Full name Daniel Jacob Calichman Name Dan Calichman Position Defender Years Team Education Williams College | 1986–1990 Williams Ephmen Height 1.85 m Role Soccer player | |
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Date of birth (1968-02-21) February 21, 1968 (age 47) Place of birth Huntington Station, New York, United States | ||
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All For One: Roots (S05E20) presented by Bell
Daniel Jacob "Dan" Calichman (born February 21, 1968 in Huntington Station, New York) is a retired American soccer player, who played as a defender, and the current assistant coach for Toronto FC.
Contents
- All For One Roots S05E20 presented by Bell
- College
- Professional
- International
- Post Soccer Career
- References
College
Calichman played college soccer at Williams College, where he was a three-time Division III All-American.
Professional
Calichman began his professional career in Japan, first for Mazda in the Japan Soccer League in 1990 and 1991, and then for its successor Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the newly formed J. League Division 1 in 1992 and 1993. Calichman became the first American to play in the J-League. In 1995, he moved back to the United States and played for the Boston Storm and the New York Centaurs of the A-League.
In 1996, Calichman was allocated to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He would captain the team for three seasons, earning All-Star recognition in 1996, until a trade to the New England Revolution before the 1999 season. He would end his MLS career splitting 2000 between the Revs and the San Jose Earthquakes and spent 2001 in the A-League with the Charleston Battery. He retired from competitive soccer at the end of the 2001 season.
Calichman was honored by the Galaxy in a pre-game match ceremony on April 4, 2009.
International
Calichman was capped 2 times for the United States national team, both in 1997.
Post-Soccer Career
In 2004 Calichman was appointed head coach of the men's soccer team at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. In 2007 Calichman also became the Director of Player Development for Southern California-based youth soccer organization LAFC Chelsea. Since 2014 he has been assistant coach for the Major League Soccer team Toronto FC.