Men's Soccer Reveals Second Team Tar Heel XI

CHAPEL HILL- After thousands of fan votes as part of the Tar Heel XI project, an all-time best list of UNC's men's soccer student-athletes, the UNC men's soccer program is revealing a Second Team Tar Heel XI today, with the first team being announced Wednesday, July 29.

Goalkeeper

Michael Ueltschey (1998-01)

2001 National Champion
Second all-time in program history with 29 shutouts
Competed in the MLS for two seasons

Defenders

Don Cogsville (1985-88)

Competed in the MISL for two seasons
Earned six caps in 1988 as part of the United States National Team

Matt Hedges (2011)

2011 All-America
2011 National Champion
Captain of FC Dallas
Earned five caps with USNT from 2015-17
Voted twice onto the MLS Best XI
2016 MLS Defender of the Year

Eddie Robinson (1996-00)

Earned a cap with USNT in 2008
Ended 11-year MLS career with Houston and San Jose
Four-time MLS Cup Champion
2006 MLS All-Star
Voted onto the 2007 MLS Best XI

Chris Leitch (1998-01)

2001 National Champion
Ended a 10-year MLS career with Columbus, New York and San Jose
Current Technical Director for San Jose

Midfielders

Enzo Martinez (2009-11)

Two-time All-America (2010, 2011)
2011 National Champion
Appeared in three College Cups
Three-year MLS career with RSL and Colorado
Current member of the Charlotte Independence of the USL

Logan Pause (2000-02)

2001 National Champion
Earned six caps with USNT
Participated in the 2009 Gold Cup
12-year career with the Chicago Fire
2010 Chicago Fire Captain and MVP

Kirk Urso (2008-11)

Played in 91 matches, a UNC program record
Led UNC to four College Cups
2011 National Champion
Drafted by the Columbus Crew

Forwards

Chris Carrieri (1998-00)

Two-time All-America (1999, 2000)
Named as one of the Top-50 players in ACC history
Led nation in goals scored in 2000
Set a UNC record for points in a single season in 2000
No. 1 Overall pick in the MLS Draft

Billy Schuler (2008-11)

Two-time All-America (2009, 2011)
2011 National Player of the Year finalist
2011 National Champion
Played in the MLS for one season

Ben Speas (2011)

2011 All-America
2011 National Player of the Year
2011 National Champion
Four-year member of the Columbus Crew
Current member of the NCFC in the USL

The First Team Tar Heel XI will be announced on July 29 on GoHeels.com, Twitter and Instagram.

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