Derk Droze

Derk Droze
Personal information
Full name Derk Anthony Droze
Date of birth (1972-10-29) October 29, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1990–1993 George Washington University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Iquique
1995 Arica
1996–1997 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers
1998– Lyngby Boldklub
2001–2002 Ølstykke 60 (21)
2002–2003 Helsingør
2007 Hollywood United
2008– Doxa Italia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derk Droze (born October 29, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player, who is currently coaching in Denmark for the Danish Club FC Nordsjælland. During his playing career, he played professionally in Chile, Denmark and the United States.

Droze, grew up in the Southern Maryland area, 30 miles outside Washington DC in the small town of La Plata, graduating from St. Mary's Ryken High School in 1990.[1] In February 1996, the New England Revolution selected Droze in the fifteenth round (145th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.[2] In the fall of 2001, he moved to Ølstykke FC of the Danish First Division. He played sixty games, scoring twenty-one goals with Ølstykke.[3] In 2002, he moved to Helsingør IF.[4]

In June 2003, Droze was cast to be a part of the movie The Game of Their Lives.[5]

DOXA finished as the second best men's amateur team in the US in 2011 losing in the Final on PK's to the Pancyprian Freedom from Eastern New York.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "La Plata native takes part in tribute soccer game at RFK". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  2. ^ March 26, 1996
  3. ^ Orben finds Danish testing ground
  4. ^ "Helsingør-truppen til topbraget". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  5. ^ Derk Droze at IMDB.com
  6. ^ Who are ya? - Hollywood United Archived 2012-07-26 at archive.today
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