Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 9, 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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New York Red Bulls (assistant coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987 | Wilmington Seahawks | ||
1989–1991 | George Mason Patriots | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 19 | (0) |
1992–1994 | Harrisburg Heat (indoor) | 72 | (24) |
1994–1995 | Anaheim Splash (indoor) | 52 | (26) |
1996 | Colorado Rapids | 31 | (0) |
Total | 174 | (50) | |
Teams managed | |||
1998–2007 | Chicago Fire (assistant) | ||
2008–2009 | Chicago Fire | ||
2010 | Illinois Institute of Technology (assistant) | ||
2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (assistant) | ||
2012–2013 | Montreal Impact (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | New York Red Bulls (assistant) | ||
2017– | New York Red Bulls (sporting director) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Denis Hamlett (born January 9, 1969) is a Costa Rican former professional soccer player who is currently the sporting director for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
Hamlett spent his entire playing career in the United States, playing professionally with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and the Colorado Rapids, as well as indoor soccer with the Harrisburg Heat and Anaheim Splash.
After his parents separated, Hamlett moved to live with his mother in Silver Spring, MD when he was ten years old and attended Albert Einstein High School. In 1987, Hamlett played college soccer for UNC Wilmington, before transferring to George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia after his freshman season. He earned All-Colonial Athletic Association and All-Region accolades during his three seasons of play at George Mason. He graduated in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in public administration and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2006.
Hamlett began his professional career on June 10, 1992 when he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of American Professional Soccer League. He spent the 1992 and 1993 summers playing outdoor soccer with the Strikers. In the fall of 1992, he joined the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Heat. Then from 1994–95, he played summer indoor soccer for the Anaheim Splash of the CISL.