Jimmy Conrad
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Conrad | ||
| Date of birth | February 12, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Arcadia, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | San Diego State Aztecs | ||
| 1996–1997 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | San Diego Flash | 26 | (2) |
| 1999–2002 | San Jose Earthquakes | 84 | (2) |
| 1999 | → San Francisco Bay Seals (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Kansas City Wizards | 204 | (17) |
| 2011 | Chivas USA | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 325 | (22) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2010 | United States | 27 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Chivas USA (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James "Jimmy" Conrad (born February 12, 1977) is an American retired soccer defender. During his 13-year MLS career, he was four-time MLS Best XI and the 2005 MLS Defender of the Year. He also earned 27 caps with the United States men's national soccer team and went to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After his playing career Conrad has worked in the media industry and currently stars on his YouTube channel The Jimmy Conrad.
Born in Arcadia, California, Conrad attended Temple City High School in Temple City, California and was a four-year letterman in soccer. Conrad played at San Diego State University in 1994 and 1995, and then transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles. While playing for UCLA, he was a member of the 1997 NCAA Championship team.
Undrafted by MLS, Conrad had an unsuccessful trial with the Los Angeles Galaxy. However, the Galaxy coaching staff recommended he play for one of their affiliated lower division teams. Consequently, Conrad contacted the now-defunct San Diego Flash of the A-League which gave him a contract. In 1999, Brian Quinn became the head coach of the San Jose Clash. When Quinn began searching for an additional defender and goalkeeper for the Clash, Ralf Wilhelms, head coach of the Flash and a former teammate of Quinn on the San Diego Sockers, recommended Conrad and Flash goalkeeper Joe Cannon. The Clash signed Conrad that year. He played with the club, later re-branded as the Earthquakes, for four seasons, helping them to the MLS Cup in 2001. In 2000, he also played for Lech Poznań in Poland.
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