Chris Reif is a retired American

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who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and

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. Reif graduated from Calvert Hall High School. He attended the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

, playing on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1987. He was team captain his senior season as he earned Third Team All American honors. In 1988, the Cleveland Force selected Reif in the fourth round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft but folded a few weeks later. Reif turned professional in 1988 with the

Maryland Bays The Maryland Bays were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988.They were based in Catonsville, Maryland, and played their games at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The team joined the Ameri ...

of the American Soccer League. He played with the Bays through the 1991 season. He was a

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and

1991 American Professional Soccer League These are the results of the 1991 American Professional Soccer League season. Regular season American Conference Western Conference Playoffs Bracket Semifinal 1 ''The Albany Capitals advanced to the final.'' ---- Semifinal 2 ''Th ...

Second Team All League defender. In May 1991, the

Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The team is a part of the Major Arena Soccer League. The team has won 10 championships since it was founded in 1980. Beginning with t ...

signed Reif to a fifteen-day contract.Reif goes from BG&E to Blast: Meter reader is a starter on defense
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reif, Chris Living people American soccer players American Soccer League (1988–89) players American Professional Soccer League players Baltimore Blast (original MISL) players UConn Huskies men's soccer players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Maryland Bays players Association football defenders Association football midfielders Year of birth missing (living people)