Jim Curtin

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Personal information
Jim Curtin
Full name	Jim Curtin
Date of birth	June 23, 1979 (1979-06-23) (age 28)
Place of birth	Oreland, PA, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Chivas USA
Number	3
Youth clubs
1997-2000	Villanova
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2008 2008	Chicago Fire Chivas USA	151 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jim Curtin (born June 23, 1979 in Oreland, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.

Before joining the Fire, Curtin played college soccer at Villanova University. Curtin excelled at Villanova, being named the Big East Rookie of the Year his freshman year, and taking home first-team All-Big East selections his junior and senior seasons.

Perceptions that Curtin was not athletic enough to play professionally, and the relative obscurity of Villanova, led to Curtin not being drafted until the third round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. In his rookie year Curtin saw spot duty, starting 12 games and playing a total of 1194 minutes. In his second year, Curtin secured a starting spot on the team, starting 22 games and playing 2121 minutes. In the last two years, Curtin has started every single game for the Fire, playing alongside Carlos Bocanegra in 2003, and helping the team's defense compensate for his loss in 2004.

On January 22, 2008, he was traded to Chivas USA for a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.^[1]