| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chad McCarty | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-10-05)October 5, 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Fresno, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Washington Huskies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 62 | (2) |
| 1998 | →MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Columbus Crew | 37 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| California Odyssey | |||
| Clovis North | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2006 | |||
Chad McCarty (born October 5, 1977, inFresno, California) is a former U.S.soccermidfielder who spent six seasons inMajor League Soccer. He also earned onecap with theU.S. national team in 1999.
McCarty grew up inClovis, California and attendedClovis High School. After graduating from high school, McCarty attended theUniversity of Washington where he spent three seasons (1995–1997) on the Huskies soccer team. In 1998, he elected to not return for a fourth season and went professional with theMajor League Soccer (MLS) Project-40 team.[1]
After McCarty signed with Project-40, the league allocated him to theTampa Bay Mutiny. In 1998, he spent most of his time with the Project-40 team which competed in theA-League. However, he did have six games with the Mutiny that year. In 1999 and 2000, he became a regular with the Mutiny, starting 30 games and 22 games respectively.
McCarty broke his left ankle on April 7, 2001, in a game against theDallas Burn. His rehabilitation took four months.[2] On January 17, 2002, theColumbus Crew SC used the fifth pick in that season's waiver draft to select McCarty.
Columbus waived McCarty on March 2, 2004. When no club picked him up, McCarty retired from playing professionally.
He was a member of the U.S. U-20 national team at the1997 U-20 World Cup. The U.S. made the second round only to fall to eventual tournament runner-up Uruguay. By the end of 1997, he had earned 13 caps with the U-20 team. The following year, he moved up to theU-23 national team. He became a regular on the team before breaking his right ankle on March 25, 1998.
McCarty earned his onlycap with the seniorU.S. team in a September 8, 1999 tie withJamaica.[3]
In 2000, McCarty was selected for theU.S. Olympic Team which competed at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, Australia. That team, coached byClive Charles, went to the Bronze Medal match where it fell 2–0 to Chile. McCarty was the team captain for the Olympics.
After retiring from playing, McCarty joined the youth coaching ranks with theCalifornia Odyssey of theSuper Y-League.[4] Since leaving the Odyssey, he is now coaching the High School Boy's Varsity team atClovis North Educational Center and the Men's Soccer team atClovis Community College .
Columbus Crew SC
