Chris Foster
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Chris Foster is a retired U.S. soccer forward
and current fighter pilot and soccer coach. Foster played one season in the American Professional Soccer League
and one in the USISL. He is currently an assistant coach with the Air Force Falcons
soccer team.
Foster attended the United States Air Force Academy
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1985 to 1988. He finished his career with fifty-four goals, second on the school’s all time goals list. He was a third team All American his senior season. Following his graduation in 1989 with a bachelors degree in engineering mechanics, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach on the school's soccer team. In 1989, he was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the World University Games
. In 1990, he signed with the expansion Colorado Foxes
in the American Professional Soccer League
. In the fall of 1990, he moved to Williams AFB to attend pilot training followed by further training at Holloman AFB. While there, he played for the New Mexico Chiles
in the USISL. Following his graduation from Air Force flight training, he embarked on a career as an F-15
pilot. In 2007, he returned as an instructor pilot and assistant men’s soccer coach at the Academy.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
and current fighter pilot and soccer coach. Foster played one season in the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
and one in the USISL. He is currently an assistant coach with the Air Force Falcons
Air Force Falcons
The Air Force Falcons are the collegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Air Force Academy, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA-sanctioned teams...
soccer team.
Foster attended the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1985 to 1988. He finished his career with fifty-four goals, second on the school’s all time goals list. He was a third team All American his senior season. Following his graduation in 1989 with a bachelors degree in engineering mechanics, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach on the school's soccer team. In 1989, he was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the World University Games
1989 Summer Universiade
The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany.-Athletics:*Andre Cason - 100 yard dash *Kamy Keshmiri - Discus throw 214 feet 7 inches-Medal table:...
. In 1990, he signed with the expansion Colorado Foxes
Colorado Foxes
The Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team, based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the APSL between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. When Major League Soccer started and the Colorado Rapids became the region's premier team, the Foxes tried to stay...
in the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
. In the fall of 1990, he moved to Williams AFB to attend pilot training followed by further training at Holloman AFB. While there, he played for the New Mexico Chiles
New Mexico Chiles
The New Mexico Chiles were an American soccer club established in 1990 which competed in the American Professional Soccer League. In 1991, the team merged with the New Mexico Roadrunners and moved to the USISL until its disestablishment in 1996....
in the USISL. Following his graduation from Air Force flight training, he embarked on a career as an F-15
F-15 Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters with over 100 aerial combat victories with no losses in dogfights...
pilot. In 2007, he returned as an instructor pilot and assistant men’s soccer coach at the Academy.