Mark Simpson (soccer)

Mark Simpson
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-03-18) March 18, 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Wilmington, OH, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Orlando Lions
1988–1995 Chicago Power (indoor)
1994 Rockford Raptors
1995 Dayton Dynamo (indoor) 12 (1)
1995–1996 Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) 15 (0)
1996–2001 D.C. United 53 (0)
1996–1997 Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) 13 (0)
1998MLS Pro-40 (loan) 2 (0)
International career
1999 U.S. Futsal 1 (0)
Managerial career
2002 D.C. United (goalkeeper)
2003 Virginia Beach Mariners (assistant)
2004–2010 D.C. United (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Simpson (born March 18, 1966) is an American former soccer player and coach. A goalkeeper, he spent six seasons with D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He backstopped the team to the MLS Cup 1996. He also spent one season in the American Professional Soccer League, two in the USISL and six in the National Professional Soccer League. He earned one cap with the U.S. National Futsal Team in 1999. He was the Director of Soccer Operations for the planned North American Soccer League team Virginia Cavalry FC.[1]

  1. ^ "NASL Announces Virginia Team to Begin Play in 2014". North American Soccer League. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-07.