Jeff Cosgriff (born December 26, 1987 in
San Francisco, California) is an American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player.
Career
Youth and Amateur
Cosgriff grew up in
San Bruno, California, attended
St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
Saint Ignatius College Prep is a selective private, coeducational Jesuit college-preparatory school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1869 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Dutch ...
, and played three years of
college soccer at
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...
, where he was named to the WCC All-Freshman team in 2006 and earned an All-WCC Honorable Mention in 2008, before transferring to the
University of California, Berkeley for his senior year. He appeared in 64 games and scored nine goals during his three years with the Broncos, and played 18 games and scored six goals as a senior for the Golden Bears.
During his college years Cosgriff also played for the
San Jose Frogs
San Jose Frogs was an American soccer team based in San Jose, California, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise ...
and the
San Francisco Seals in the
USL Premier Development League, and for
NorCal Lamorinda United in the
National Premier Soccer League.
Professional
Cosgriff signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by
AC St. Louis of the
USSF Division 2 Professional League. He made his professional debut on April 10, 2010 in St. Louis's first ever game, against
Carolina RailHawks.
After the demise of AC St. Louis following the 2010 season, Cosgriff signed with
NSC Minnesota Stars of the
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
*North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...
on March 22, 2011.
References
External links
AC St. Louis bio
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1987 births
Living people
American soccer players
Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players
California Golden Bears men's soccer players
San Jose Frogs players
San Francisco Seals (soccer) players
AC St. Louis players
Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
Soccer players from California
USL League Two players
USSF Division 2 Professional League players
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Men's association football midfielders