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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1976-11-03)November 3, 1976 (age 48) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,Defender | |||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Creighton Bluejays | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Nashville Metros | 14 | (?) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | San Jose Earthquakes | 173 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | FC Dallas | 32 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Toronto FC | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Houston Dynamo | 88 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 295 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | United States | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Memphis Tigers (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2014– | Memphis Tigers | |||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Richard Mulrooney (born November 3, 1976) is an American formersoccer player. He is the current men's soccer coach at theUniversity of Memphis.
Mulrooney played four years ofcollege soccer atCreighton University, where he recorded 51 assists from 1995 to 1998. While there, he helped lead the team to the NCAA Final Four in 1996, and was named anNCAA All-American as a senior.
Upon graduating, Mulrooney was drafted third overall in the1999 MLS College Draft by theSan Jose Clash. Mulrooney immediately earned himself a place in the Clash's starting lineup, starting 25 games while scoring one goal and 3 assists as a rookie. Mulrooney has since established himself as one of the most important players on the team, playing in 163 games and adding 44 assists while orchestrating the team's offense (both numbers are club records). He left the Quakes before the 2005 season, traded to Dallas in a large deal that includedArturo Alvarez andBrad Davis.
Mulrooney helped form the core of the FC Dallas squad that began the 2005 season in first place, but Mulrooney tore his ACL May 14, 2005 and missed the remainder of the season. He came back to become a regular for Dallas in 2006 and was named as a commissioner's pick to the 2006 MLS All-Star game, starting as the MLS All-Stars beatChelsea 1–0.
On March 20, 2007, Mulrooney was traded to expansion MLS club Toronto FC, in exchange for a partial allocation and a 2008SuperDraft first-round pick. On April 18, after only two games with TFC, he was sent to the Houston Dynamo forKevin Goldthwaite and a 2008 first-round pick.
Mulrooney played every game the remainder of the season for the Dynamo and tied for the team lead with five assists. He also set upNate Jaqua for the first goal in the Western Conference final againstKansas City. The Dynamo's2007 MLS Cup championship was Mulrooney's third league championship.
After the2010 MLS season Houston declined Mulrooney's contract option and he elected to participate in the2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Mulrooney became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.
Despite his success in MLS, Mulrooney has struggled to earn time for theUS national team, asClaudio Reyna,John O'Brien,Pablo Mastroeni andChris Armas play his position. Mulrooney earned his first cap on December 9, 2001, as a substitute againstSouth Korea. In a friendly match versus Ireland in Dublin during the lead-up to the tournament there was a torrential downpour which severely hampered play. Since then, he has played a total of 14 games, but has not played a major role with the team.
In 2012 Mulrooney joined the University of Memphis soccer staff, Mulrooney is the Assistant coach under HCRichie Grant
On February 25, 2014, Mulrooney was named the new head coach at the University of Memphis.
