Richard Farrer (born 9 April 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a retired South African-American soccer player who spent five seasons in the USISL, half a season each in South Africa and England and seven seasons with the Dallas Burn in Major League Soccer. He currently practices law in Austin, Texas.

[edit] Youth

Farrer grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico where he attended Las Cruces High School. He then entered Colorado College where he played the 1989 season before transferring to the University of New Mexico. He played from 1990 to 1992 with the Lobos and graduated in 1993 with a bachelors degree in philosophy.

[edit] Professional

During his college years, Farrer also played for the Albuquerque Gunners of USISL. In the fall of 1990, the Gunners became the New Mexico Roadrunners before changing their name to the New Mexico Chiles in 1991. Farrer remained with the team through all these name changes.^[1] He returned to the Chiles in 1993.^[2] He played the first half of the 1994-1995 season with AmaZulu in the South Africa Premier Soccer League. He then tried out with Lincoln City F.C. of the English Third Division for the second half of the season but left England with an ankle injury and without having signed a contract. After rehabilitating his injured ankle, he returned to the Chiles in 1995.^[3] On February 7, 1996, the Dallas Burn selected Farrer in the 12th round (113th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played seven seasons as a defender with the Burn, retiring from playing on June 17, 2002. Following his retirement, Farrer entered law school at the University of Texas at Austin.

[edit] Law

Farrer entered the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 2002. He received his juris doctor degree in 2005. During his years in law school, he was an editor of the school’s law review. He then served for one year as a law clerk for the Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In September 2006, he became an associate with Weil Gotschal & Manges, moving to Yetter, Warden & Coleman in April 2007.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Player profile at MLS
• Player profile at PlayerHistory.com
• Yetter, Warden & Coleman profile