Billy Walsh (soccer, born 1972)

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Billy Walsh
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Personal information
Date of birth (1975-10-07) October 7, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Chatham Township, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1996 Virginia Cavaliers
1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 MetroStars 73 (10)
1998MLS Pro 40 (loan) 9 (1)
2002 Chicago Fire 13 (0)
International career
1999 United States 1 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2004 Manhattan Jaspers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Walsh (born October 7, 1975) is a former American soccer player and coach.

Walsh played high school soccer at Chatham High School. In 1999, he was named by The Star-Ledger as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1990s. [1]

Walsh played college soccer at the University of Virginia and Rutgers. In 1996, he was the only collegian on the U.S. team that competed in the Atlanta Olympics.

Walsh was drafted by the MetroStars of Major League Soccer in the second round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. He played four years for the club, mostly at defensive midfielder, and was named the team MVP in 1999. After the 2001 season, he was waived and spent 2002 with the Chicago Fire.

Walsh did receive his lone cap for the senior U.S. national team as a last-minute sub against Jamaica on September 8, 1999.

After ending his career as a player, Walsh coached his alma mater Chatham High School in Chatham Township, New Jersey, as well as Manhattan College. [2]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Manhattan College coaching profile". GoJaspers.com. Manhattan Jaspers . Retrieved 15 July 2020.