Luis Robles (born May 11, 1984 in Fort Huachuca, Arizona) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the German club Kaiserslautern. On June 7 2009, Luis married Cara Youngblood and they now both live in Kaiserslautern.

[edit] Career

Robles got his start at the prestigious Tucson Soccer Academy, training under the guidance of coach Wolfgang Weber. From 2002–06, Robles played for the University of Portland Pilots, making a school-record 346 saves during his college career.^[1] He also played two seasons for the Boulder Rapids Reserve in the USL Premier Development League.

[edit] Professional

He was drafted by Major League Soccer club D.C. United with the 50th overall selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, however, he decided to pass up MLS and signed with Kaiserslautern in January 2007.^[1][2] Robles made his league debut on October 17, 2008 against Rot Weiss Ahlen. He had been thrust into the starting role due to an injury to incumbent starter Tobias Sippel and outperformed fellow backup and German youth international Kevin Trapp.^[3] In his first season of German football he finished the season with sixteen games played and conceded seventeen goals.

[edit] International

In May 2009, Robles was invited to a May 26–June 1 senior men's national team training camp, his first camp with the full national team, although he was not named to the official roster for the June 3 and 6 World Cup qualifying matches.^[4][5] A week after the conclusion of his first camp, Robles was named to the United States roster for the Confederations Cup^[6][7]. On July 11, 2009, Robles made his debut with the United States against Haiti in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a game which ended drawn 2–2.^[8][9]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Luis Robles, player profile at 1. FC Kaiserslautern official website
• 2006 Men's Soccer Roster: No. 1 Luis Robles, profile at University of Portland Pilots official website

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