Todd Miller (soccer)
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Todd Miller is an American soccer midfielder
who currently plays for the amateur Olympique Montreux. He spent two seasons with the Columbus Crew
and four in the USISL and A-League
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Miller grew up in Salt Lake City, graduating from Alta High School in 1992. He then attended Salt Lake City’s Westminster College
where he played on the school’s NAIA
soccer team from 1992 to 1995. He graduated with dual degree in mathematics and computer science. In February 1996, the Columbus Crew
selected Miller in the 3rd round (30th overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft
. The Crew sent him to the Milwaukee Rampage
of the USISL as a developmental player. In 1997, the Crew sent him on loan to the Charleston Battery
before releasing him in July. He then signed with Battery. He played for the Battery through the 2000 season. He then returned to Salt Lake City where he played for the amateur International FC until 2005 when he moved to Olympique Montreux.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who currently plays for the amateur Olympique Montreux. He spent two seasons with the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
and four in the USISL and A-League
A-League (1995–2004)
The A-League was a professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. The A-League emerged out of the restructured American Professional Soccer League in 1995 and operated until 2004, after which it was re-branded the USL First Division...
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Miller grew up in Salt Lake City, graduating from Alta High School in 1992. He then attended Salt Lake City’s Westminster College
Westminster College, Salt Lake City
Westminster College is a private liberal arts college located in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. The college comprises four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, the School of Education, and the School of Nursing and Health...
where he played on the school’s NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
soccer team from 1992 to 1995. He graduated with dual degree in mathematics and computer science. In February 1996, the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
selected Miller in the 3rd round (30th overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft
1996 MLS College Draft
-History:As Major League Soccer prepared for its first season, the league began stocking teams with players. As the teams were being created at the same time, the league adopted a measured approach to building rosters. First, the league allocated four "big name" players to each team. Then on...
. The Crew sent him to the Milwaukee Rampage
Milwaukee Rampage
The Milwaukee Rampage is a defunct American soccer franchise, which played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the A-League. The Rampage folded in 2002 because of financial problems, despite winning the A-league championship that year, as well as in 1997. The Rampage was founded in 1994 as a member of the...
of the USISL as a developmental player. In 1997, the Crew sent him on loan to the Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
before releasing him in July. He then signed with Battery. He played for the Battery through the 2000 season. He then returned to Salt Lake City where he played for the amateur International FC until 2005 when he moved to Olympique Montreux.