Gus Kartes
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Gus Kartes (born October 12, 1981), also known by his Greek name Kosta Karterouliotis is a Greek-American soccer player, who, as of 2005, for the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Kartes initially became notable in 1996 when, at the age of 15, he signed a 5-year, $2 million contract with Greek soccer giants Olympiakos, becoming the youngest player to ever sign a first-division contract in Greece. Kartes did not fulfill Olympiakos's hopes, however, garnering little first team playing time, and eventually bought out his contract with a year remaining in order to return to America and play in Major League Soccer. Upon returning to the United States, the Colorado Rapids acquired Kartes in a lottery, but traded him to his hometown Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for draft picks. Kartes played the 2001 season for the Mutiny, but was largely unimpressive, registering no points in 516 minutes. After the Mutiny were contracted at the end of the 2001 season, Kartes went undrafted in the allocation and dispersal drafts.
Following this, Kartes spent three years away from soccer, only returning to the sport late in 2004 to sign with indoor club the Chicago Storm.
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