Craig Waibel is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on August 21, 1975 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The former MLS right-back who was a part of Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, and Houston Dynamo.
He was a star midfielder alongside He played alongside star midfielder Cobi Jones on the Galaxy. on the Galaxy.
Waibel graduated from Lewis and Clark High School. He played college soccer at University of Washington. In 1996, Waibel was injured playing for the Spokane Shadow in the USISL Premier League. This forced him to miss his junior season. Despite that setback, Waibel continued to play for the Shadow in 1997 and 1998.
Upon graduating, Waibel was not selected in the 1999 MLS College Draft. He was, however, picked by the Seattle Sounders 17th in the 1999 A-League draft. He played well enough for the Sounders to earn a brief call up to the Colorado Rapids in the early part of the 2000 season. Waibel was selected by the Earthquakes 31st in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft but then waived a month later. The Los Angeles Galaxy signed him soon after as a discovery player. Waibel was part of the Galaxy’s run to win the 2002 MLS Cup, making 12 appearances for the eventual champions. In addition to playing for the Galaxy, Waibel went on loan to the Sounders in both 2001 and 2002.
He married Julie Waibel in 2001.
