Jared Montz (born December 26, 1982) is a retired American soccer player. Professional career Montz played college soccer at Lynn University for four years, where he finished with 5 goals and 16 assists in 67 matches. He helped lead the Lynn Fighting Knights to the 2003 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship. He signed with the Chicago Fire on April 15, 2005. In 2006, he made his debut appearance and earned an assist, but was later waived during the off-season due to injury. He subsequently signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division. After making just one appearance for the Whitecaps, he transferred to the Puerto Rico Islanders in June 2007. Montz ended his career early because of a recurring injury and announced his retirement from professional soccer on March 20, 2009. Honors Lynn Fighting Knights NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship (1): 2003 External links Online Soccer Academy Jared's Twitter page Online Soccer Academy Youtube Channel 1982 births Living people People from Mandeville, Louisiana American soccer players Major League Soccer players USL First Division players USL League Two players Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players New Orleans Shell Shockers players Chicago Fire FC players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Puerto Rico Islanders players Soccer players from Louisiana Association football defenders