Christopher Goos is a retired American

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midfielder who played professionally in the

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. Goos graduated from

Klein High School Klein High School is a public high school located in Klein, Texas, United States, located approximately from Downtown Houston. It serves grades 9– 12 in the Klein Independent School District. The current principal of Klein High School is Bran ...

. His sophomore season, he scored two goals in Klein's victory over Grapevine High School in the Texas high school soccer championship. In his senior season at Klein HS Chris was an All-American and led his school to another state title defeating Kingwood HS in the finals. That completed a 27-0-1 season record and a national #1 ranking for Klein HS. He attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, his senior season, Goos led the nation in scoring with 20 goals and 20 assists. This led to his selection as a 2002 NCAA Division I Second Team All American.2002 All Americans
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selected Goos in the USL Draft, but did not sign him. Instead, he signed with the

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. On April 25, 2003, Goos went on loan to the

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of the

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in a 2-1 victory over the

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. Goos retired after the 2005 season.

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Charleston Battery: Chris Goos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goos, Chris Living people 1981 births American men's soccer players Charleston Battery players North Carolina Fusion U23 players UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer players USL First Division players USL League Two players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Texas People from Klein, Texas Sportspeople from Harris County, Texas