Jeff Curtin
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Jeff Curtin | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Jeff Curtin | |
Date of birth | July 4, 1983 | |
Place of birth | Oreland, PA, United States | |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
Playing position | defender | |
Club information | ||
Current club | D.C. United | |
Number | 3 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2002-2005 1996-1999 |
Georgetown Philadelphia Soccer Club Coppa[1] |
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Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2006-07 2008 |
Chicago Fire D.C. United |
3 (1) 0 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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 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 Curtain 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, now of Chivas USA.
[edit] References
- ^ "PSC COPPA:Coppa/Reading FC", PSC Coppa, 2006-09-13. (English)
- ^ MLS Waiver Draft Results - Soccer Insider
- ^ Jeff Curtin retires - Behind the Badge