Zach Thornton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zach Thornton | ||
| Date of birth | October 10, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Edgewood, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Loyola Greyhounds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | MetroStars | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | → North Jersey Imperials (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2006 | Chicago Fire | 215 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Benfica (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Chivas USA | 60 | (0) |
| Total | 286 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–2001 | United States | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 27, 2009 |
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Zach Thornton (born October 10, 1973 in Edgewood, Maryland) is a retired goalkeeper who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars (1996–1997), Chicago Fire (1998–2006), Colorado Rapids (2007), New York Red Bulls (2008) and Chivas USA (2008–2011). He was the starting goalkeeper for the Fire when it won MLS Cup '98 in its inaugural year. He, along with Chris Armas and C. J. Brown, are the only three Fire players to be a part of all six of the club's domestic championships from 1998 through 2006.
Thornton is currently the goalkeeping coach for both the men's and women's soccer programs at Elizabethtown College. He also works on a part-time volunteer basis in a similar capacity with the men's soccer team at his alma mater Loyola University Maryland.
The youngest of four siblings, Thornton began playing soccer at age five and lacrosse a year later. His father Ernest, who had endured his share of injuries while playing football at Kentucky State College, had gently steered him away from the gridiron sport. Thornton was a three-sport star in soccer, lacrosse and basketball at The John Carroll School. He attended Essex Community College before completing his education at Loyola College in Maryland. At Loyola, he played both soccer and lacrosse, the latter as a third-team All-American.
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