Conor Casey
Conor Casey (2006)
Conor Casey ( born July 25, 1981 in Dover, New Hampshire) is an American football player at the position of a striker. He currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in the top division in the North American Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS ).
Career
Youth and Amateur Football
Casey grew up in Denver, where he gained his first footballing experience at South High School.
In 1999, the center-forward at the University of Portland, where he also studied some semesters of philosophy and played for the local college team. In his first season at the College was elected to the Soccer America 's Freshman of the Year. In the second, he scored 23 goals.
Club career
After standing for the USA at the Olympic Summer Games 2000 in the square, he moved to Germany to the amateurs of Borussia Dortmund, before 96 and Karlsruher SC in 2004 to 1 FSV Mainz 05 moved via Hanover, whose rise he had a few days earlier, made possible by the winner for the KSC against Alemannia Aachen Mainz competitors.
In his first season in Mainz Casey played 28 games. Here he succeeded in two goals.
In February 2007, Casey left the Bundesliga and moved to Toronto FC in the highest North American Soccer League, in the Major League Soccer. After only two completed games for the Canadians he was exchanged in return for Riley O'Neill of the Colorado Rapids and plays since the latter club. In the 2009 season he was second top scorer in the regular season. 2010 Casey won with Colorado MLS Cup with a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas in the MLS Cup. He was also elected as the MVP of the game.
National
His debut Casey on 31 March 2004 against Poland. In the match against Cuba during the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 in July of the same year he retired to a torn ACL and had to pause early March 2006.
In qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2010, he secured the national team in October 2009 with two goals in the decisive match against Honduras to take part in the tournament.
Before his first missions in the A- team of the United States, he played for the U -20 team of the United States, with which he U -20 World Cup 2001 also took part in the FIFA in Argentina and reached the second round.
Achievements
- Soccer America 's Freshman of the Year: 1999
- West Coast Conference Co - Player of the Year: 2000
- MLS champion: 2010
- MVP of the MLS Cup: 2010