Kevin Hartman

Kevin Eugene Hartman ( born May 25, 1974 in Athens, Ohio ) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper.

Career

Youth and College

His first experience in football he made at the Radford High School in Radford, Virginia. There was only in 1989 as a substitute goalkeeper use, later, his team won the title in the Region IV Hartman but moved earlier with his family to Palos Verdes, California. There he played for the Palos Verdes High School. Besides, he also played for the San Pedro Santos, a local club from San Pedro, California.

During this time he trained very hard. Even before the school he ran every morning several kilometers and improved his players abilities.

Hartman went after the high school was completed in April 1992, to college. He played from 1992 to 1993 for the Cal State Dominguez Hills from 1994 to 1996 for the UCLA.

Clubs

In 1997 he was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy. In his first year as a rookie, he was rarely on the court. After his first season, he was selected by Chicago Fire in the expansion draft. LA Galaxy but exchanged Jorge Campos and Chris Armas against Hartman and Danny Pena with the Fires.

Kevin Hartman, after Campos was changed to Chicago, the number one goal. Prior to joining 2006, he was goalkeeper of Galaxies. Exception was the 2001 season, where he was temporarily replaced by Matt Reiss. He was voted the best goalkeeper of the Major League Soccer in 1999. Hartman was with Los Angeles Galaxy twice winner of the MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup.

In 2006 he moved to the Kansas City Wizards and after four years at FC Dallas. There he was elected at the age of 37 years again in June 2011 for the MLS Player of the Month.

For the 2013 season, he joined the New York Red Bulls. He ended on November 21, 2013 his career.

National

Due to his success in Major League Soccer, Hartman made ​​his international debut on 8 September 2000 against Jamaica. He also played two games in 2006.