Aaron Pitchkolan (born March 14, 1983, in Aurora, Colorado) is a retired

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player and coach.

Career

College

Pitchkolan played high school soccer at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora. He also featured for club sides Real Colorado and Cherry Creek Lightning and his local Olympic Development team. He began his college career at University of Tampa where he played in 19 games as a freshman and helped the team win the

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championship. Pitchkolan transferred to

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where he played in 54 games scoring 11 goals over three seasons. In the college offseason, Pitchkolan played in the

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for Boulder Rapids Reserve.

Professional

Pitchkolan was bypassed in the

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and had to wait until the second round of the Supplemental Draft to be selected. Pitchkolan appeared in his first MLS game on May 15, 2005, as a substitute for

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in a game against the Colorado Rapids. His first goal came a game later on May 22, 2005, in a 5–2 win against

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. In all, Pitchkolan played in 20 games scoring 3 goals in his first MLS season. In 2006, Pitchkolan featured in only 10 games, all as a substitute, and playing a total of 94 minutes for the first team. A highlight of his season was his

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winner against the

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on April 23, 2006, in a match that ended 3–2. In 2007, Pitchkolan made the transition to center back, a position he occasionally played in college. He made 16 appearances, 11 as starts, but did not score any goals. In 2008, he played 21 games, starting in nine and scored one goal. He was used as cover for Dallas' veteran defender,

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. Aaron was one of three players to be active for all 30 regular season games along with Kenny Cooper and Dominic Oduro. Pitch was left unprotected for the

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, but he was not selected. On April 28, 2009, FC Dallas traded Pitchkolan to the

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for a conditional pick in the

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, but was later put on waivers on March 4, 2010. He subsequently signed for the

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of the USSF Division 2 Professional League in April 2010. On February 25, 2011, it was announced that the

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had acquired his rights from the Rhinos. In January 2013, Pitchkolan was signed by Minnesota United FC. With a header to feed Lucas Rodriguez, Pitchkolan recorded the club's first assist on April 20 against FC Edmonton. The next week, he scored his first goal with Minnesota, a game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Atlanta. Pitchkolan scored two goals and contributed one assist in 2013, playing 1,665 minutes with 20 appearances for Minnesota. He was named to the NASL Best XI in 2013 for playing a key role on the defense and was selected to the NASL Team of The Week three times throughout the year.

Honors

Rochester Rhinos

* USSF D-2 Pro League Regular Season Champions (1):

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Individual

* USSF D-2 Pro League Best XI (1):

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