Daniel Jacob Calichman (born February 21, 1968) is an American soccer coach and retired player. He played as a defender and is an assistant coach for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Jacob Calichman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 21, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Huntington Station, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Williams Ephs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 50+ | (1+) |
| 1994 | Boston Storm | ||
| 1995 | New York Centaurs | ||
| 1996–1998 | LA Galaxy | 68 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | New England Revolution | 29 | (0) |
| 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 16 | (0) |
| 2001 | Charleston Battery | 22 | (1) |
| Total | 185+ | (2+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2014 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags | ||
| 2010–2011 | New York Cosmos (youth) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Chivas USA (youth) | ||
| 2014–2020 | Toronto FC (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | LA Galaxy (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editCollege
editCalichman played college soccer at Williams College, where he was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American.[2]
Professional
editCalichman 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 Boston Storm and New York Centaurs in the A-League.
In 1996, Calichman was allocated to Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He captained the team for three seasons, earning All-Star recognition in 1996, until a trade to New England Revolution before the 1999 season. He ended his MLS career splitting 2000 between the Revs and San Jose Earthquakes and spent 2001 in the A-League with Charleston Battery. He retired from competitive soccer at the end of the 2001 season. Calichman held the captain armband for the Earthquakes when John Doyle wasn't in the lineup.
Calichman was honored by the Galaxy in a pre-game match ceremony on April 4, 2009.[3]
International
editCalichman was capped two times for the United States national team, both in 1997.
Coaching career
editIn 2002, Calichman was appointed as head coach of the men's soccer team at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.[4] In 2007, Calichman also became the director of player development for Southern California-based youth soccer organization LAFC Chelsea. The club later became part of first the New York Cosmos and then the Chivas USA academy setups. From 2014 until 2020, he was an assistant coach for the Major League Soccer team Toronto FC under head coach Greg Vanney.[5] In 2021, he moved to LA Galaxy to serve as an assistant coach.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1990–91 | JSL Second Division | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29+ | 2+ | ||||
| 1991–92 | JSL First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11+ | 0+ | |||||
| 1992 | J1 League | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6+ | 2+ | |||||
| 1993 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50+ | 1+ | 1+ | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60+ | 4+ | |||
| Boston Storm | 1994 | USISL | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| New York Centaurs | 1995 | A-League | — | — | — | |||||||||
| LA Galaxy | 1996 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 0 | ||
| New England Revolution | 1999 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2000 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Charleston Battery | 2001[11] | A-League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 185+ | 2+ | 4+ | 1+ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 210+ | 5+ | ||
- ^ Includes the Emperor's Cup and U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Includes the JSL Cup and J.League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- ^ Appearances in the A-League playoffs
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Managerial
edit| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags | September 6, 2002 | September 13, 2014 | 242 | 140 | 82 | 20 | 57.85 | [12] |
| Total | 242 | 140 | 82 | 20 | 57.85 | |||
Honors
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ Dan Calichman at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Slater, Robert (2000). Great Jews in Sports. Jonathan David Publishers. p. 54. ISBN 0-8246-0453-9.
- ^ Magaña, Angel (April 5, 2009). "Familiar Problems Haunt Galaxy". LAist. Gothamist. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
- ^ "Dan Calichman – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps profile". Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas. Claremont Colleges. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ MLSsoccer staff (September 17, 2014). "Old faces, new place: Greg Vanney names Toronto FC coaching staff, and they're loaded with MLS experience". Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 5, 2021). "Galaxy hire Greg Vanney as next coach to lead rebuilding project". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Dan Calichman at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ Dan Calichman at Major League Soccer
- ^ "Dan Calichman – LA Galaxy player registry". LA Galaxy. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Dan Calichman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ "Dan Calichman at StatsCrew.com". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "CMS Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Web Archives". Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas. Claremont Colleges. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
External links
edit- Dan Calichman at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Dan Calichman at FBref.com
- Dan Calichman at National-Football-Teams.com