Preston Burpo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Preston Burpo | ||
| Date of birth | September 26, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethesda, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Southern New Hampshire Penmen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Boston Storm | ||
| 1996 | New Hampshire Phantoms | ||
| 1996–1997 | Harbour View | ||
| 1997–2005 | Seattle Sounders | 143 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chivas USA | 22 | (0) |
| 2008 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Colorado Rapids | 24 | (0) |
| 2010 | New England Revolution | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 200 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Montreal Impact (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2013–2014 | D.C. United (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2016– | New York Red Bulls (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Preston Burpo (born September 26, 1972 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a retired American soccer player who is currently the goalkeeper coach for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
Burpo played collegiate soccer at Southern New Hampshire University from 1992 to 1995. During his career there he earned a goals against average of 1.19 and recorded 38 shutouts. He was the first Penman to earn All-Region honors in 1992.
Upon graduating in 1995 he had brief stints with New Hampshire Phantoms and Boston Storm of the USISL, and also played briefly with the Jamaican club team Harbor View FC. In 1997, he signed with Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division where he would play for the next nine years. During his career with the Sounders, Burpo appeared 143 times, notching 38 shutouts, 631 saves, and a GAA of 1.19 along the way.
On March 17, 2006, Burpo signed his first contract with Major League Soccer to play for C.D. Chivas USA. On November 26, 2007, he was traded to San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. He never appeared in a match for San Jose before being traded with a fourth-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Jovan Kirovski and Kelly Gray on May 21, 2008.
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