May 02, 2006 | 09:49
With Bruce Arena's World Cup selection looming later today, I thought it would be appropriate to focus our USL Alumni series on two players who will surely be named in Arena's 23-man roster for Germany.
Marcus Hahnemann's pro career started in 1994 with the Seattle Sounders of the A-League. In 1995, he led the A-League goalkeepers in minutes played (2160), shutouts (9), fewest goals allowed (24) and goals against average (1.00). In 1996, Hahnemann featured for the Sounders as they won the A-League Championship.
The following year, Marcus signed with MLS to play for the Colorado Rapids. After two and a half seasons there, he transfered to English club Fulham, but did not see much playing time. In 2001, he was loaned out to Rochdale, and then to Reading. He then joined the latter club permanently, and has been their first choice keeper ever since. This season, Hahnemann backstopped an amazing Reading side which set a league record for points and handily won promotion to the English Premier League. For his performance during Reading's magical 2006 campaign, Marcus was named to the Championship Team of the Year by the Professional Footballer's Assocation.
As of the end of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Hahnemann has earned five caps for the US national team, his first coming on 12 November 1994 against Honduras.
Hahnemann will be joining fellow USL Alumni Tim Howard in the Premier League next season. Howard started his pro career immediately after high school, playing with the North Jersey Imperials of the USISL. He was signed by Major League Soccer in 1998 and was assigned to the MetroStars, for whom he played until 2003. Manchester United signed Howard in the middle of the 2003 MLS season, and he replaced French international Fabien Barthez as the club's first-choice goalkeeper. Although Howard got off to a strong start, he had an up-and-down 2004-2005 season that him splitting time in the Red Devil's nets. With the arrival of Dutch international keeper Edwin Van der Saar in the summer of 2005, Howard has been relegated to backup duty at Manchester United and it is widely rumored that he will be loaned to another club, perhaps fellow Premiership side Everton, for the 2006-2007 season.
Howard started for the United States national team in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria and was a backup to Brad Friedel at the 2000 Summer Olympics. On March 10, 2002, he was received his first senior cap, against Ecuador. Howard has appeared for the US 14 times to date.
Marcus Hahnemann's pro career started in 1994 with the Seattle Sounders of the A-League. In 1995, he led the A-League goalkeepers in minutes played (2160), shutouts (9), fewest goals allowed (24) and goals against average (1.00). In 1996, Hahnemann featured for the Sounders as they won the A-League Championship.
The following year, Marcus signed with MLS to play for the Colorado Rapids. After two and a half seasons there, he transfered to English club Fulham, but did not see much playing time. In 2001, he was loaned out to Rochdale, and then to Reading. He then joined the latter club permanently, and has been their first choice keeper ever since. This season, Hahnemann backstopped an amazing Reading side which set a league record for points and handily won promotion to the English Premier League. For his performance during Reading's magical 2006 campaign, Marcus was named to the Championship Team of the Year by the Professional Footballer's Assocation.
As of the end of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Hahnemann has earned five caps for the US national team, his first coming on 12 November 1994 against Honduras.
Hahnemann will be joining fellow USL Alumni Tim Howard in the Premier League next season. Howard started his pro career immediately after high school, playing with the North Jersey Imperials of the USISL. He was signed by Major League Soccer in 1998 and was assigned to the MetroStars, for whom he played until 2003. Manchester United signed Howard in the middle of the 2003 MLS season, and he replaced French international Fabien Barthez as the club's first-choice goalkeeper. Although Howard got off to a strong start, he had an up-and-down 2004-2005 season that him splitting time in the Red Devil's nets. With the arrival of Dutch international keeper Edwin Van der Saar in the summer of 2005, Howard has been relegated to backup duty at Manchester United and it is widely rumored that he will be loaned to another club, perhaps fellow Premiership side Everton, for the 2006-2007 season.
Howard started for the United States national team in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria and was a backup to Brad Friedel at the 2000 Summer Olympics. On March 10, 2002, he was received his first senior cap, against Ecuador. Howard has appeared for the US 14 times to date.
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USL Alumni Series