Pete Medd is an American retired

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player who was the

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of Crystal Palace Baltimore. He also served as the team's co-manager along with

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from 2007 to 2009.

Youth

Pete Medd graduated from Middletown High School. He was the former Maryland State High School Player of the Year and led his team to the State Championship Title in 1993. In 1994, he entered Towson University where he played from 1994 to 1998. He was a four-year starter, regional first team selection and captain of Towson University. He helped lead Towson to a Division 1 Top 15 NCAA National Ranking.

Player

In 1999, Medd spent a single season with the

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but never featured in a game. He was also the 1999 First Round Draft Pick for the Baltimore Blast of the National Professional Soccer League. He only played in one game for the Blast during the 2000–2001 season.National Professional Soccer League Final Official Statistics -- 2000-2001

Coach

In 1999, Medd became an assistant coach at Towson University, a position he held until 2001. That year, he moved to

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where he was the school's head coach. During his tenure, he led the team to a National Top 5 Ranking and was two time East Region Coach of the Year. In 2007, he was self-hired as the head coach of Crystal Palace Baltimore, a USL Second Division team associated with English club Crystal Palace F.C. The club discontinued operations in 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Medd, Pete 1976 births Living people American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Baltimore Blast (NPSL) players Crystal Palace Baltimore coaches Delaware Wizards players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Soccer players from Maryland Towson Tigers men's soccer players Men's association football players not categorized by position People from Middletown, Maryland