Zach Thornton
American soccer player · United States · On the map · Footballers · Born 1973 · age 53
Zach Thornton is an American soccer player who is goalkeeping coach for Chicago Fire FC. A goalkeeper, he spent 16 seasons in Major League Soccer with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars (1996-97), Chicago Fire (1998-2006), Colorado Rapids (2007), New York Red Bulls (2008) and Chivas USA (2008-11).
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Jesse Marsch Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 1998-2005
Chris Armas Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 1998-2006
C. J. Brown Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 1998-2006- Ante Razov Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 2001-2004
Jim Curtin Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 2001-2006- Evan Whitfield Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 1999-2004
Josh Wolff Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 1998-2002
Hristo Stoichkov Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 2000-2002
Claudio Reyna Teammate at United States national team, 1994-2001
Gregg Berhalter Teammate at United States national team, 1994-2001
Eric Wynalda Teammate at United States national team, 1994-2000
John Harkes Teammate at United States national team, 1994-2000
Frankie Hejduk Teammate at United States national team, 1996-2001
Tab Ramos Teammate at United States national team, 1994-2000
Piotr Nowak Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 1998-2002
Justin Mapp Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 2003-2006
Jorge Villafaña Teammate at Chivas USA, 2008-2011
Jovan Kirovski Teammate at United States national team, 1994-2001- Roy Lassiter Teammate at United States national team, 1994-2000
Ante Jazić Teammate at Chivas USA, 2009-2011
Ramiro Corrales Teammate at United States national team, 1996-2001
Logan Pause Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 2003-2006- Andy Herron Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 2004-2006
Matt Pickens Teammate at Chicago Fire FC, 2004-2006
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He was the starting goalkeeper for the Fire when it won MLS Cup '98 in its inaugural year. He, 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.
