Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | David J.S. Flaschen | ||
Place of birth | Summit, New Jersey, United States | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Brown Bears | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1978 | Chicago Sting | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Flaschen is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who spent played professionally in the North American Soccer League. He is a partner with Castanea Partners, Inc.
Soccer
Flaschen attended Brown University, playing on the men's soccer team. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology and is a member of the Brown University Sports Hall of Fame. The Chicago Sting selected Flaschen in the first round of the 1977 North American Soccer League draft. He played two seasons with the Sting.
Business
Flaschen earned a master's degree in entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School of Business. He was a founding member of the executive committee of the North American Soccer League (NASL) Players Association. After leaving soccer, Flaschen embarked on a career in the business world focusing on financial services. He spent ten years with Dun & Bradstreet and was the president of ACNielsen. From 1995 to 1997, he was the chairman and CEO of Donnelly Marketing. In 1997, Flaschen became the president and CEO of Thomson Financial. In 2000, he moved to Flagship Ventures as a managing director. In May 2005, he left Flagship Ventures to become a partner at Castanea Partners, Inc. He is on the board of directors for Paychex, Informa, Curinos and John Nagle Company.
See also
References
External links
Portals: Categories:- 1951 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Brown Bears men's soccer players
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Sportspeople from Summit, New Jersey
- Soccer players from New Jersey
- Businesspeople from New Jersey
- Wharton School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen