Scott Coufal

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Scott Coufal
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-08-27) August 27, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1996 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997 New England Revolution 4 (0)
1997 → Connecticut Wolves (loan) 1 (0)
1998 Chicago Fire 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott Coufal is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer.

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Youth

Coufal graduated from Brookfield East High School where he was a 1991 NSCAA Third Team High School All American and the 1992 Gatorade High School Soccer Player of the Year. [1] [2] Coufal attended the Indiana University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. He was a 1996 Third Team All American. [3]

Professional

On February 1, 1997, the New England Revolution selected Coufal in the second round (twelfth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft. That year, the Carolina Dynamo also drafted Coufal in the first round of the USISL A-League draft. [4] Coufal signed with the Revolution and spent most of the season as backup to Walter Zenga. In June 1997, the Revolution sent Coufal on loan to the Connecticut Wolves of the A-League. [5] When Zenga injured his knee in July, Coufal played three games, each a loss. The Revolution then brought in Jeff Causey and sent Coufal to the bench. The Revolution waived Coufal in March 1998 and he signed with the Chicago Fire on April 1, 1998. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1991 High School All Americans
  2. ↑ Gatorade Player of the Year
  3. ↑ 1996 All Americans
  4. ↑ 1997 A-League Draft Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ IMPORTANT STRETCH IN STORE FOR WOLVES The Hartford Courant - Friday, June 20, 1997
  6. ↑ Fire signs ex-Brookfield East goalkeeper Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Thursday, April 2, 1998
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