Ritchie Kotschau
Personal information
Full name	Richard Scott Kotschau
Date of birth	November 22, 1975 (1975-11-22) (age 34)
Place of birth	Mineola, NY, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	6
Youth career
1994-97	George Mason
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-99 1999-01 2001-05 2006 2007-2008	Chicago Fire Tampa Bay Mutiny Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew Real Salt Lake	028 (4) 058 (4) 126 (2) 026 (1) 003 (0)[1]
National team2
2005	United States	1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2006 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2005. * Appearances (Goals)

Richard Scott Kotschau (born November 22, 1975 in Mineola, New York^[2]) is an former American soccer player who last played as a defender for the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.

Contents 1 Career 2 International Career 3 Personal 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] Career

After playing college soccer at George Mason University, where he helped his team to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Kotschau was drafted by the Chicago Fire second overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft. Although he helped the Fire to the MLS Cup and US Open Cup double in his rookie year, he did not live up to the high expectations, and was traded to the Tampa Bay Mutiny midway through the 1999 season.

Midway through 2001, Kotschau was part of the deal that sent Carlos Valderrama to the Colorado Rapids. With Colorado, Ritchie was a first-choice player, played a number of defensive roles, and scored his first MLS goal.^[3] After the 2005 season, he was dealt to the Crew for Cornell Glen. In eight years in MLS, Kotschau scored nine regular season goals and added 15 assists^[4].

[edit] International Career

Kotschau earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 9, 2005, against Colombia and was former member of the U-23, U-20, B and U-18.

[edit] Personal

He lives now with his family in Denver, Colorado^[5].

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Profile on National-Football-Teams.com