Erhardt Kapp

Who is Erhardt Kapp?

Erhardt Kapp is a retired Romanian-American soccer defender and current business owner and soccer coach. He was also a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic soccer team and U.S. National team.

Kapp as a youth played for the New York based Kolping Soccer Club and Blau-Weiss Gottschee. Kapp attended the University of Connecticut from 1977-1980 where he played on the men’s soccer team and became one of the most decorated players ever at UConn under the legendary Joe Morrone. He was named a first team All American in 1981. He was also a second team All American in 1980 and earned honorable mention in 1978.

The New York Cosmos under head coach Hennes Weisweiler of the North American Soccer League selected Kapp with the fourth pick in the first round of the 1981 NASL College Draft. He played with the Cosmos and was a teamate of legendary players Franz Beckenbauer,Carlos Alberto, Giorgio Chinaglia,Vladislav Bogicevic and Johan Neeskens until the end of the 1983.They were Soccer Bowl finalists in 1981 and won the championship in 1982. Besides competing in the North American Soccer League,the Cosmos traveled all over the world playing against world class teams in Asia,South America,Central America,Africa and Europe. On November 16, 1983, the Cosmos released Kapp and several other teamates because of salary constraints and downsizing of the club. In December 1983, Kapp signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League.After the Pittsburgh Sprit folded he moved to the Los Angeles Lazers in 1986 along with former Cosmos and Olympic teamate David Brcic and remained with the team through 1990.