Jon Busch
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| Jon Busch | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jon Busch | |
| Date of birth | August 18, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Queens, New York, USA | |
| Height | 5'10 | |
| Position | goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Columbus Crew | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994-96 | Charlotte | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1997 1997 1998-00 2001 2002– |
Worcester Wildfire Carolina Dynamo Hampton Roads Mariners Hershey Wildcats Columbus Crew |
? (?) 2 (0) 64 (0) 27 (0) 84 (0) |
| National team** | ||
| 2005 | United States | 1 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Jon Busch (born August 18, 1976 in Queens, New York) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He played at Guilderland High School and was named All-American and was ranked within the top 25.
Although Busch was a NCAA All-American in 1996 while playing at UNC-Charlotte, his road to MLS was not an easy one. Undrafted out of college, he spent a number of years in the United Soccer Leagues, playing for the Worcester Wildfire, Carolina Dynamo, Hampton Roads Mariners, and Hershey Wildcats. He was named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year during his final year in the USL, 2001, and was then drafted by Columbus with the 23rd overall pick of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.
Busch did not become a starter for the Crew immediately, sharing the duties in his first MLS season with incumbent Tom Presthus. He became a starter by 2003, but did not do too well, as Columbus floundered in the standings. But both the Crew and Busch had terrific 2004 regular seasons, as the team, led by Busch's goaltending, embarked on a league-record 18-game undefeated streak. Busch was a finalist for the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for his performance, and his impact on the team's season was cited as the third-highest impact of any MLS player on any MLS team in the history of the league by MLSnet writer Jeff Bradley.[1]
In 2005, he was sidelined by a knee injury for most of the season, leading the Crew to acquire Jonny Walker. The Crew's goalkeeping injury woes intensified in 2006, as Busch was one of several injured keepers on the team roster, managing only 8 games.
Considered quite short by goalie standards at 5'10", Busch plays with a great deal of energy and is often praised as a leader and motivator for his team - former Crew assistant coach John Murphy once said of Busch that, "Jon is 5-10 and plays 6-5."[2]
Busch's father was a Lutheran minister.
He earned his first cap for the United States on March 9, 2005, shutting out Colombia.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bradley, Jeff. "First XI: Impact players", MLSnet.com, September 5, 2006, retrieved December 4, 2006.
- ^ Wheeler, Walter. "View of the Crew", Cybersoccernews.com, August 17, 2004, retrieved from Google cache December 4, 2006.
[edit] See also
| Columbus Crew - Current Squad |
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1 Busch | 2 Hejduk | 4 Pierce | 5 Moss | 6 González | 7 Thomas | 8 Oughton | 9 Garey | 10 Ngwenya | 11 Grabavoy | 12 Gaven | 13 Burch | 14 Marshall | 15 Retiz | 16 Kamara | 17 Szetela | 19 Becerra | 20 Ward | 22 Rozental | 23 Hendrickson | 24 Zayner | 25 Virtuoso | 28 Gruenebaum | 29 Palmer | 31 Gaudette | 33 Leitch | 88 Walker | 99 Coiner | -- Hesmer | -- O'Rourke | Coach: Schmid |
