Jeff Curtin

Jeff Curtin (born July 4, 1983 in Oreland, Pennsylvania) is a retired American soccer player, who last played for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

Jeff Curtin
Personal information
Full name Jeff Curtin
Date of birth (1983-07-04) July 4, 1983
Place of birth Oreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position(s) defender
Club information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 3
Youth career
2002–2005 Georgetown
1996–1999 Philadelphia Soccer Club Coppa[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Chicago Fire 3 (1)
2008 D.C. United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2008
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2006

Jeff played college soccer at Georgetown University, where he finished with 12 goals and 7 assists in 73 matches. He was named All Big East Second Team for four consecutive years (2002–05). He was drafted in the 2nd round, 14th overall, by the Chicago Fire in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft; he subsequently played 3 times for Fire, scoring one goal, before being claimed in the waiver draft by D.C. United on March 4, 2008.[2] On May 23, 2008, D.C. United announced that Jeff Curtin was retiring after a sequence of injuries and expected rehabilitation.[3]

He is the younger brother of his former teammate with the Fire, defender Jim Curtin, who later played with Chivas USA.

References
  1. "PSC COPPA:Coppa/Reading FC". PSC Coppa. 2006-09-13.
  2. "MLS Waiver Draft Results". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  3. Jeff Curtin retires - Behind the Badge Archived 2009-01-06 at Archive.today


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