Jason Farrell

Jason Farrell

Infobox Football biography
playername= Jason Farrell
fullname =
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|12|31
cityofbirth = Seattle, Washington
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1989
1990
1991-1992
youthclubs = Skagit Valley College
University of Washington
Seattle Pacific University
years = 1994-1996
1995-1997
1997-2000
2000-2001
2001-2004
2001
clubs = Seattle Sounders
Kansas City Attack "(indoor)"
Columbus Crew
Wichita Wings "(indoor)"
Seattle Sounders
Los Angeles Galaxy "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 69 0(9)
71 (47)
98 (11)
19 0(8)
88 0(9)
00 (0)
manageryears = 2005-
2006
managerclubs = Seattle University "(assistant)"
Seattle Sounders "(assistant)"
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ntupdate =

Jason Farrell (born December 31, 1970 in Seattle, Washington) is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who spent four seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the American Professional Soccer League, one in the A-League, three in the National Professional Soccer League and four in the USL First Division. He won two outdoor and one indoor championship and currently coaches youth soccer in the Seattle area.

High school and college

Farrell grew up in Seattle, Washington, attending Shorecrest High School and playing in the Seattle Youth Soccer Association. After graduating from Shorecrest in 1989, he attended Skagit Valley College for one year before transferring to the University of Washington for another year. While he played soccer at both Skagit and UW, he did not gain significant recognition until transferring to Seattle Pacific University. Farrell played two seasons with SPU, graduating in 1992. [ [http://www.spufalcons.com/Pdfs/msoc/2007/8/29/MSOC_2007_RecBk.pdf SPU Men’s Soccer Record Book] ]

Professional

Following his graduation from SPU in 1992, there is a two year gap in his career before Farrell signed with the expansion Seattle Sounders of the American Professional Soccer League in 1994. He played three seasons in Seattle, winning the 1995 and 1996 championships. In the 1996 championship, he assisted on Joey Leonetti’s first goal in a 2-0 championship victory over the Rochester Raging Rhinos. [ [http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/96/oct06.html 1996 Championship Match] ] In 1995, Farrell signed with the indoor Kansas City Attack of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). He would play two seasons in Kansas City, alternating between them and the outdoor Sounders. In 1996, the Attack lost in the finals, but took the championship in 1997, giving Farrell his third title. While he Farrell is listed in some sources as playing the 1997-1998 season with the Attack, he is not listed in their end of year statistics. [ [http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl98.txt National Professional Soccer League Final Official Statistics: 1997-1998] ] In March 1997, the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer selected Farrell in the second round (13th overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played eighteen games, starting ten that season. On Novembeer 6, 1997, the Chicago Fire selected Farrell in the first round of the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. However, on February 20, 1998, the Fire traded Farrell back to the Columbus Crew in exchange for Frank Klopas. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DEFD6103FF933A15751C0A96E958260 February 20, 1998 New York Times] ] Despite playing twenty-four games in the 2000 season, the Crew released Farrell after his relationship with head coach Tom Fitzgerald became acrimonious. That fall, Farrell signed with the Wichita Wings of the NPSL for the 2000-2001 season. The Wings released Farrell after nineteen games, and he moved back to the Pacific Northwest to rejoin the Sounders. On January 30, 2001 he signed with the sounders, playing the 2001 season with them. However, on August 31, 2001, he was loaned to the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS when Brian Ching was injured. Farrell remained an unused substitute during his short stint in Los Angeles. On September 14, 2004, announced Farrell intention to retire at the end of the season. [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002034646_sounders14.html Massey, Matt "Farrell seeks title in finale"] ]

Coaching

On February 20, 2006, Farrell joined the Sounders as an assistant coach. He spent only one season in that position before leaving to become an assistant at Seattle Pacific University in April 2007, but was not on the coaching roster during the 1997 collegiate season. He has also served as an assistant coach with Seattle University and youth clubs in the Seattle area. In 2007 Farrell joined Pacific Premier FC [http://www.pacificpremierfc.com] in Northern Snohomish County as their Coaching Director.

External links

* [http://www.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=mls&player=farrell_j&playerId=far550859&statType=career MLS Stats]
* [http://goalseattle.com/gallery/2004-Seattle-Sounders-Information-Guide/2004media_10 2004 Seattle Sounders Media Guide]

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