Chris Kooy

Christopher John Kooy (June 11, 1982 – August 21, 2020) was a Canadian soccer player who played for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.

Chris Kooy
Personal information
Full name Christopher John Kooy
Date of birth (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982
Place of birth Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of death August 21, 2020(2020-08-21) (aged 38)
Place of death Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003 Mount Royal College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Calgary Mustangs 12 (0)
2005–2009 Calgary Callies
2010 Calgary United (indoor) 7 (5)
2011–2012 FC Edmonton 51 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 28, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 24, 2020

Career

Professional

In 2004, Kooy played a championship season with Mount Royal College (Voted ACIC All Canadian) and the Calgary Mustangs in the old USL First Division. He also played with Canadian senior amateur side Calgary Callies in the Alberta Major Soccer League, with whom he won National Club Championships in 2003, 2007 and 2008. He was playing with Edmonton Scottish SC in the Alberta Major Soccer League and was instrumental in helping the club win their first National Club Championship, and his fourth, in 2016.

After a brief trial with Scottish first division club Livingston in 2009, Kooy was signed by FC Edmonton of the new North American Soccer League, and took part in their 2010 exhibition season in preparation for the team's entry into the NASL in 2011.

After playing professional indoor soccer for the Calgary United in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League in 2009 and 2010, he made his debut for Edmonton in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2–1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[1] He scored his first professional goal on May 11, 2011 in a 1–1 tie with FC Tampa Bay.[2] The club exercised Kooy's option for the 2013 season on December 4, 2012 but was released by the club on Saturday, March 2, 2013.[3]

Kooy died of colon cancer on August 21, 2020 at the age of 38.[4][5]

References
  1. FC Edmonton wins first-ever NASL game
  2. FC Tampa Bay ties FC Edmonton 1–1
  3. http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2012-12-04/Roster%20Starting%20to%20Take%20Shape%20at%20FCE%5B%5D
  4. "Former soccer player Chris Kooy has passed away". The Capital Sports Report. August 23, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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