Crag Blazer is the former head coach for men's soccer at DePaul. Under Blazer's guidance, the school made its first

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tournament appearance and set a new record for wins in a single season (2007). Blazer's team won the Red Division of the

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and appeared in the Big East Tournament semifinals. At the time, the team set yet another record: being ranked as high as 17 nationally. He has been the coach at DePaul since 2001. Before that he was the national team coordinator for the

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from 1993 to 2001. Blazer was also deeply involved with

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for the

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, managing all pre-Olympic soccer events, and working with the team who had their highest finish in Olympic history. He played college soccer at

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, where he earned a degree in Political Science and Communications, and was the starting goalkeeper from 1987 to 1991. While at Xavier, Blazer was an assistant at La Salle High School; he also coached at Fairfield High School. He continues to be involved with non-collegiate level soccer, working with the Illinois Olympic Development Program and as the head coach of FC Chicago, a youth soccer team for boys age 6 to 19. Blazer is married to Claudia and is the father of two sons, Oscar and Juj, and daughters, Stella and Sophia.

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