Full name Louie Rolko Role Soccer player | Years Team Name Louie Rolko Height 1.85 m | |
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Date of birth (1984-09-07) September 7, 1984 (age 31) 2003–2006 Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets Education Baldwin Wallace University Current team Baldwin Wallace University | ||
Louie Rolko (born September 7, 1984 in Hudson, Ohio) is a former American soccer player, currently serving as senior assistant to Reid Ayers in the Baldwin Wallace University soccer program.
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College and Amateur
Rolko attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio before entering Baldwin-Wallace College in 2003. He played four years of college soccer with the Jackets from 2003 to 2006.
In 2005 and 2006, Rolko also played for the Sioux Falls Spitfire in the fourth division USL Premier Development League during the collegiate off season.
Professional
Rolko turned professional in March 2007 when he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division after impressing durin pre-season trials. He spent two seasons playing with the Battery, scoring one goal in 24 games, before being released after the end of the 2008 season.
On March 22, 2010, after two years out of the professional game, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Second Division announced the signing of Rolko to a contract for the 2010 season. Rolko was the team captain for the 2012 campaign.
On June 6, 2013, it was announced that Rolko would be returning to his alma mater to pursue a coaching career.