Mark Dougherty (soccer)

Infobox Football biography
playername= Mark Dougherty


fullname = Mark Dougherty
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|11|7
cityofbirth = Cupertino, California
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=6|in=2
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position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1986-1989
youthclubs = Fresno State University
years = 1989-1992
1993
1995
1996-1997
1998-2001
clubs = San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
San Jose Hawks
Hawaii Tsunami
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Columbus Crew
caps(goals) =
58 (0)
74 (0)
manageryears =
2002-
-2005
2005-
managerclubs = Hawaii Tsunami "(assistant)"
Bowling Green State University "(assistant)"
Colorado Rapids "(assistant)"
U.S. women "(assistant)"
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Mark Dougherty (born November 7, 1967 in Cupertino, California, England) is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper who played in the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, USISL and Major League Soccer. He is currently a goalkeeper coach with the U.S. women national team.

High school and college

Dougherty grew up in Cupertino, California and attended Monta Vista High School where he played on the boy’s soccer team. After high school, he Fresno State University where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1986 to 1989. His freshman year, the Bulldogs went to the NCAA final four. Dougherty was team captain his junior and senior seasons and finished his career with thirty-eight shutouts and a .76 career goals against average. [ [http://www.bigwest.org/sports/msoccer/release.pdf Big West soccer] ]

Professional career

In 1989, Dougherty signed with the expansion San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League (WSL). He backstopped the team to the WSL championship games. Then, in 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). The Blackhawks again went to the championship game, but came up short again. In 1991, Dougherty had a .81 GAA as the Blackhawks won the title. Dougherty made two saves during the penalty game shootout and was named the championship MVP and a first team All Star. In 1993, the team owner moved the Blackhawks from the APSL to the USISL and renamed the team the San Jose Hawks. The Hawks took their division with a 14-2 record, making the Sizzlin’ Six tournament before folding at the end of the season.

In 1995, Dougherty was with the Hawaii Tsunami (USISL) as both a player and assistant coach.

In February 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Dougherty in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons Mutiny before being traded to the Columbus Crew. In 1996, he was an All Star. While Dougherty was the Crew’s main goalkeeper from 1998 to 2000, he played only two games in 2001 after suffering a knee injury. He retired from playing at the end of the season.

Coaching

On March 5, 2002 Bowling Green State University hired Dougherty as an assistant soccer coach. He then moved to the Colorado Rapids where he was a goalkeeper coach. The Rapids fired him on January 2005 after new head coach Fernando Clavijo brought in John Murphy as the goalkeeper coach. [ [http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161444 BigSoccer.com] ] Dougherty then became the goalkeeper coach with the U.S. women’s national team.

Honors

APSL first team All Star: 1991

MLS All Star: 1996

External links

* [http://www.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=mls&player=dougherty_m&playerId=dou237309&statType=career MLS bio]

References