Craig Blazer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Blazer | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1969 (age 56–57) | ||
| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Xavier Musketeers | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1987–1991 | La Salle Lancers (assistant) | ||
| 1992 | Fairfield Indians | ||
| 2001–2017 | DePaul Blue Demons | ||
| 2019–2025 | Fenwick Friars | ||
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Crag Blazer is an American soccer coach.
Blazer spent his career coaching the DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer team, and under his guidance the school made its first NCAA tournament appearance and set a new record for wins in a single season (2007).[1] Blazer's team won the Red Division of the Big East Conference and appeared in the Big East Tournament semifinals. At the time, the team set yet another record: being ranked as high as 17 nationally.[1][2]
He has been the coach at DePaul since 2001.[3] Before that he was the national team coordinator for the US Soccer Federation from 1993 to 2001.[2][3] Blazer was also deeply involved with US soccer for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, managing all pre-Olympic soccer events, and working with the team who had their highest finish in Olympic history.[2][3][4]
He played college soccer at Xavier University, where he earned a degree in Political Science and Communications, and was the starting goalkeeper from 1987 to 1991.[1][2] While at Xavier, Blazer was an assistant at La Salle High School; he also coached at Fairfield High School.[2] He continues to be involved with non-collegiate level soccer, working with the Illinois Olympic Development Program and as the head coach of FC Chicago, a youth soccer team for boys age 6 to 19.[1][2]
In 2019, Blazer became the head coach of Fenwick High School's boys' soccer team, a role he held until 2025.[5][6]
Blazer is married to Claudia and is the father of two sons, Oscar and Juj, and daughters, Stella and Sophia.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "FC Chicago Soccer Club". FC Chicago Soccer Club. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Craig Blazer Biography". DePaul University. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DePaul University Newsroom". DePaul University. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ "IQ Football". IQ Soccer. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Blazer joins Fenwick as new boys' soccer coach". Wednesday Journal. February 14, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ↑ Tate, Melvin (July 15, 2025). "Giovannie Ortiz named new Fenwick boys soccer coach". Wednesday Journal. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
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