Andy McDermott (soccer, born 1976)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Robb McDermott | ||
Date of birth | February 4, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Palatine, Illinois, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | Northwestern Wildcats | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | Chicago Sockers | 24 | (2) |
2000–2001 | Indiana Blast | 44 | (9) |
2002–2003 | Charlotte Eagles | 51 | (9) |
Total | 119 | (20) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1994, McDermott graduated from
While playing seven seasons of professional soccer in Germany, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Charlotte, Andy spent his down time training in the martial arts, earning his Third-Degree Black Belt and was the Head Instructor of a taekwondo school. After 9/11, he served on the Tactical Response Unit of the Phoenix Police Department for 9 years. Besides tactical operations and pro-active community policing, he also served as a certified translator in Spanish and in French, a Peer Counselor for PTSD and other trauma, and as Subject Matter Expert and Physical Training Instructor for all Arizona Law Enforcement Agencies. While there, he competed in the World Police and Fire Games and in 2012 he won the Gold Medal at the National Championships in the event called Toughest Competitor Alive.[6]
While working as a cop in Phoenix, he was discovered as an acting talent[7] when the feature film "Everything Must Go" (starring Will Ferrell) was filmed in Scottsdale. He generated enough interest to launch his career into Los Angeles, where over four years he appeared in over 30 National film and television productions, 15 commercials,[8] and many print campaigns. The globally-successful video game Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 featured McDermott on the cover and in the game's artwork.[9] . He became known as a Sports Performance and Fitness Expert- with over 100 published articles and videos for national media including Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, and USA Today, among others.[10] His training and nutrition content on YouTube has been viewed by 4.5 million people.[11]
In 2017, McDermott relocated to the San Francisco area when he was recruited to create and lead a $50MM Sports Technology and Entertainment startup, called COPA Soccer Training Center. During this time Andy also served as Director of Coaching for Solano United Soccer Club where he was responsible for the development of roughly 1500 student-athletes, four of whom were his two sons and two daughters.
He and Julie were married in 1999, and along with their four kids and giant lazy dog, they have returned to the Chicago area after 20 years of adventures to create and lead Intentional Sports. Andy speaks English, Spanish, and French.
References
- ^ Gire, Jamie Sotonoff and Dann. "Hoffman Estates native goes from cop to action star". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ "Northwestern University men's soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ McDermott continues playing soccer
- ^ "Chicago socks Spokane 3-1 for 2d straight title". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ February 3, 2000 Transactions
- ^ "USPFC Website". www.cpaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ [1] Acting Reel
- ^ 2016 Commercial Reel, retrieved 2017-10-03
- ^ "Palatine Native Hero in 'Call of Duty: Black Ops III'". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ "Search". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "McDermott Family Fitness, and Homeschool! - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
External links
- Official website
- Andy McDermott at IMDb