Dave Sarachan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Sarachan | ||
| Date of birth | June 7, 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochester, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Monroe Community College | ||
| 1975–1976 | Cornell University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | Rochester Lancers | 3 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 23 | (23) |
| 1980–1981 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 46 | (20) |
| 1981 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 8 | (0) |
| 1982 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 12 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1976–1977 | University of Rochester (assistant) | ||
| 1983 | Cornell University (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1987 | Virginia (assistant) | ||
| 1988–1997 | Cornell University | ||
| 1997–1999 | D.C. United (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2002 | United States (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2007 | Chicago Fire | ||
| 2008–2016 | LA Galaxy (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | United States (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:16, 13 July 2007 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006 |
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Dave Sarachan (born June 7, 1954 in Rochester, New York) is a U.S. soccer coach and former player. He spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League and four in Major Indoor Soccer League before retiring in 1982. Since then, he has coached at the collegiate, professional and national team levels, most recently as the head coach of the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Sarachan grew up in Rochester, New York, graduating from Brighton High School in 1972.[1] He then played two years of college soccer at Monroe Community College where he was a junior college All American in 1973 and 1974. After the 1974 season, he transferred to Cornell University, where he played two more years, and was named the team MVP as a senior.
Following his graduation, the Rochester Lancers of the North American Soccer League (NASL) drafted Sarachan. He played two seasons, 1976 and 1977, with the Lancers.[2]
After two seasons with the Lancers, Sarachan moved indoors, where he played for the Pittsburgh Spirit in 1978–79, and the Buffalo Stallions from 1979–1981.
While playing for the Lancers, Sarachan was an assistant coach at the nearby University of Rochester, and he was additionally the assistant coach at Cornell for one season in 1983.
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