Rich Cullen

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Rich Cullen
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Cullen in 2003
Personal information
Full name Richard Patrick Cullen
Date of birth (1975-01-12) January 12, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Spokane, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996–1999 Air Force Falcons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
2000 → Colorado Springs Ascent (loan)
2001–2003 Seattle Sounders 25 (0)
Managerial career
2000, 2003–2005 Air Force Falcons (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Patrick "Rich" Cullen is a retired American soccer goalkeeper.

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Life

In 1996, Cullen, the son of an Air Force pilot, graduated from Mead Senior High School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy, playing on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999. He holds the Falcons' records for career saves and career shutouts. On February 6, 2000, the Colorado Rapids selected Cullen in the sixth round (67th overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. [1] He remained at the academy as an assistant coach while playing backup with the Rapids and on loan to the Colorado Springs Ascent. [2] In 2001, Cullen joined the Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League. He spent most of the 2001 and 2002 seasons as backup before claiming a starting spot in 2003 when Preston Burpo broke his jaw in an on-field collision with Danny Jackson. Cullen backstopped the Sounders to the A-League semifinals and was named Second Team All League. [3] However, the Sounders released him at the end of the season. During his years with the Sounders, Cullen was stationed at McChord Air Force Base as an Air Force Reservist. In 2004, the Air Force transferred Cullen back to the academy where he spent two seasons as an assistant with the Falcons' soccer team.

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