Pat Onstad
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Patrick Stewart Onstad | |
| Date of birth | January 13, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Vancouver, BC, Canada | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | goalkeeper | |
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| Current club | Houston Dynamo | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1985-87 | UBC Thunderbirds | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987 1988-89, 92 1990-91 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998-99, 2001-02 1999-2001 2003-05 2006- |
Vancouver 86ers Winnipeg Fury Toronto Blizzard Toronto Rockets Montreal Impact Edmonton Drillers (indoor) Toronto Lynx Rochester Raging Rhinos Dundee United San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo |
0 (0) 20 (0) 54 (0) 20 (0) 7 (0) 19 (0) 0 (0) 70 (0) 0 (0) 92 (0) 71 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1988- | Canada | 53 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Patrick Stewart Onstad (born January 13, 1968 in Vancouver) is a professional Canadian soccer goalkeeper. He is an active member of the Canadian national soccer team, and currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Entering the 2008 season, his career goals against average (1.07) was the best in MLS history.
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[edit] College
Onstad began his lengthy soccer career tending goal at the University of British Columbia, who he led to three CIAU National Championships.
[edit] Professional Career
After graduating, Onstad joined the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987. From 1988-89, he played for the Winnipeg Fury, also of the CSL. He moved to a third CSL team, the Toronto Blizzard, for 1990 and 1991. Onstad returned to the Fury in 1992, winning both the CSL Championship and the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award.
Onstad moved to the APSL in 1994, playing for the Toronto Rockets. After a season with the Rockets, he moved to the Montreal Impact for 1995. In 1996, he played indoor soccer for the Edmonton Drillers of the NPSL. He returned to outdoor soccer in 1997, playing for the Toronto Lynx, again of the A-League. In 1998, Onstad moved to his first American team, the Rochester Rhinos, with whom he won the A-League title, and was also named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year after allowing only 13 goals in 26 regular season games. Onstad remained with Rochester for 1999, was named All-League second team, and helped the Rhinos become the only minor league team to win the U.S. Open Cup since the foundation of Major League Soccer.
In 1999, Onstad was signed by Dundee United of Scotland, although he never saw any playing time with the first team. He returned to Rochester in 2001, and although a wrist injury kept him out of action for most of the year, he finished second in the league in goals against the following year.
In 2003, Onstad was signed by fellow Canadian Frank Yallop to the San Jose Earthquakes as a replacement for Joe Cannon. Onstad filled in quite well, helping lead the Earthquakes to their second MLS Cup in three years, and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award. He had another excellent year in 2005, supporting the Earthquakes as they went undefeated at home (the first time any team did that in MLS history) and winning the MLS Supporters' Shield, and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for a second time. He was named to the MLS Best XI in both 2003 and 2005.
Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season. Onstad played every minute of the regular season for the Dynamo.
[edit] International Career
Onstad made his debut for the Canadian national team on February 18, 1988 against Bermuda, and has played a total of 53 games for the squad.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Joe Cannon |
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year 2003 2005 |
Succeeded by Joe Cannon Troy Perkins |
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