Charles (Charlie) Arndt is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who was the 1988 ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. He spent two seasons in the American Professional Soccer League and is currently the Furman University goalkeeper coach.
Arndt graduated from Kennedy High School. He then attended the University of South Carolina where he was a member of the men’s soccer team from 1985 to 1988. However, In 1985, he served as the backup to Warren Lipka. From 1...
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Charles (Charlie) Arndt is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who was the 1988 ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. He spent two seasons in the American Professional Soccer League and is currently the Furman University goalkeeper coach.
Arndt graduated from Kennedy High School. He then attended the University of South Carolina where he was a member of the men’s soccer team from 1985 to 1988. However, In 1985, he served as the backup to Warren Lipka. From 1987 to 1988, Arndt earned a career .70 GAA. In 1988, his senior year, the Gamecocks made it to the NCAA Final Four, only to fall to Howard University in the semifinal. He ended his Gamecocks career with 13 career shutouts, tied with Lipka. In 1988, he was named the ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year and second team All American. While Arndt finished his soccer career at South Carolina in 1988, he did not complete his degree requirements until 1990 when he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance. In July 1989, the Cleveland Crunch of Major...
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