 Thornton in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 10, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Edgewood, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Loyola Greyhounds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Baltimore Bays[1] | ? | (?) |
| 1996–1997 | MetroStars | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | → 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2001 | United States | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Loyola Greyhounds (goalkeeping) | ||
| 2012 | Elizabethtown Blue Jays (goalkeeping) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Villanova Wildcats (associate head coach) | ||
| 2015–2021 | D.C. United (goalkeeping) | ||
| 2022 | Houston Dynamo (goalkeeping) | ||
| 2022– | Chicago Fire (goalkeeping) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zach Thornton (born October 10, 1973) is an American former 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). 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.[2]
- ^ "Barger's goal boots Bays, 1-0". The Sun. Baltimore. June 6, 1993. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ ""Fire original C.J. Brown to be inducted into the Ring of Fire," Chicago Fire Soccer Club, Tuesday, February 14, 2012".