Matt McKeon

Matt McKeon
Matt McKeon
Personal information
Full name Matthew John McKeon
Date of birth September 24, 1974 (1974-09-24) (age 37)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1992-1995 St. Louis Billikens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996-1998 Kansas City Wizards 65 (4)
1999 Colorado Rapids 28 (0)
2000-2002 Kansas City Wizards 79 (9)
National team
1999 United States 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Matthew (Matt) John McKeon (born September 24, 1974 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played seven seasons in Major League Soccer. He earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team and was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic soccer team.

Contents

Youth

McKeon graduated from De Smet Jesuit High School where he was a Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player his senior season. He was also the 1992 Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year.[1] A product of Saint Louis University, where he was a 1994 and 1995 First Team All-American.[2][3] In 1996, the Missouri Athletic Club awarded him the Hermann Trophy.

Professional

On March 4, 1996, McKeon was the first pick in the 1996 MLS College Draft, going to the Kansas City Wizards. He was known as a tough defender, and led the league in fouls committed during the 1997 season.[4] The Wizards traded him to the Colorado Rapids for Chris Henderson in November 1998.[5] A year later, the Rapids traded him and Peter Vermes to the Wizards for Scott Vermillion, an allocation, and an exchange of draft picks). McKeon was a "salary cap casualty" in the 02/03 offseason, being cut from the team despite strong play. In seven seasons in MLS, Matt scored 13 goals and 19 assists in league play.

International

McKeon earned two caps with the United States national team, both at the 1999 Confederations Cup, his first coming on July 30 against Germany. He also played at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Matt currently coaches at St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in his hometown.

References

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • McKeon — See also: Mac Eoin Bissett family McKeon or MacKeon is an Irish surname originating both from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain ( Son of Eoghan ) and Mac Eoin ( Son of John ), which are pronounced identically. Other variants in English include MacEoin and… …   Wikipedia

  • Matt Leinart — with his Heisman trophy in winter 2005. No. 11     Houston Texans Quarterback …   Wikipedia

  • List of NCAA Division I men's soccer First-Team All-America teams — The Division I First Team All Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA. Contents 1 1970–1983 2 1983–present 3 Notes and references 4 External link …   Wikipedia

  • United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics United States games=1996 Summer competitors= sports= flagbearer=Bruce Baumgartner (opening) Michael R. Matz (closing) gold=44 silver=32 bronze=25 total=101 rank=1The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics… …   Wikipedia

  • 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup — The 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2001, open to all soccer teams in the United States.The Los Angeles Galaxy won the 2001 tournament with a 2 1 victory over the New England Revolution in extra time in the final at… …   Wikipedia

  • Chris Cissell — Personal information Date of birth May 6, 1972 (1972 05 06) (age 39) Place of birth …   Wikipedia

  • Hermann Trophy — 2004 Hermann Trophy winner Danny O Rourke playing for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2004 The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States s top male and female college soccer players …   Wikipedia

  • Peter Vermes — Infobox Football biography playername= Peter Vermes fullname = Peter Joseph Vermes nickname = dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|11|21 cityofbirth = Willingboro, New Jersey countryofbirth = United States height = height|ft=6|in=1 currentclub …   Wikipedia

  • Copa Merconorte 2001 — The Copa Merconorte 2001 was an association football tournament in 2001 and the last Copa Merconorte to be held. Millonarios of Colombia beat Emelec of Ecuador in the final.Group stageEach team played the other teams in the group twice during the …   Wikipedia

  • 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup — The 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1999, open to all soccer teams in the United States. It was the first Open Cup tournament to be named after Lamar Hunt.The Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A League became the only… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”