 2001, Suarez left the Battery and joined the [Connecticut Wolves](/source/Connecticut_Wolves) for one season.[http://www.sick-boy.com/score050201.htm Season preview] He then moved to the [Rochester Raging Rhinos](/source/Rochester_Raging_Rhinos) for the 2002 and 2003 seasons and the [Syracuse Salty Dogs](/source/Syracuse_Salty_Dogs) in 2004.[http://www.sick-boy.com/2004aleague.htm 2004 season preview] He retired from playing professionally following the 2004 season. ==Futsal== Suarez earned seven [caps](/source/cap_(sports)) with the [United States national futsal team](/source/United_States_national_futsal_team) between 1999 and 2000 as the team prepared for the [FIFA Futsal World Cup](/source/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup). However, the U.S. failed to qualify.[http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jul23a.htm CONCACAF Futsal] ==Coaching== Following his retirement Suarez entered the field of youth coaching in his hometown of Charleston, founding Suarez Soccer School, a series of clinics focused on technical training for beginner-level players. In 2010, Suarez was named boys varsity soccer coach at [Pinewood Preparatory School](/source/Pinewood_Preparatory_School) in [Summerville, South Carolina](/source/Summerville%2C_South_Carolina). Suarez also serves as director of the Charleston Battery's youth summer camps. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{FIFA|194860}} * {{MLS player|temoc-suarez}} {{FCDallasFirstPick}} {{1997 MLS College Draft}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Temoc}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Category:Austin Lone Stars players Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) Category:Major League Soccer players Category:FC Dallas players Category:A-League (1995–2004) players Category:Charleston Battery players Category:Connecticut Wolves players Category:People from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Category:Sportspeople from Charleston County, South Carolina Category:Rochester Rhinos players Category:Syracuse Salty Dogs players Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Category:New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers players Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Category:Cleveland Crunch players Category:American men's futsal players Category:American soccer coaches Category:United States men's youth international soccer players Category:FC Dallas draft picks Category:Soccer players from South Carolina Category:Men's association football forwards Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Temoc Suarez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temoc_Suarez) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temoc_Suarez?action=history)). 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