Danny Califf

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Danny Califf
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Benjamin Califf
Date of birth	March 17, 1980 (age 27)
Place of birth	Orange, California, USA
Height	6'0" (1.85 m)
Nickname	Danny
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Aalborg BK
Youth clubs
1998-2000	University of Maryland
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2004 2005 2005-present	Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Aalborg BK	103 (5) 20 (2) 28 (0)
National team2
2002-present	United States	13 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel ("Danny") Benjamin Califf (born March 17, 1980 in Montclair, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for Aalborg BK of the Danish Superliga.

[edit] Biography

Califf played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 1998 to 2000. As a freshman, Califf started all 24 of the team's games, and was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman team for helping to lead the Terrapins to the Final Four. As a sophomore, he started 20 games, and was named an NSCAA third-team All-American.

After his sophomore season, Califf signed a Project-40 contract with MLS and entered the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected sixth overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Califf was immediately slotted into the Galaxy's starting lineup, appearing in 18 games, 16 of them starts, as a rookie. Over the next three years, Califf would establish himself as one of the best central defenders in the league, starting 69 games for the Galaxy while helping the team to win a U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and a MLS Cup in 2002. Califf struggled with injuries in 2004, and was able to make only 10 starts, playing 855 minutes.

Califf was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes for an allocation prior to the 2005 season. He then regained his old form and even improved, being named to the MLS Best XI for the first time. Califf has scored seven league goals and four assists in six years in MLS. He left the Quakes after just one season to sign with Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga.

Califf has played for the United States national team at every level from the U-17's to the senior team. He has appeared in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the 1999 World Youth Championship, and the 2000 Olympic team. Additionally, he has appeared in 12 games for the full national team, getting his first cap against South Korea on January 19, 2002. Califf played in the 2003 Confederations Cup and the 2002 and 2003 Gold Cups. Califf scored his only international goal against Haiti on March 16, 2004.

[edit] External links

• AaB profile
• Career stats at Danmarks Radio

AaB - Current Squad

1 J. Nielsen | 2 M. Jakobsen | 3 Pedersen | 4 Califf | 5 J.R. Jacobsen | 7 Lindström | 8 Winsnes | 9 Augustinussen | 10 Prica | 14 Curth | 15 Nomvethe | 16 A. Olesen | 17 Muddi | 18 Caca | 19 S. Olsen | 20 Bræmer | 21 Risgård | 22 Würtz | 23 Enevoldsen | 24 Sørensen | 25 Chrys | 26 Pinto Pontes | 27 Kristensen | 28 C. Jacobsen | 29 Mota | 30 Stenild | 31 L. Nielsen | 32 Schwartz | 36 Kortegaard | Coach Hamrén