Ante Razov
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Date of birth | March 2, 1974 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Whittier, California, United States | |||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Los Angeles FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1992–1995 | UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1996–1997 | LA Galaxy | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
→ Sacramento (loan) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2000 |
Chicago Fire | 84 | (42) | |||||||||||
2000–2001 | Racing Ferrol | 19 | (7) | |||||||||||
2001–2004 |
Chicago Fire | 72 | (34) | |||||||||||
2005 | Columbus Crew | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
2005 |
MetroStars | 18 | (6) | |||||||||||
2006–2009 |
Chivas USA | 76 | (30) | |||||||||||
Total | 262 | (114) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1995–2007 | United States | 25 | (6) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Seattle Sounders FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2017 | LA Galaxy (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Los Angeles FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974) is an American
Early life
Razov, who was born in a family of Croatian immigrants, spent his childhood in
Playing career
Club
Razov was drafted by the
Razov spent the next seven years with Chicago, save a brief period in 2001 that he spent with Spanish second division club
But Razov did not last long in Columbus. Even though he scored in the 2005 season opener, his tenure with the club lasted five games. Disagreement with head coach
On April 21, 2007, Razov scored his 100th career regular-season MLS goal. At 33 years old, he became the third player in MLS history to reach 100 goals. At the time, he trailed only Jaime Moreno and Jeff Cunningham, having passed Jason Kreis. All three joined MLS at its inception in 1996.
International
Razov received his first cap with the U.S. national team on March 25, 1995, against Uruguay. Although he never played in the World Cup, he scored a couple of key goals in qualifiers, including one against Guatemala in 2000 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2001. Overall, Razov scored six goals in 25 caps for the US.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | June 6, 2000 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, United States | ![]() |
1 – 1
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1 – 1
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2. | June 11, 2000 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | ![]() |
3 – 0
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3 – 0
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3. | July 16, 2000 | Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango, Guatemala | ![]() |
1 – 0
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1 – 1
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4. | November 15, 2000 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
4 – 0
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4 – 0
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5. | June 20, 2001 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, United States | ![]() |
1 – 0
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2 – 0
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6. | January 27, 2002 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States | ![]() |
4 – 0
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4 – 0
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Coaching career
In 2012, Razov was hired to serve as the LA Galaxy's U14 head coach. He replaced Craig Harrington, who was their coach for their first year in the Southern California Developmental Soccer League.[2] Razov joined Seattle Sounders FC as an assistant coach under Sigi Schmid, his former college coach, in 2015.[3]
Razov spent one season as an assistant coach for the LA Galaxy's senior squad under Curt Onalfo in 2017.[4] In January 2018, he was announced as an assistant coach for expansion side Los Angeles FC under his former coach Bob Bradley.[5]
Honors
United States
Chicago Fire
- MLS Cup: 1998
- Supporters' Shield: 2003
- 2003
Individual
- MLS 100 goals club
- MLS 50/50 Club[6]
- MLS All-Star: 2000[7]
- MLS Best XI: 2003
References
- ^ Outdoor Pro Soccer in Sacramento Archived January 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Razov joins staff as U-14 coach". Soccer America. August 31, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sounders FC Hires Ante Razov as Assistant Coach" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. January 22, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 10, 2017). "Galaxy fills out its coaching staff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Announces Technical Staff For Inaugural Season". Los Angeles Football Club. January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018.
- ^ Rosano, Nick (September 11, 2017). "MLS' 50-50 club set to welcome its 19th member". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2023.