Scott Garlick

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Scott Garlick
Personal information
Full name Scott Garlick
Date of birth May 29, 1972 (1972-05-29) (age 36)
Place of birth    Phoenix, AZ, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
1991-94 University of San Diego
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1999-01
2001-03
2004-05
2006-2007
Waterford United
Carolina Dynamo
D.C. United
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake
 ? (?)
26 (0)
44 (0)
78 (0)
53 (0)
42 (0)
31 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 31 December 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 31 December 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Scott Garlick (born May 29, 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.

Garlick was not drafted by an MLS team out of college; instead, he signed with the Carolina Dynamo of the A-League. D.C. United called him up early in the 1997 MLS season, and then signed him for good later in the year. Garlick promptly backstopped DC to the MLS Cup, but the emergence of Tom Presthus led United to trade Garlick to the Tampa Bay Mutiny prior to the 1999 season.

Garlick spent two and a half seasons in Tampa, until he was traded to the Colorado Rapids in a deal that saw him packaged with Carlos Valderrama. He left Tampa as the team's all-time leader in most goalkeeping categories. Garlick spent two and a half seasons with the Rapids as well, but the arrival of Joe Cannon and Scott's subsequent controversial benching for the 2003 playoffs opened the door for his departure. He was traded to the Dallas Burn prior to the 2004 season. Although Garlick began the season as the starter, he lost his job to Jeff Cassar down the stretch. He was traded to Real Salt Lake at the conclusion of the 2005 season.

Garlick is a graduate of Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix.

In late February 2007 Garlick retired.