Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Former KC goalkeeper Chris Konopka signs with top Irish side

After not seeing a minute of playing time in his year with Kansas City, Chris Konopka is hoping to have better luck in Ireland. Irish soccer club Bohemians FC signed Konopka to a one-year deal after the Wizards decided against exercising their contract option.

The Bohs went for Konopka after he trained with them in January. He also had trails at other European clubs.

Konopka is the type of keeper that could develop into an amazing player. At 6' 5", he is imposing in goal, but he knows how to get low to stop shots. He might not be as known as Real Salt Lake's Chris Seitz, but he is very similar (although at this point Seitz is still the better goal stopper).

Perhaps the biggest thing Konopka has going for him in Europe is his ability to land a Polish passport, thanks to dual citizenship, which will make any future moves in Europe easier then most of his American counterparts.

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

He's got a hell of a girlfriend too. They made a steamy video that's been posted to the Internet. I just watched it at that celebrity sex website dirtylittletarts.

Unbelievable!

4:18 AM  
Blogger ERic said...

Cool! Another reason for me to follow Bohs!

9:52 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Also a good stepping stone if he has ambitions to play in the English Premier League - the Irish leagues have recently been identified as a hotbed of talent and scouts are actively watching...

11:50 AM  

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