| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derk Anthony Droze | ||
| Date of birth | October 29, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | George Washington University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Iquique | ||
| 1995 | Arica | ||
| 1996–1997 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | ||
| 1998– | Lyngby Boldklub | ||
| 2001–2002 | Ølstykke | 60 | (21) |
| 2002–2003 | Helsingør | ||
| 2007 | Hollywood United | ||
| 2008– | Doxa Italia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derk Droze (born October 29, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player, who is currently coaching in Denmark for the Danish Club FC Nordsjælland. During his playing career, he played professionally in Chile, Denmark and the United States.
Droze, grew up in the Southern Maryland area, 30 miles outside Washington DC in the small town of La Plata, graduating from St. Mary's Ryken High School in 1990.[1] In February 1996, the New England Revolution selected Droze in the fifteenth round (145th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.[2] In the fall of 2001, he moved to Ølstykke FC of the Danish First Division. He played sixty games, scoring twenty-one goals with Ølstykke.[3] In 2002, he moved to Helsingør IF.[4]
In June 2003, Droze was cast to be a part of the movie The Game of Their Lives.[5]
DOXA finished as the second best men's amateur team in the US in 2011 losing in the Final on PK's to the Pancyprian Freedom from Eastern New York.[6]
References
- ↑ "La Plata native takes part in tribute soccer game at RFK". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ March 26, 1996
- ↑ Orben finds Danish testing ground
- ↑ "Helsingør-truppen til topbraget". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ Derk Droze at IMDB.com
- ↑ Who are ya? - Hollywood United Archived 2012-07-26 at archive.today