Kerry Zavagnin

Football player infobox| playername= Kerry Zavagnin
fullname = Kerry Zavagnin
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|7|2
cityofbirth = Plymouth, MI
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Kansas City Wizards
clubnumber = 5
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1992-95
youthclubs = North Carolina
years = 1996
1997-98
1999 2000-
clubs = Raleigh Flyers
MetroStars
Lehigh Valley Steam
Kansas City Wizards
caps(goals) = ? (?)
039 (0)
024 (2)
205 (5)
nationalyears = 2000-2007
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 21 (0)
pcupdate = 25 July 2006
ntupdate = 15 July 2006

Kerry Zavagnin (born July 2, 1974 in Plymouth, Michigan) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer, and sparingly for the US national team. Kerry Zavaginin also went to and played soccer for Detroit Catholic Central High School.

Zavagnin played his college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1992 to 1995, where he registered 22 goals and 24 assists in 76 games. Upon graduating, Zavagnin joined the Raleigh Flyers of the USISL, one of the two major outdoor second divisions in US soccer, for their 1996 season. After one year with the Flyers, Zavagnin was drafted 21st overall in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Colorado Rapids. Before playing a single game for the Rapids, however, Kerry was traded to the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, in exchange for Peter Vermes. Zavagnin played 1743 minutes for the Metros in 1997 and 1998, and did not acquit himself well, playing himself out of MLS.

Zavagnin joined the Lehigh Valley Steam of the A-League for the 1999 season. After one season in the A-League, Zavagnin returned to MLS after being drafted 30th overall in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. Zavagnin quickly established himself with the Wizards, playing 2743 minutes at midfield for a team that would both go on to win the MLS Cup, and was one of the best defensive teams in the league's history. Zavagnin has remained an important contributor to the Wizards for the last four years, playing a quiet defensive role, and establishing himself as one of the better, though also one of the least recognized, midfielders in the league.

In 2004, Zavagnin began to be recognized among the league's elite. He won a lot of praise for running the Wizards midfield, and was named to the MLS Best XI. In eight years in the league, Zavagnin has scored five goals and added 20 assists in regular season play.

As of May 2006, Zavagnin has received 21 caps for the U.S. national team, making his debut October 25, 2000 against US arch-rival Mexico.

In mid-august, Zavagnin announced that he will retire at season's end.

Career statistics

As of July 25

football playerstat year
year=2006*
app=19
goals=0
cupapp=0
cupgoals=0
-football playerstat year
year=2005
app=28
goals=0
totalapp=28
totalgoals=0
-football playerstat year
year=2004
app=24
goals=0
playoffapp=4
playoffgoals=0
totalapp=28
totalgoals=0
-football playerstat year
year=2003
app=29
goals=1
playoffapp=3
playoffgoals=0
totalapp=32
totalgoals=1
-football playerstat year
year=2002
app=27
goals=1
playoffapp=3
playoffgoals=0
totalapp=31
totalgoals=1
-football playerstat year
year=2001
app=27
goals=1
playoffapp=3
playoffgoals=0
totalapp=31
totalgoals=1
-football playerstat year
year=2000
app=31
goals=2
playoffapp=7
playoffgoals=0
totalapp=39
totalgoals=2football playerstat subtotal
app=185
goals=5
playoffapp=20
playoffgoals=0
totalapp=189
totalgoals=5

football playerstat year
year=1998
app=18
goals=0
totalapp=18
totalgoals=0
-football playerstat year
year=1997
app=21
goals=0
totalapp=21
totalgoals=0
-football playerstat subtotal
app=39
goals=0
totalapp=39
totalgoals=0

football playerstat total
app=228
goals=5
playoffapp=20
playoffgoals=0
totalapp=228
totalgoals=5

ee also

* List of current MLS players

External links

* [http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/players/kerry%5Fzavagnin/ Kerry Zavagnin profile on US National Soccer Players Association]
* [http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/MLS/players/bio.jsp?team=kcw&player=zavagnin_k&playerId=zav059326&statType=current Kerry Zavagnin profile on MLSNet]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=ap-mls-wizards-zavagnin&prov=ap&type=lgns|Wizards' Zavagnin calls it a carrer in the MLS]