Rob Johnson (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 10, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Freehold, New Jersey,[a] United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | North Jersey Imperials | ||
| 1996–1997 |
MetroStars | 20 | (4) |
| 1997 | Hershey Wildcats | ||
| 1997–1998 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | ||
| 1998 | Richmond Kickers | 18 | (3) |
| 1999 | Staten Island Vipers | 19 | (2) |
| 1999 |
→ MetroStars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rob Johnson (born February 10, 1973) is an American former professional soccer player who is now an assistant coach with the Temple University's men's soccer team.
He attended
Billy Walsh.[4]
Johnson played college soccer at Rutgers University.[1] Johnson scored 35 goals and 20 assists in his four seasons at Rutgers, with his 90 points ranking him 6th all-time at Rutgers. He scored 13 goals and nine assists as a freshman, and followed that with 13 goals and seven assists in his sophomore year, leading the team to the NCAA tournament semifinals in 1994.[5]
He played for the
DC United's Marco Etcheverry led to a penalty kick that effectively ended the Metros' season. Johnson came back to the MetroStars in 1999 on a one-game loan from the Staten Island Vipers.[7]
Johnson had been a head coach at
Gloucester County College and is now an assistant coach at Temple University.[5]
Notes
- ^ It is not currently known whether this is Freehold Township, New Jersey or Freehold Borough, New Jersey.
References
- ^ a b Yannis, Alex. "SOCCER; Rutgers Is No. 1, With a Bullet", The New York Times, October 24, 1991. Accessed August 26, 2008.
- ^ Jandoli, Ron. "The Century's Best -- Boys Soccer: Top 10 Players of each decade", The Star-Ledger, November 7, 1999, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 10, 2003. Accessed September 11, 2008.
- ^ Yannis, Alex. "SOCCER; A Long Road to M.L.S. For MetroStars' Villegas", The New York Times, May 14, 2001. Accessed September 1, 2008. "This year, the 5-foot-7, 140-pound Villegas has started every game for the MetroStars (5-1-1), and he is improving so rapidly that it would not be surprising if he was called to play for the national team of Ecuador."
- ^ "SOCCER; MetroStars Activate Walsh ", The New York Times, June 13, 2001. Accessed September 1, 2008. "Forward Clint Mathis was placed on the injured list and midfielder Billy Walsh was activated today by the MetroStars, who play D.C. United in Washington Wednesday night."
- ^ CSTV. Accessed August 26, 2008. Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yannis, Alex. "SOCCER;All but One of the MetroStars Get the Point", The New York Times, June 20, 1996. Accessed August 26, 2008.
- ^ #23 Rob Johnson, MetroFanatic.com. Accessed December 25, 2018.