Danny Califf
Califf with the Union in September 2010
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| Full name | Daniel Benjamin Califf | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 17, 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montclair, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–1999 | Maryland Terrapins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 103 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | AaB | 69 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Midtjylland | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Philadelphia Union | 65 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Chivas USA | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Toronto FC | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 313 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | United States U20 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | United States U23 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2009 | United States | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 30, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 4, 2010 |
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Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Califf (born March 17, 1980 in Montclair, California) is a retired American soccer player.
Califf (pronounced kāl'ĭ-f) started his youth career in soccer for Canyon Hills Soccer Association, playing on the Canyon Classic team coached by his father. He played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 1998 to 2000. As a freshman, he started all 24 of the team's games, and was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman team for helping to lead the Terrapins to the Final Four. In his second year of college, he started 20 games, and was named an NSCAA third-team All-American.
After his sophomore season, Califf signed a Project-40 contract with MLS and entered the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected sixth overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Califf was immediately slotted into the Galaxy's starting line up, appearing in 18 games, 16 of them starts, as a rookie. Over the next three years, Califf would establish himself as one of the best central defenders in the league, starting 69 games for the Galaxy while helping the team to win a U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and a MLS Cup in 2002. Califf struggled with injuries in 2004, and was able to make only 10 starts, playing 855 minutes.
Califf was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes for an allocation prior to the 2005 season. He then regained his old form and even improved, being named to the MLS Best XI for the first time. Califf has scored seven league goals and four assists in six years in MLS.
He left the Quakes after just one season to sign with Aalborg in the Danish Superliga. In his first full season at Aalborg, Califf played 30 of 33 games, and helped the team win bronze medals in the 2006–07 Superliga season. Califf scored his first Aalborg goal on the last match day of the season, as bronze medal contenders Odense BK were defeated 3–1. After the season, during AaB's Intertoto Cup campaign, Califf was named club captain. In the 2007–08 Superliga season he helped Aalborg to a gold medal but after the season he could not agree with Aalborg on a new contract. He eventually signed with Danish Superliga rivals Midtjylland.
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