Greg Vanney

Football player infobox
playername= Greg Vanney
fullname = Greg Vanney
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|06|11
cityofbirth = South Boston, VA
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub = Los Angeles Galaxy
clubnumber = 3
position = Defender, Fullback
youthyears = 1992
1993–1995
youthclubs = Florida Int'l
UCLA
years = 1996–2001
2002–2005
2005–2006
2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Los Angeles Galaxy
Bastia
FC Dallas
Colorado Rapids
DC United
Los Angeles Galaxy
caps(goals) = 168 (21)
065 0(0)
053 0(1)
009 0(0)
015 0(0)
022 0(0)
nationalyears = 1997–2005
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 036 0(1)
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate = 13 October 2006

Greg Vanney (born June 11, 1974 in South Boston, Virginia) is an American soccer player. He is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

High school and college

Vanney played soccer for Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, and led the team to three consecutive state championship titles in 1990, 1992, and 1992. Vanney holds the school record for most assists by one player in a season with 13 for the 1990-1991 season, and also holds the school record for most goals by one player in a single season with 33 goals for the 1991-1992 season. He was also named the 5A player of the year for the 1991-1992 season. Greg Vanney played college soccer for Florida International University in 1992, and for UCLA from 1993 to 1995. In 1995, Vanney was named All-American honorable mention and finished his senior season with 8 goals and 10 assists.

Professional

He was drafted 17th overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Vanney played for the Galaxy for six years, from 1996 to 2001, and was consistently one of the best defenders in MLS, leading the Galaxy to two MLS Cup Finals, as well as being named to the MLS Best XI in both 2000 and 2001. After the 2001 MLS season, Vanney signed a contract with SC Bastia in the French First Division, with whom he had limited success, struggling to secure a consistent spot on the left flank. He left the club in 2005, coming back to MLS and signing with FC Dallas. After two seasons with the Hoops, he was traded to Colorado on January 12, 2007. On 06/29/07 Vanney was traded from the Rapids to D.C. United. Vanney was also an MLS All-star in 2000, 2005, and 2006.

cite web
title=United hopes pair will be final piece
url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070712&content_id=105035&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103
accessmonthday=15 July
accessyear=2007 ] On February 15 2008 the rights for Greg Vanney got transferred to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Quavas Kirk.

National team

Vanney has also been a useful player for the United States national team, debuting December 21, 1996 against Guatemala, and having played 37 games and scored one goal (as of September 2005). He was originally named as an alternate for the 2002 FIFA World Cup but initially replaced the injured Chris Armas on the roster after the midfielder picked up an ACL injury in a warm-up friendly against Uruguay on May 12, 2002. Vanney picked up an injury in the next warm-up friendly on May 16, 2002 against Jamaica and was replaced on the roster by Steve Cherundolo. Vanney featured in the early part of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying for the US, but fell out of form during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and hasn't played for the national team since.

ee also

*List of current MLS players
*List of current American soccer players by US state#Arizona

External links

* [http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=search&s=Greg%20Vanney Greg Vanney articles on Yanks Abroad]

References