Chris Love
Encyclopedia
Chris Love is an American soccer forward
who currently serves as an assistant coach at UMass Boston. He spent five years playing both indoor and outdoor soccer in the National Professional Soccer League and USISL.
, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1989 to 1992. He graduated in 1993 with a bachelors degree in communications. In 1994, he signed with the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). He move to the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL in 1995. That fall, he moved to the Canton Invaders
of the NPSL. He then played for Charlotte Eagles
from 1996 to 1998. In 1999, Love played for the Maryland Mania
of the USL A-League.
. In 2008, he became an assistant coach with UMass Boston.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who currently serves as an assistant coach at UMass Boston. He spent five years playing both indoor and outdoor soccer in the National Professional Soccer League and USISL.
Player
Love attended the University of HartfordUniversity of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1989 to 1992. He graduated in 1993 with a bachelors degree in communications. In 1994, he signed with the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). He move to the Hampton Roads Mariners of the USISL in 1995. That fall, he moved to the Canton Invaders
Canton Invaders
The Canton Invaders was an indoor soccer club based in Canton, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League.After the 1995/96 season, the team became the Columbus Invaders.- Canton Invaders :...
of the NPSL. He then played for Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
from 1996 to 1998. In 1999, Love played for the Maryland Mania
Maryland Mania
Maryland Mania was a soccer club based in Baltimore Maryland that competed in the A-League for one year, in 1999.-Year-by-year:-Coach:Justin Fashanu was hired to coach the Mania, but fled the United States during the pre-season when he was accused of sexually assaulting an underage boy. He was...
of the USL A-League.
Coach
In 2000, Love began his coaching career with Howard Community CollegeHoward Community College
Howard Community College is a community college in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland. HCC, in partnership with Prince George's Community College and 5 four year colleges, also has a campus in Laurel that is known as Laurel College Center...
. In 2008, he became an assistant coach with UMass Boston.