Dan Calichman

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Dan Calichman
Personal information
Full name Daniel Jacob Calichman [1]
Date of birth (1968-02-21) February 21, 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Huntington Station, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1990 Williams Ephs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1993 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 50+ (1+)
1994 Boston Storm
1995 New York Centaurs
1996–1998 LA Galaxy 68 (0)
1999–2000 New England Revolution 29 (0)
2000 San Jose Earthquakes 16 (0)
2001 Charleston Battery 22 (1)
Total185+(2+)
International career
1997 United States 2 (0)
Managerial career
2002–2014 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags
2010–2011 New York Cosmos (youth)
2011–2013 Chivas USA (youth)
2014–2020 Toronto FC (assistant)
2021– LA Galaxy (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Jacob Calichman (born February 21, 1968) is an American soccer coach and retired player. He played as a defender and is an assistant coach for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.

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Playing career

College

Calichman played college soccer at Williams College, where he was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American. [2]

Professional

Calichman began his professional career in Japan, first for Mazda in the Japan Soccer League in 1990 and 1991, and then for its successor Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the newly formed J. League Division 1 in 1992 and 1993. Calichman became the first American to play in the J-League. In 1995, he moved back to the United States and played for Boston Storm and New York Centaurs in the A-League.

In 1996, Calichman was allocated to Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He captained the team for three seasons, earning All-Star recognition in 1996, until a trade to New England Revolution before the 1999 season. He ended his MLS career splitting 2000 between the Revs and San Jose Earthquakes and spent 2001 in the A-League with Charleston Battery. He retired from competitive soccer at the end of the 2001 season. Calichman held the captain armband for the Earthquakes when John Doyle wasn't in the lineup.

Calichman was honored by the Galaxy in a pre-game match ceremony on April 4, 2009. [3]

International

Calichman was capped two times for the United States national team, both in 1997.

Coaching career

In 2002, Calichman was appointed as head coach of the men's soccer team at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. [4] In 2007, Calichman also became the director of player development for Southern California-based youth soccer organization LAFC Chelsea. The club later became part of first the New York Cosmos and then the Chivas USA academy setups. From 2014 until 2020, he was an assistant coach for the Major League Soccer team Toronto FC under head coach Greg Vanney. [5] In 2021, he moved to LA Galaxy to serve as an assistant coach. [6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [7] [8] [9] [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1990–91 JSL Second Division26131——29+2+
1991–92 JSL First Division11000——11+0+
1992 J1 League —161——6+2+
1993 1300010——140
Total50+1+1+102000060+4+
Boston Storm 1994 USISL ————
New York Centaurs 1995 A-League ———
LA Galaxy 1996 Major League Soccer 280———5 [lower-alpha 3] 0330
1997 320——1 [lower-alpha 4] 02 [lower-alpha 3] 0350
1998 80———1 [lower-alpha 3] 090
Total68000001080770
New England Revolution 1999 Major League Soccer250————250
2000 4000——0040
Total29000000000290
San Jose Earthquakes 2000 Major League Soccer16020———180
Charleston Battery 2001 [11] A-League22120——2 [lower-alpha 5] 0261
Career total185+2+4+1+10210100210+5+
  1. ↑ Includes the Emperor's Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the JSL Cup and J.League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. ↑ Appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in the A-League playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 199720
Total20

Managerial

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWLTWin %Ref.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags September 6, 2002September 13, 20142421408220057.85 [12]
Total2421408220057.85

Honors

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Dan Calichman at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Slater, Robert (2000). Great Jews in Sports. Jonathan David Publishers. p. 54. ISBN   0-8246-0453-9.
  3. ↑ Magaña, Angel (April 5, 2009). "Familiar Problems Haunt Galaxy". LAist. Gothamist. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Dan Calichman – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps profile". Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas . Claremont Colleges . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ MLSsoccer staff (September 17, 2014). "Old faces, new place: Greg Vanney names Toronto FC coaching staff, and they're loaded with MLS experience". Major League Soccer . Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Baxter, Kevin (January 5, 2021). "Galaxy hire Greg Vanney as next coach to lead rebuilding project". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ Dan Calichman at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ Dan Calichman at Major League Soccer
  9. ↑ "Dan Calichman – LA Galaxy player registry". LA Galaxy . Major League Soccer . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Dan Calichman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Dan Calichman at StatsCrew.com". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  12. ↑ "CMS Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Web Archives". Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas . Claremont Colleges . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
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