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Ross Paule (born April 4, 1976) is an American former soccer midfielder, who last played for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Paule moved from Dallas, TX as a youth and joined the Memphis Futbol Club in Memphis, Tennessee. Paule also starred for Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee where he was awarded the Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps title. Paule played college soccer at Creighton University, but left only after three seasons, becoming one of the first players to leave college early for a jump to MLS. He was drafted 11th overall by the Colorado Rapids in the 1997 MLS College Draft, and became a regular right away, a starter by his second season, appearing in 19 games and starting seven. Paule's best year with the Rapids came in 1998, when he tallied ten goals and six assists. He stayed with the team through 2001, running the team's midfield, and was atop the league's assist charts at midseason, when the Rapids traded for midfield maestro Carlos Valderrama. With no place for Paule on the squad, he was dealt to the MetroStars for Steve Shak and a draft pick. Paule spent the rest of 2001 and all of 2002 with the Metros, usually playing—in a new out-of-position role of defensive midfielder, as mandated by Metro coach Octavio Zambrano. Ross was traded to Columbus prior to the 2003 season for Chris Leitch and Jeff Matteo and spent the next two seasons there, scoring seven goals in 2004, including a hat-trick against Los Angeles Galaxy. In eight years in MLS, his totals are 31 goals and 41 assists. Paule retired early into the 2005 season because of post-concussion syndrome.〔Ross Paule was only 29 years old when he retired from the Columbus Crew because of post-concussion syndrome. Five years later, he still struggles with blurred vision and an inability to focus. Asked whether he's played since retiring, Paule responded: "No. And I never will." - (ussoccerplayers.com )〕 He then went on to coach a local club, WASA, for the u12A girls team. After his first season with them he moved back to Memphis and is now the Executive Director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Soccer〔As a way to bring the Christian organization and soccer closer together, a first-ever soccer-specific ministry has been developed for the FCA with Memphian and Houston High School graduate Ross Paule tapped as executive director. - (fcasoccer.org )〕 where he is producing a Soccer Themed New Testament with high profile professional soccer player testimonies inserted into the New Testament. Each testimony is unique as Paule is connecting the players character trait to a person of faith throughout the Bible. He also is the Executive Director of newly formed Arlington Soccer Academy in TN.〔Ross Paule, a Houston High graduate and former Major League Soccer player, serves as executive director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' soccer ministry. Here he runs drills with his youth 13 girls team at Arlington Soccer Academy, where he also serves as executive director. -(fcasoccer.org )〕 ==Career highlights== Ross Paule was inducted into the Creighton University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.〔(FCA Soccer National Director, Ross Paule, was inducted into the Creighton University Athletic Hall of Fame on April 9th. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ross Paule」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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