Dan Calichman

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Jacob Calichman
Date of birth	February 21, 1968 (1968-02-21) (age 41)
Place of birth	Huntington Station, New York, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
1986–1990	Williams Ephmen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
1991–1993	Mazda SC/Sanfrecce Hiroshima	24 (0)
1995	New York Centaurs
1996–1998	Los Angeles Galaxy	58 (0)
1999–2000	New England Revolution	29 (0)
2000	San Jose Earthquakes	16 (0)
2001	Charleston Battery	30 (1)
National team
1997	United States	03 (0)
Teams managed
2004–	Claremont McKenna College
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Jacob "Dan" Calichman (born February 21, 1968 in Huntington Station, New York) is a retired American soccer player.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Calichman played college soccer at Williams College, where he was a three-time Division III All-American.^[1]

[edit] Professional

Calichman behan his professional career in Japan, first for Mazda FC in the Japan Soccer League in 1990 and 1991, and then for its successor Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the newly-formed J. League in 1992 and 1993. Calichman became the first American to play in the J-League. In 1995, he moved back to the United States and played for the New York Centaurs of the A-League.

In 1996, Calichman was allocated to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He would captain the team for three seasons, earning All-Star recognition in 1996, until a trade to the New England Revolution before the 1999 season. He would end his MLS career splitting 2000 between the Revs and the San Jose Earthquakes and spent 2001 in the A-League with the Charleston Battery. He retired from competitive soccer at the end of the 2001 season.

Calichman was honored by the Galaxy in a pre-game match ceremony on April 4, 2009.^[2]

[edit] International

Calichman was capped three times for the United States national team, all in 1997.

[edit] Post-Soccer Career

In 2004 Calichman was appointed head coach of the men's soccer team at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, a post he contonies to hold. Since 2007 Calichman has also been the Director of Player Development for Southern California-based youth soccer organization LAFC Chelsea.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.lafcsoccer.com/docs/Coaches/Coaches.php