Jason Haupt is a retired American

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defender who played professionally in the

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Youth

In 1984, Haupt's youth club, the Florida Gold Coast won the AAU U-16 national championship. He attended the

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1987 to 1990. In 1987, Haupt and his teammates won the

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. Haupt was a 1989 and 1990 First Team Division III NCAA All American and finished his career with the school's career record of seventy-seven goals. In 2001, UNCG inducted Haupt into its Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional

In 1993, Haupt signed with the

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where he would remain for his professional career. In 1993, the Dynamo won the

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championship and Haupt was All League In May 1994, Haupt had a season ending knee injury. He returned in 1996. In 1997, the Dynamo finished as runner up to the

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the championship1997 A-League Final
/ref> The team went on hiatus in 1998, but when they resumed play in 1999, Haupt rejoined them, finishing his career in 2000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haupt, Jason Living people American men's soccer players North Carolina Fusion U23 players UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer players USISL players USL Second Division players USISL Select League players A-League (1995–2004) players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Year of birth missing (living people)