Scott Uderitz (born May 17, 1970 in Edmonds, Washington) is a retired American

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midfielder who played one season in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the

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, and three in

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. Uderitz attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he played on the men's soccer team from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, he signed with the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League. He played fourteen games with the Crunch. He then spent the 1995 summer indoor season with the

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in the

, scoring seven goals in 23 games. In February 1996, the Kansas City Wiz selected Uderitz in the seventh round (66th overall) in the

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. He played 28 games in 1996, but lost the entire 1997 season after tearing the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. He returned in 1998, starting 18 games out of 22 played. He then only played two games in 1999 before retiring from playing professionally. Following his retirement, Uderitz returned to

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, and coached several youth soccer teams in the area. His son

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played for the

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and was selected in the

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. His younger son Beckham plays for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uderitz, Scott 1970 births Living people American soccer players Cleveland Crunch players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Sporting Kansas City players Las Vegas Dustdevils players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players UNLV Rebels men's soccer players People from Edmonds, Washington Major League Soccer players Soccer players from Washington (state) MLS Pro-40 players A-League (1995–2004) players Association football midfielders