Corey Woolfolk
American soccer player-coach
About Corey Woolfolk
Born 1979. Corey Woolfolk is an American association football player and association football coach.
Corey Woolfolk (born February 2, 1979, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a former American soccer forward, and current founder of Pitchwise Holdings.
Woolfolk attended Pioneer High School, where he was a 1996 first team All State and NSCAA High School All American. He then attended Stanford University, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1997 to 2000. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in urban planning. On February 6, 2001, the San Jose Earthquakes drafted Woolfolk in the 5th round (49th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. He played seven preseason games, scoring four goals. The Earthquakes waived Woolfolk on May 30, 2001, to free up a roster spot for Landon Donovan.
On June 18, 2001, Woolfolk signed with the Minnesota Thunder in the USL A-League. He broke his foot in 2002 and lost most of the season, playing part of the time with the Dayton Gemini of the Premier Development League and serving as an assistant coach with the University of Michigan men's soccer team. In 2003, he played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds then in 2004, he moved to the Rochester Rhinos. In 2005, he joined the Puerto Rico Islanders, where he was the team's second leading scorer with nine goals. On February 1, 2006, he signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps. He suffered a stress fracture in the pre-season and played only one game before with Vancouver. The team released him in December 2006. In 2007, he played three games for the Atlanta Silverbacks.
Since retirement, Woolfolk has founded Pitchwise Holdings and become a venture capital investor in Silicon Valley.
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Who is Corey Woolfolk?
American soccer player-coach
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Corey Woolfolk was born on 26 February 1979 in Ann Arbor.
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Corey Woolfolk is an association football player and association football coach.
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Corey Woolfolk is American.
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