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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dante Deneen Washington | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-11-21)November 21, 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Radford Highlanders | 66 | (82) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Washington Warthogs (indoor) | 47 | (70) |
| 1996 | Columbus Crew | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Dallas Burn | 85 | (24) |
| 2000–2002 | Columbus Crew | 73 | (28) |
| 2003–2004 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 53 | (35) |
| 2004–2005 | Columbus Crew | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 286 | (157) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1997 | United States | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 May 2013 | |||
Dante Deneen Washington (born November 21, 1970) is an American formersoccer player who played as astriker.
Washington playedcollege soccer atRadford University, and was named a first teamAll-American in 1991. He is the NCAAcareer leader for assists in men's soccer.
After years in the various indoor leagues and minor outdoor leagues, he signed with MLS and theColumbus Crew midway through the inaugural 1996 season. But after only three games with the club, Dante was traded to theDallas Burn for the rights toBrad Friedel. Washington spent the next three and a half seasons in Dallas, his best being in 1997, when he scored 12 goals. In 2000, it was off to Columbus again, traded for a draft pick. Washington scored 15 in his first season back with the Crew, but his production declined during the next two seasons and he wasn't re-signed in 2003.
Washington would spend the next two years with theVirginia Beach Mariners of theA-League. In 2004, he led the league in scoring and tied for the lead in goals. At the end of the year, Dante received a surprise call-up to the Crew and started a playoff game over the befuddled regular starterEdson Buddle. He stayed with the club through the opening of the 2005 season, but was let go when Columbus acquiredCornell Glen. He was then acquired byReal Salt Lake, in exchange for salary budget considerations sent to Columbus. In nine years of MLS play, Washington scored 52 league goals and added 30 assists. He retired from MLS following the 2005 season, but later signed with theBaltimore Blast of theMISL. Washington had played for a few years prior to his stint in the MLS with theWashington Warthogs in the CISL.
Washington played for theUnited States in the1992 Summer Olympics.[1] He earned a total of six caps for the senior team, the first coming on March 12, 1991, againstMexico. He scored on his debut and added one other goal for his country.
Washington is one of 22 college players to be part of the 40-40 club, having both 40 goals and 40 assists in their college career.[2]
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