![Chris Roner biography](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/ChrisRonerPortrait.jpg)
Chris Roner
Defender, Football player
1980 –
Who is Chris Roner?
Chris Roner, who goes by his middle name Thor, is a former American soccer player. He played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. His brother, Erik Roner is a professional skier and base jumper who stars in the Nitro Circus series on MTV.
Thor Roner played four years of college soccer at University of California, Berkeley where he was Team Captain, First Team Pac-10 and MVP his final three years. He was selected 33rd overall by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. As a rookie, Chris saw significant playing time. He also spent a short period of time in the USL A-League with the Portland Timbers. The following year, in 2003, he was instrumental in helping the Quakes win the MLS Cup despite a bad game in the final. In the quarterfinals against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Roner scored the tying goal in the 90th minute, capping the “greatest comeback game” in MLS history.
After the 2003 championship, Roner underwent a routine arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle, but the cartilage damage was so severe that it ended his soccer career very early. He currently runs footwear company, Heroyk.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 4, 1980
Northern California - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Chris Roner." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 15 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/chris_roner>.
Discuss this Chris Roner biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In