Robert Lipp
Encyclopedia
Robert Lipp is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League
and USISL.
. Lipp spent the 1988 collegiate season with Metro State College. He transferred to Colorado College
where he was a 1992 Third Team All American.
of the American Professional Soccer League
. He played for the Foxes through the 1996 season, but broke his right leg in a June 1996 game with the Seattle Sounders. Lipp was also drafted by the St. Louis Ambush
in the 1993 National Professional Soccer League draft. The Ambush traded his rights to the Wichita Wings
, but a hamstring injury suffered during the Foxes season led to the Wings not signing Lipp.
He also played for the Colorado Comets
of the USISL.
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 USISL.
Youth
Lipp was a 1987 NSCAA High School All American soccer player and a 1988 Gatorade Player of the Year at Rocky Mountain High SchoolRocky Mountain High School (Fort Collins, Colorado)
Rocky Mountain High School is one of four high schools in Fort Collins, Colorado. Its colors are cardinal red and gold and its mascot is the lobo, or wolf. The school serves roughly 2000 students, mostly from central Fort Collins...
. Lipp spent the 1988 collegiate season with Metro State College. He transferred to Colorado College
Colorado College
The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...
where he was a 1992 Third Team All American.
Professional
In April 1993, Lipp turned professional with the Colorado FoxesColorado 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...
of 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...
. He played for the Foxes through the 1996 season, but broke his right leg in a June 1996 game with the Seattle Sounders. Lipp was also drafted by the St. Louis Ambush
St. Louis Ambush
The St. Louis Ambush was a professional indoor soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the team played one season at the Tulsas Pavilion Expo Square. Vernon Riggs was the General Manager. Keith Dial was the Managing General Partner. Former Tulsa Roughneck...
in the 1993 National Professional Soccer League draft. The Ambush traded his rights to the Wichita Wings
Wichita Wings
This article is about the original team. For the current team, see Wichita Wings .The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979...
, but a hamstring injury suffered during the Foxes season led to the Wings not signing Lipp.
He also played for the Colorado Comets
Colorado Comets
The Colorado Comets were an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado founded in 1985 which later competed in the SISL and USISL.-History:...
of the USISL.