Peter Luzak "Louie" is a retired American

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defender who spent six seasons with the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

in the USL A-League. In 1996, Luzak graduated from

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where he won the 1995 Pennsylvania Class AAA high school championship. He attended the University of Richmond, playing on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999. In February 2000, the

selected Luzak in the USL A-League draft. Luzak signed with Richmond and spent six seasons with the Kickers. In 2004, he was a First Team All League defender. In 2002 and 2005, the Kickers finished runner up in the league championship game. In January 2005, a strike by

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players led to the national coaching staff calling up Luzak and other second division players for an upcoming

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against

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. The first team players came to an agreement before the team and Luzak and the other players were released back to their USL teams.Report: Richmond Players Among Those In US National Team Camp
/ref> Luzak retired at the end of the 2005 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Luzak, Peter Living people 1978 births American men's soccer players Richmond Kickers players Richmond Spiders men's soccer players A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders