Pat Onstad

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Pat Onstad
PatOnstad 2006 MLS Cup.jpg
Onstad celebrating winning the 2006 MLS Cup with Houston Dynamo
Personal information
Full name Patrick Stewart Onstad
Date of birth (1968-01-13) January 13, 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo FC (general manager)
Youth career
1985–1987 UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987 Vancouver 86ers 13 (0)
1989 Winnipeg Fury 19 (0)
1990–1991 Toronto Blizzard 53 (0)
1992–1993 Winnipeg Fury 20 (0)
1994 Toronto Rockets 20 (0)
1995 Montreal Impact 7 (0)
1996 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 19 (0)
1997 Toronto Lynx 19 (0)
1998–1999 Rochester Raging Rhinos 49 (0)
1999–2001 Dundee United 0 (0)
2001–2002 Rochester Raging Rhinos 21 (0)
2003–2005 San Jose Earthquakes 84 (0)
2006–2010 Houston Dynamo 136 (0)
2011 D.C. United 3 (0)
Total432(0)
International career
1988–2010 Canada 60 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 D.C. United (assistant)
2013 Toronto FC (chief scout)
2014–2018 Columbus Crew SC (assistant)
2019–2021 Columbus Crew SC (technical director)
2021– Houston Dynamo FC (general manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Pat Onstad pictured with former Houston Dynamo teammate Wade Barrett Dynamo vs Rapids-5.jpg
Pat Onstad pictured with former Houston Dynamo teammate Wade Barrett

Patrick Stewart Onstad (born January 13, 1968) is a Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper who serves as the General Manager of the Houston Dynamo. During his career, Onstad played with a variety of clubs in Canada and the United States and was a three-time winner of MLS Cup. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in November 2015. [1]

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Youth and college

Onstad began playing organized soccer with the West Point Grey, Marpole United, and Coquitlam Metro-Ford youth soccer clubs. He then went on to tend goal at the University of British Columbia, who he led to three CIAU National Championships. He was also a two-time Academic All-Canadian, and holds degrees in Human Kinetics and Education. [2]

Club career

After graduating, Onstad joined the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987. From 1988 to 1989, he played for the Winnipeg Fury, also of the CSL. He moved to a third CSL team, the Toronto Blizzard, for 1990 and 1991. Onstad returned to the Fury in 1992, winning both the CSL Championship and the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award.

Onstad moved to the APSL in 1994, playing for the Toronto Rockets. After a season with the Rockets, he moved to the Montreal Impact for 1995. In 1996, he played indoor soccer for the Edmonton Drillers of the NPSL. He returned to outdoor soccer in 1997, playing for the Toronto Lynx, again of the A-League.

United States and Scotland

In 1998, Onstad moved to his first American team, the Rochester Raging Rhinos, with whom he won the A-League title, and was also named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year,[ citation needed ] after allowing only 13 goals in 26 regular season games. Onstad remained with Rochester for 1999, was named All-League second team,[ citation needed ] and helped the Rhinos become the only lower league team to win the U.S. Open Cup since the foundation of Major League Soccer.

In 1999, Onstad was signed by Dundee United of Scotland for the 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 seasons, but as third-string goal keeper behind Alan Combe and Paul Gallacher, he did not see any playing time with the first team.

He returned to Rochester in 2001, and although a wrist injury kept him out of action for most of the year, he finished second in the league in goals against the following year.[ citation needed ]

Major League Soccer

On March 13, 2003, Onstad was signed as a discovery player by the San Jose Earthquakes as a replacement for Joe Cannon. Onstad filled in quite well, helping lead the Earthquakes to their second MLS Cup in three years, and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award. [3] He had another excellent year in 2005, supporting the Earthquakes as they went undefeated at home (the first time any team did that in MLS history) and winning the MLS Supporters' Shield, and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for a second time. He was named to the MLS Best XI in both 2003 and 2005. Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season. Onstad played every minute of the regular season for the Dynamo.

After the 2010 MLS season Houston declined Onstad's contract option. He elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft, but was not selected in the Re-Entry draft. Shortly thereafter, Onstad announced his retirement on December 21, 2010.

International career

Onstad played for Canada at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship [4] and the 1987 Pan American Games. [5]

Onstad made his senior debut for the Canadian national team on February 18, 1988, against Bermuda, and played a total of 60 games over a 22-year period for the squad. He represented Canada in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [6] in three unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaigns. His final official international game was an August 2008 World Cup qualification match against Jamaica. He played his last match for Canada in a friendly against Argentina on 24 May 2010, thus becoming the oldest player in Canada's history at the age of 42 years and 131 days, breaking the previous record set by David Norman in 1994. [7]

Coaching career

Onstad joined D.C. United as an assistant coach alongside Chad Ashton. [8] It was announced on February 17, 2011, that Onstad would come out of retirement to play for D.C. due to the injuries to Steve Cronin and Bill Hamid. [9] His contract with D.C. United expired on May 31, 2011, and Onstad returned solely to his duties as an assistant coach. [10] Onstad left D.C. in January 2013.

He joined Toronto FC as Chief Scout and Manager of Football Partnerships. [11] Shortly after the firings of general manager Kevin Payne, and director of team and player operations Earl Cochrane, Onstad left the organization. [12]

On January 10, 2014, he joined Columbus Crew SC as an assistant coach, with head coach Gregg Berhalter stating that "Pat is very professional in how he approaches the game, and he brings versatility to his new role. He has great league experience and a winning pedigree, and those are attributes that attracted us to bringing him onboard." [13] When Gregg Berhalter left Columbus to coach the United States men's national soccer team, Onstad was promoted to technical director by Crew president and general manager Tim Bezbachenko. [14]

On November 1, 2021, Onstad was hired as general manager of the Houston Dynamo. [15]

Honours

Rochester Rhinos

San Jose Earthquakes

Houston Dynamo

Canada

Canada U20

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame announces Class of 2015 | Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Houston Dynamo: Pat Onstad [ permanent dead link ] Retrieved on September 4, 2009
  3. ↑ "MLS CUP / Earthquakes rumble / Donovan, Onstad secure S.J.'s 2nd title". November 24, 2003.
  4. ↑ World Youth Cup Team Canada – FIFA
  5. ↑ "Profile". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  7. ↑ "Canada national football team statistics and records: oldest players". 11vs11. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ D.C. United: Pat Onstad Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on December 21, 2010
  9. ↑ D.C. United: Retrieved on February 17, 2011
  10. ↑ Caulfield, Alex. "Training notes: United transitions between PDX and LA". dcunited.com. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Toronto FC Hires Pat Onstad". Torontofc.ca. January 22, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Toronto FC Schedules 'Major Announcement' For Friday". TSN. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Pat Onstad joins MLS's Crew as assistant coach". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 10, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  14. ↑ mlssoccer. "Columbus Crew SC name Pat Onstad technical director | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC hires Club legend Pat Onstad as General Manager". Houston Dynamo FC. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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