College Playing Experience:
University of Notre Dame
All Big East rookie team
All Big East
All East Region
Big East conference champion
Clemson University
1st team All ACC
1st team All South
All American / ACC conference champion.
Professional Playing Experience:
MLS 2000 first round draft pick(10th over all)
1 year Colorado Rapids
1 year New England Revolution
1 year Charleston Battery(Rookie of the year)
3 years Atlanta Silverbacks(Team captain)
1 year Virginia Beach Mariners(defensive MVP)
International Playing Experience:
u-18 national team
u-23 national team
Full men's national team
Coaching:
1 year assistant coach Nichols College
1 year Virginia Rush
3 years ASA Extreme
1 year Cape Henry high school
1 year Roswell Santos
2 years Clemson Soccer Academy
Mahaffey has an extensive playing career in terms of club, high school, college, and as a pro. As a youth player, Mahaffey played for Stone Mountain Storm and Norcross Fury under Ricky Wolff. While at Stone Mountain, he led his team to a State Championship, Tampa Sun Bowl Championship, Quarter Finalists at the Dallas Cup, and Super Clubs National Champions.
Mahaffey finished off his youth soccer career at AFC Lightning with a State Championship at U19. In high school, Mahaffey was named 2003 Georgia Soccer Player of the Year. After high school, Chris moved on to play soccer at Georgia State University where he led his team to a top 25 ranking.
From college, Chris played professionally in Germany at KFC Uerdingen of the 3rd Division. Mahaffey played last year for the Atlanta Silverbacks professional team in the USL 1st Division. Mahaffey has also had the opportunity to train with a couple top clubs in their country in FSV Mainz 05 (German Bundesliga), and Kansas City Wizards (MLS). Mahaffey brings a lot of experience from playing and coaching to the AFC Lightning Staff.
Mahaffey currently holds the USSF “C” License and plans to get his “B” in June 2010.
Mahaffey resides in Henry County, with his wife Katie and son Beckham.
Michael joins the Oglethorpe coaching staff after four successful years of playing the midfield position for the Stormy Petrels under head coach Jon Akin. A May 2009 graduate with a degree in Biology, Michael will also serve as the head coach for the men's soccer reserve team in addition to his duties as assistant coach for the varsity squad. While a star on the pitch for Oglethorpe, Michael was named Third Team All-SCAC in his senior year. For his career, Michael recorded 10 goals and 28 assists and currently stands third all-time in assists for a career at Oglethorpe.
