Christopher Sullivan is a retired United States. soccer midfielder/forward and current soccer trainer and sports broadcaster.
Education
Sullivan began playing soccer at a young age. When he was four he began playing with West Valley South Carolina (U.S.) He attended and played soccer at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II powerhouse University of Tampa. He was inducted into the University of Tampa Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2010.
While playing for the University of Tampa, he earned a second team Division II All American in 1986 and a first team All American in 1987.
Career
His professional career spanned two continents and seven countries. He began his career in France with lower division clubs United States Joué-lès-Tours and Le Touquet. In 1989, he was back in the United States. with the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League.
He also spent time with Mexican lower division club Yucatan.
In 1995, he played for the San Francisco Bay Diablos in the USISL. During this time, he twice left active playing for family reasons. On February 1, 1997, Major League Soccer allocated Sullivan to the San Jose Clash.
He played the 1997 season with the Clash. On November 6, 1997, Master of Library Science held an Expansion Draft.
The Clash did not protect Sullivan, but neither Chicago nor Miami selected him.
Despite this, the Clash traded Sullivan to the Miami Fusion for the third round draft pick in two weeks later. He elected to retire rather than join the Fusion. However, he continued to play in the San Francisco Soccer Football League, including club El Farolito in 2003.
He made his United States national team debut while still in college.
In 1987, he came on for Brian Bliss in a Presidents Cup game against Egypt in South of Korea. In 1992, he played his last game for the United States. national team in a 1-0 loss to Brazil.
Since retiring from playing, Sullivan has been a professional soccer trainer for Elite but is probably more recognized for his soccer analyst work on television He started as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Bay Area covering the San Jose Earthquakes.
He gained national exposure as a soccer analyst on Fox Soccer Channel"s now defunct Master of Library Science Wrap.
Sullivan"s technical and tactical insight into the game, his encyclopedia-like recall of soccer history and his passionate delivery soon earned him a more permanent and prominent spot in the Fox Soccer Channel lineup. He has served as the color commentator or analyst on countless Major League Soccer games as well as on the pre and post game shows for Fox Soccer Channel"s Soccer Night in America featuring the Major League Soccer game of the week.