 richard scott kotschau (born november 22, 1975 in levittown, new york) is an american former soccer player who last played as a defender for the real salt lake of major league soccer. ==career== after playing college soccer at george mason university, where he helped his team to their first-ever ncaa tournament appearance, kotschau was drafted by the chicago fire second overall in the 1998 mls college draft. although he helped the fire to the mls cup and us open cup double in his rookie year he was traded to the tampa bay mutiny midway through the 1999 season. midway through 2001, kotschau was part of the deal that sent carlos valderrama to the colorado rapids. with colorado, ritchie was a first-choice player, played a number of defensive roles, and scored his first mls goal. after the 2005 season, he was dealt to the crew for cornell glen. while with the columbus crew defender ritchie kotschau was named the huntington man of the year by the columbus crew. the award is presented to the player who embodies an exceptional sense of leadership, civic pride, family values and community service. kotschau, 30, in his first season with the crew, appeared in 26 games, starting 23. the nine-year mls veteran wore the captainâs armband 17 times this season and recorded one goal and two assists. that goal was a game-winner.{{cite web|url=http
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