Mark Schulte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Schulte | ||
| Date of birth | October 4, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Brecksville, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Dayton Flyers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Twin Cities Tornado | ||
| 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Minnesota Thunder (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Minnesota Thunder | ||
| 2002–2003 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | ||
| 2005 | Columbus Crew | 19 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 2006 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | ||
| 2007–2008 | Cleveland City Stars | 38 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Minnesota Thunder (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Carolina RailHawks | 51 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2010. |
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Mark Schulte (born October 4, 1977 in Brecksville, Ohio) is an American retired soccer player who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. He is currently a PhD student at North Carolina State University studying Chemical Engineering. His research interests are gas to liquid fuels. In addition to his research activities, Mark serves as a teaching assistant for a graduate transport phenomena course.
He was a two-time USL Second Division player of the year and has played professionally in Iceland and Uruguay was well as with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. On January 27, 2010 he was ranked 10th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.
Schulte attended the University of Dayton, playing on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999. In 1998 and 1999, he played as an amateur with the Twin Cities Tornado of the Premier Development League during the college off seasons. He was named the 1999 PDL Defender of the Year.
In February 2000 the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Schulte in the fifth round (fifty-first overall) in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. The Mutiny sent him on loan to the Minnesota Thunder of the USL A-League for the 2000 season before waiving him in 2001. He then played from 2001 through 2003 with the Thunder. Schulte also played for the Cleveland Force in Major Indoor Soccer League from 2001 to 2002. In 2004, he had an unsuccessful trial with Crewe Alexandra before signing with ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild (First Division).
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