Same club as Marcus Storey. From Florida (and Florida Gulf Coast U.): FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU men’s soccer all-time leading scorer Cristian Raudales (Bradenton, Fla./Manatee HS) became the first Eagle in program history to join the professional ranks late last week when he signed a contract to play in Germany for BSV Rehden (www.bsv-rehden.de).Raudales will join BSV Rehden, who plays in the Regionalliga Nord (Northern Regional League). Play will begin on Aug. 5 when BSV Rehden takes on Oldenburg. BSV Rehden is in the fourth-highest division of Germany.http://www.fgcuathletics.com/msocce...udales-signs-pro-contract-to-play-in-germany/ He appears to be a Honduran native, but perhaps also a U.S. citizen or green card holder. http://www.fgcuathletics.com/msoccer/roster/2011-12/2119/cristian-raudales/ http://www.infosportinc.com/2012cristianraudales.html
This site has him as a Honduran citizen w/a green card: http://www.infosportinc.com/2012cristianraudales.html I should know by now, but what does that mean from the standpoint of eligibility for citizenship? Google Translate: "Rehdens Cristian Raudales appeared in Cloppenburg greatly improved. He would come tomorrow as an alternative.... With the exception of the question mark behind Storey Uzelac looks anyway no reason to change something at the starting line. Otherwise Willian Costa and Cristian Raudales play from the beginning - in the midfield.... "Cristian is strength back.When I saw him on as a substitute against Cloppenburg, he backwards "catered toward safety, Uzelac judgment on the upward trend of 22-year olds."http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kreiszeitung.de%2Fsport%2Flokalsport%2Fdiepholz%2Flettischer-profi-rehden-2484067.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8 A goal & an assist in 665 minutes over 13 matches thus far this season: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/cristian-raudales/leistungsdaten/spieler_234968.html He got the assist on a header off a corner in a 1:1 draw against visiting VfB Oldenburg in the season opener on 8/5/12, (at 2:17, he's #20): On 9/15/12, he scored on a header off a corner on the wrong side of a 4:1 loss at Goslarer SC on (at 1:08): College highlights: https://twitter.com/CRaudales7
It means he needs a minimum of 5 years after receiving the GC (3 if earned through his marriage) to apply for citizenship. He has to show 30 months of physical presence in the US while he's a GC holder and establish "residence' in the US (maintain a home in US, keep bank accounts here, whatever convinces the investigator).
He's not listed on a summer BSV S-W Rehden rundown of guys who left, so maybe he's still expected there this fall. (If he returns, he'll be teammates with Bryan Jordan.) Their online roster is not current. On Twitter, he said earlier this summer that he was moving "closer" to citizenship. Still, he may not have it yet.
Cristian Raudales@CRaudales711 Jul One step closer to my American citizenship !!! Thank god!! And my family of course!!! #monthsaway 7:27 PM - 11 Jul 13