Chad McCarty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chad McCarty | ||
| Date of birth | October 5, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Fresno, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Washington Huskies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 62 | (2) |
| 1998 |
→ MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 |
Columbus Crew | 37 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| California Odyssey | |||
|
Clovis North | |||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2006 | |||
Chad McCarty (born October 5, 1977 in
cap with the U.S. national team
in 1999.
Youth and college
McCarty grew up in
Clovis High School. After graduating from high school, McCarty attended the University of Washington where he spent three seasons (1995–1997) on the Huskies soccer team. In 1998, he elected to not return for a fourth season and went professional with the Major League Soccer (MLS) Project-40 team.[1]
MLS
After McCarty signed with Project-40, the league allocated him to the
A-League
. However, he did have six games with the Mutiny that year. In 1999 and 2000, he became a regular with the Mutiny, starting 30 games and 22 games respectively.
McCarty broke his left ankle on April 7, 2001 in a game against the
Columbus Crew SC
used the fifth pick in that season's waiver draft to select McCarty.
Columbus waived McCarty on March 2, 2004. When no club picked him up, McCarty retired from playing professionally.
National and Olympic teams
He was a member of the U.S. U-20 national team at the
U-23 national team
. He became a regular on the team before breaking his right ankle on March 25, 1998.
McCarty earned his only
In 2000, McCarty was selected for the
Sydney, Australia. That team, coached by Clive Charles
, went to the Bronze Medal match where it fell 2-0 to Chile. McCarty was the team captain for the Olympics.
Managerial career
After retiring from playing, McCarty joined the youth coaching ranks with the
Clovis North Educational Center and the Men's Soccer team at Clovis Community College
.
Honors
Club
Columbus Crew SC
- 2002
