Joe Cannon (soccer)
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| Joe Cannon | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joe Cannon | |
| Date of birth | January 1, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Sun Valley, Idaho, United States | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1993 1995-97 |
UC Santa Barbara Santa Clara |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998 1999-02 2003 2003-06 2007 2008- |
San Diego Flash San Jose Earthquakes RC Lens Colorado Rapids Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes |
28 (0) 109 (0) 0 (0) 86 (0) 29 (0) 4 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003-2005 | United States | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Joe Cannon (born January 1, 1975 in Sun Valley, Idaho and raised in Los Altos Hills, California) is a soccer goalkeeper, the first netminder in Major League Soccer's history to win two MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Awards. He is currently with the San Jose Earthquakes. Joe has a twin brother, Jon Cannon, who was a professional baseball player for 10 years.
After playing college soccer at Santa Clara University, Cannon was not drafted by an MLS team and instead signed with the now-defunct San Diego Flash of the A-League in 1998. After a season with the Flash, he was signed by MLS's San Jose Earthquakes as the backup goalkeeper. After a shoulder injury sidelined starting goalkeeper David Kramer eight games into the 1999 season, Cannon manned the Quakes nets as the starter until 2002, leading the team to the MLS Cup championship in 2001 and winning his first MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award in 2002.
Cannon left the Quakes in 2003, signing a six-month contract with RC Lens of France's Ligue 1. Unfortunately for Joe, he wasn't able to break into the Lens first team, and left France after the season. The Earthquakes traded his rights to the Colorado Rapids for three draft picks. Cannon could not get into the squad in Colorado, as incumbent keeper Scott Garlick was playing well, but Rapids coach Tim Hankinson controversially made the switch for the playoffs. Although Colorado did not advance, Garlick was traded to the Dallas Burn, and Cannon kept his starting position.
In 2004, Cannon was one of the better goalkeepers in MLS, often keeping Rapids in games thanks to his play, and winning his second Goalkeeper of the Year award, being named to his first MLS Best XI and becoming a finalist for the MVP. He has earned two caps with the US national team (as of early 2005), his first coming against New Zealand on June 8, 2003.
On December 1, 2006, Cannon was traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy for Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu. He made his Galaxy debut April 8, 2007 in a 0-0 tie with the Houston Dynamo.
Cannon later returned to the Earthquakes via a trade with the Galaxy for allocation money on January 10, 2008. [1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ San Jose Earthquakes acquire goalkeeper Joe Cannon, <http://sanjose.earthquakes.mlsnet.com/t110/news/article.jsp?content_id=01102008>. Retrieved on 10 January 2008
Cannon currently has a contract with Nike.
Cannon's father is Canadian, which made him eligible to have played for the Canadian National Team. Joe turned down the chance, instead choosing to represent the United States National Team.
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| Preceded by Tim Howard |
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Pat Onstad |
| Preceded by Pat Onstad |
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Pat Onstad |
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