Eddie Gutierrez (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Eduardo Gutierrez | ||
| Date of birth | February 13, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Porterville, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fresno Fuego | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Fresno State Bulldogs | ||
| 2002–2004 | Fresno Pacific Sunbirds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Fresno Fuego | 39 | (4) |
| 2008 | Miami FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | Carolina RailHawks | 8 | (0) |
| 2009– | Fresno Fuego | 45 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 29, 2012 | |||
Jorge Eduardo "Eddie" Gutierrez (born February 13, 1983) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Fresno Fuego in the USL Premier Development League.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Gutierrez attended Porterville High School, and played one year of college soccer at Fresno State University before transferring to Fresno Pacific University in 2002. He finished his collegiate career at FPU in 2004, and was a 2003 first team NAIA All American and a 2004 second team All American.[1]
Gutierrez also spent five years with Fresno Fuego in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to win PDL Western Conference championships in 2004 and 2007.
Professional
[edit]In May 2008, Gutierrez began his professional career with Miami FC in the USL First Division. On August 1, 2008, Miami traded Gutierrez to the Carolina RailHawks in exchange for Connally Edozien.[2] He finished the season with the RailHawks, but was not signed for the 2009 season. He returned to Fresno to play with Fresno Fuego in April 2009.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fresno Pacific University". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Eddie Gutierrez swapped for Connally Edozien". Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- Living people
- 1983 births
- American men's soccer players
- North Carolina FC players
- Fresno FC U-23 players
- Fresno State Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players
- USL First Division players
- USL League Two players
- People from Porterville, California
- Soccer players from California
- Men's association football defenders
- Porterville High School alumni