Rob Jachym

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Rob Jachym
Personal information
Full name Robert Jachym
Date of birth (1974-10-28) October 28, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Mielec, Poland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1992–1996 Hartford Hawks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997 Columbus Crew 3 (0)
1997 → Milwaukee Rampage (loan) 2 (0)
1997–1998 New England Revolution 0 (0)
1997 → Worcester Wildfire (loan) 1 (0)
1997 → Connecticut Wolves (loan) 1 (0)
1998 → Connecticut Wolves (loan) 1 (2)
1998 → New Hampshire Phantoms (loan)
1998 Worcester Wildfire 17 (6)
1999–2004 Western Mass Pioneers 90 (55)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Jachym (born October 28, 1974) is a retired Polish-American football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Major League Soccer and USISL. He was the 2003 USL D3 Pro League MVP.

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Player

The Early Days

Born in Poland, Jachym moved to the United States with his family when he was five. He graduated from Francis T Maloney High School after being named a 1991 First Team High School All American soccer player. [1] He then attended University of Hartford where he was a 1996 Second Team All American soccer player. [2] Jachym played five seasons with the Hawks, losing his junior season to injury. As a result, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1996 and a master's degree in finance in 1997. [3] In 2004, Hartford inducted Jachym into its Athletic Hall of Fame. [4]

Professional

In February 1997, the Columbus Crew selected Jachym in the first round (third overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft and Jachym signed with them. He then signed with the New England Revolution for the remainder of the 1997 season and into 1998. He then signed with the Worcester Wildfire. He finished the season with the Wildfire, then signed with the Western Mass Pioneers on December 15, 1998. [5] In 1999, the Pioneers won the USL D-3 Pro League championship as Jachym scored the game-winning goal. Jachym finished the season with 28 goals in all competitions for the Pioneers in 1999. [6] After having arthroscopic knee surgery during the pre-season, Jachym played limited time in 2000. He retired at the end of the season to devote himself to coaching. In July 2001, he returned to the Pioneers. In 2003, Jachym led the USL Pro Select League in scoring and was named both as League MVP and First Team All League. [7] He retired at the end of the 2004 season.

Coach

In addition to playing professionally, Jachym spent several years as an assistant with the Wethersfield High School boys' soccer team. In 2000, he became Wethersfield's head coach and took the team to four state championships over nine seasons. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ 1991 High School All Americans
  2. ↑ 1996 All Americans
  3. ↑ WHALEN, JACHYM ON THE UPGRADE The Hartford Courant - Wednesday, January 8, 1997
  4. ↑ Hartford Names 2004 Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame Class
  5. ↑ Soccer notebook - Western Mass. signs former Revolution Union-News (Springfield, MA) - Wednesday, December 16, 1998
  6. ↑ 1999 D-3 Pro League
  7. ↑ USL Pro Select League players honored
  8. ↑ Boys soccer has new coach
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