| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-08-27)August 27, 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | New England Revolution | 4 | (0) |
| 1997 | →Connecticut Wolves(loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Scott Coufal is an American retiredsoccergoalkeeper who spent two seasons inMajor League Soccer.
Coufal graduated fromBrookfield East High School where he was a 1991 NSCAA Third Team High School All American and the 1992 Gatorade High School Soccer Player of the Year.[1][2] Coufal attended theIndiana University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. He was a 1996 Third Team All American.[3]
On February 1, 1997, theNew England Revolution selected Coufal in the second round (twelfth overall) of the1997 MLS College Draft. That year, theCarolina Dynamo also drafted Coufal in the first round of theUSISL A-League draft.[4] Coufal signed with the Revolution and spent most of the season as backup toWalter Zenga. In June 1997, the Revolution sent Coufal on loan to theConnecticut Wolves of the A-League.[5] When Zenga injured his knee in July, Coufal played three games, each a loss. The Revolution then brought inJeff Causey and sent Coufal to the bench. The Revolution waived Coufal in March 1998 and he signed with theChicago Fire on April 1, 1998.[6]