Greg Vanney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Greg Vanney | ||
| Date of birth | June 11, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | South Boston, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Toronto FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992 | FIU Golden Panthers | ||
| 1993–1995 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 168 | (21) |
| 1996 | → Sacramento Scorpions (loan) | 3 | (3) |
| 2002–2005 | Bastia | 65 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Dallas | 53 | (1) |
| 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | D.C. United | 15 | (0) |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (25) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–2006 | United States | 37 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Chivas USA (assistant) | ||
| 2014– | Toronto FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2008 |
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Greg Vanney (born June 11, 1974) is an American former professional soccer player and current head coach of Toronto FC in MLS.
A defender and one of MLS's original players, he spent 10 seasons in the league and another three-and-a-half in the French First Division playing for Sporting Club de Bastia between 2002 and 2005. He also earned 36 caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team between 1996 and 2006.
Vanney played soccer for Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, and led the team to three consecutive state championship titles in 1990, 1991, and 1992. Vanney holds the school record for most assists by one player in a season with 13 for the 1990-1991 season, and also holds the school record for most goals by one player in a single season with 33 goals for the 1991-1992 season. He was also named the 5A player of the year for the 1991-1992 season, Gatorade Player of the Year, NSCAA and Parade All-America in 1992. Greg Vanney played college soccer for Florida International University in 1992, and for UCLA from 1993 to 1995. In 1995, Vanney was named All-America honorable mention and finished his senior season with 8 goals and 10 assists.
He was drafted 17th overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. The team sent him on loan to the Sacramento Scorpions of USISL for three games at the beginning of the season where he netted three goals in three games including two game winners. Vanney played for the Galaxy for six years, from 1996 to 2001, and was consistently one of the best defenders in MLS, leading the Galaxy to three MLS Cup Finals and CONCACAF Champion's Cup Championships, and was also named to the MLS Best XI in both 2000 and 2001 and an MLS All-Star in 2001. After the 2001 MLS season, Vanney transferred to the French First Division club SC Bastia. In the first six months with Bastia, Vanney helped lead the French Club to its first appearance in the Coupe de France Final in over 20 years. He left the club in 2005, coming back to MLS and signing with FC Dallas. After two seasons with the Hoops, and two All-Star selections, Vanney was traded to Colorado on January 12, 2007. On 06/29/07 Vanney was traded from the Rapids to D.C. United. On February 15, 2008 the rights for Greg Vanney were transferred to his first club, the Los Angeles Galaxy. Vanney announced his retirement from the professional game on October 26, 2008; his last game against his former club FC Dallas.
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