Matt Jordan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Michael Jordan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montreal Impact | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Clemson Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Dallas Burn | 114 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Odense BK | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Columbus Crew | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Montreal Impact | 80 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2010 | |||
Matt Jordan (born October 13, 1975 in Aurora, Colorado) is a former soccer player currently employed by the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. He is the team's director of soccer operations.
Career
Youth and College
Jordan graduated from Overland High School in Aurora, and played college soccer at Clemson University from 1994 to 1997, for whom he started 80 total games, and was named a first-team All-American in 1997 while leading the Tigers to the NCAA quarterfinals.
Professional
Upon graduating, Jordan was selected tenth overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft by the Dallas Burn. Stuck behind Mark Dodd, Jordan only started one game as a rookie. However, he took the job from Dodd in the 1999 season, impressing everybody with his athletic ability. Jordan started for the next four years for the Burn, starting a total of 114 games with the team and registered a 1.51 goals against average, leading the Burn to the playoffs in each of four years with the team. However, the Burn acquired promising young goalkeeper D.J. Countess midseason 2002 and Jordan, seeing the writing on the wall, opted to try his fortunes overseas, signing with Odense BK of Denmark after the 2002 season.
However, Jordan saw little time with Odense, and returned to MLS in the middle of the 2004 season, signing with the Columbus Crew. He only played one game for the Crew, however, spending most of the year behind Jon Busch. In 2005, an injury kept Jordan out for most of the season, and after newly-acquired Jonny Walker played well, Jordan was shipped to his hometown Rapids for a pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. He was waived during the 2007 pre-season, and the Rapids brought Zach Thornton on board.
The Impact signed Jordan in 2007 to replace long-time starter Greg Sutton, who had moved on to MLS expansion side Toronto FC. In Montreal, Jordan established himself on a successful Impact team that won the inaugural Canadian Championship in 2008, posting two clean sheets and receiving the George Gross Memorial Trophy as tournament MVP.[1]
On December 18, 2008, Montreal announced the re-signing of Jordan to two year contract.[2]
On February 1, 2011, Jordan announced his retirement as player. He will stay with Montreal as director of soccer operations.[3]
Honors
Montreal Impact
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2009
- Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup (1): 2008
References
External links
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American expatriate soccer people in Canada
- American expatriate soccer players
- American expatriates in Denmark
- American soccer players
- Clemson Tigers men's soccer players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Columbus Crew players
- Dallas Burn players
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Association football goalkeepers
- Montreal Impact (USL First Division) players
- Montreal Impact (USSF Division 2) players
- Odense Boldklub players
- People from Aurora, Colorado
- Soccer players from Colorado
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players