Terry Boss

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Terry Boss
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Personal information
Full name Terrence Boss
Date of birth (1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Philomath, Oregon, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 24 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Cascade Surge 9 (0)
2004 Vermont Voltage 2 (0)
2004 Fort Wayne Fever 2 (0)
2005 Charlotte Eagles 2 (0)
2006–2007 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 (0)
2007–2008 Charlotte Eagles 20 (0)
2008–2009 New York Red Bulls 0 (0)
2009–2011 Seattle Sounders FC 1 (0)
Total38(0)
International career
2008–2011 Puerto Rico 7 (0)
Managerial career
2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (assistant)
2013 Oregon State Beavers (assistant)
2014–2017 Virginia Cavaliers (associate head)
2018–2022 Oregon State Beavers
2023- Austin FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terrence Boss (born September 1, 1981) is an American soccer coach and former professional goalkeeper, who is currently an assistant with Major League Soccer side Austin FC.

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Career

College and amateur

Boss played college soccer for the University of Tulsa from 2000–2004, starting 20 games, and also featured for Cascade Surge, Vermont Voltage and Fort Wayne Fever in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Boss began his professional career in the 2005 season with the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division. In 2006, he moved to the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division, serving as the club's backup goalkeeper. In 2008 Boss returned to Charlotte and was the starting goalkeeper for a team that finished in first place in USL2, before losing in the league's title game to the Cleveland City Stars. He led USL-2 in wins (11) and shutouts (9). He was named the USL2's Goalkeeper of the Year for 2008.

Boss signed with the New York Red Bulls on September 15, 2008, but suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament as the team was preparing for its playoff run and never played for the team. He was waived by New York on May 27, 2009.

On June 26, 2009, Boss signed with Seattle Sounders FC. [1] Boss made his Sounders FC debut against Chelsea in a friendly. He played the whole second half and made a few good saves.

He made his MLS debut on April 22, 2010 in the Sounders' game against FC Dallas as a second-half substitute for an injured Kasey Keller. [2]

On November 30, 2011, Boss was forced to retire due to a history of concussions. [3]

International

Boss's stay with the Puerto Rico Islanders helped him to qualify to play for the Puerto Rico national football team. Boss earned a shutout in his first international cap for Puerto Rico in a 1–0 victory over the Dominican Republic in a World Cup Qualifier in March 2008.

Coaching

Boss spent 4 seasons on the coaching staff at University of Virginia. In December 2017 it was announced he would take over as head coach for the Men's Team at Oregon State University. [4] [5] His first season saw him earn Pac-12 Coach Of The Year honors for the 2018 season. [6]

In January 2019, it was announced that Boss would join the US Men's National Team's January training camp as a coach. [7]

Boss would continue his work with the US Men's National Team during the 2019 Gold Cup campaign. [8]

Boss departed Oregon State in December 2022, [9] and was hired in 2023 as an assistant coach by Austin FC. [10]

Honors

Charlotte Eagles

Seattle Sounders FC

Personal

A Philomath, Oregon, native, Boss is married to Hannah. His brother, Kevin, won a Super Bowl championship as a tight end with the New York Giants and also played for the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Seattle Times Staff (2009-06-26). "Sounders FC signs goalkeeper Terry Boss". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. ↑ "2010-04-22-fc-dallas-v-seattle-sounders | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Sounder Terry Boss told by doctors to retire due to concussion history". Seattle Times. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Oregon native Terry Boss named coach at Oregon State". The Republic. December 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "OSU men's soccer: Boss returns as head coach". Albany Democrat-Herald. December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Boss on USMNT Staff".
  7. ↑ "Boss Joins US Men's National Team Staff".
  8. ↑ "Boss on USMNT Staff For Gold Cup". Oregon State University -- Mens Soccer. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Boss to Depart Oregon State". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Terry Boss". Austin FC. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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