Robert "Bobby" Meyer is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Meyer | ||
Place of birth | Long Island, New York, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1998 | Dartmouth Big Green | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 29 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 33 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Meyer attended Dartmouth College, playing for the Mean Green from 1995 to 1998. He was a 1998 Third Team All American.[1] On February 7, 1999, the Colorado Rapids selected Meyer in the third round (thirty-second overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft.[2] The Rapids waived Meyer on March 25, 1999.[3] Meyer then signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds who had selected him in the second round of the 1999 USL draft.[4] He spent two seasons in Pittsburgh, then sat out the 2001 season.[5] He signed with the Cincinnati Riverhawks in March 2002.[6] He spent a season and a half with the Riverhawks.[7] On June 25, 2003, the Riverhawks cancelled his contract “by mutual consent”.[8]
References
edit- ^ Meyer Drafted by MLS's Colorado Rapids; Nyman Signs With Dallas
- ^ RAPIDS SELECT NCAA GOALS PER GAME LEADER ANDREW MITTENDORF WITH FIRST-ROUND PICK IN COLLEGE DRAFT Archived April 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RAPIDS WAIVE ANDREW MITTENDORF AND BOBBY MEYER Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1999 USL Draft Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2000 Pittsburgh Riverhounds stats
- ^ Riverhawks Holding Out
- ^ 2003 Riverhawks stats
- ^ DEFENDER BOBBY MEYER RELEASED Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine