Dan Calichman
American soccer player (born 1968)
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::summary American soccer player (born 1968) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox football biography"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dan Calichman |
| fullname | Daniel Jacob Calichman |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Huntington Station, New York, U.S. |
| height | 6 ft 1 in |
| position | Defender |
| collegeyears1 | 1986–1990 |
| college1 | Williams Ephs |
| years1 | 1990–1993 |
| clubs1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| caps1 | 50+ |
| goals1 | 1+ |
| years2 | 1994 |
| clubs2 | Boston Storm |
| years3 | 1995 |
| clubs3 | New York Centaurs |
| years4 | 1996–1998 |
| clubs4 | LA Galaxy |
| caps4 | 68 |
| goals4 | 0 |
| years5 | 1999–2000 |
| clubs5 | New England Revolution |
| caps5 | 29 |
| goals5 | 0 |
| years6 | 2000 |
| clubs6 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| caps6 | 16 |
| goals6 | 0 |
| years7 | 2001 |
| clubs7 | Charleston Battery |
| caps7 | 22 |
| goals7 | 1 |
| totalcaps | 185+ |
| totalgoals | 2+ |
| nationalyears1 | 1997 |
| nationalteam1 | United States |
| nationalcaps1 | 2 |
| nationalgoals1 | 0 |
| manageryears1 | 2002–2014 |
| managerclubs1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags |
| manageryears2 | 2010–2011 |
| managerclubs2 | New York Cosmos (youth) |
| manageryears3 | 2011–2013 |
| managerclubs3 | Chivas USA (youth) |
| manageryears4 | 2014–2020 |
| managerclubs4 | Toronto FC (assistant) |
| manageryears5 | 2021– |
| managerclubs5 | LA Galaxy (assistant) |
| :: |
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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.
Playing career
College
Calichman played college soccer at Williams College, where he was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American.
Professional
Calichman 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.
International
Calichman was capped two times for the United States national team, both in 1997.
Coaching career
In 2002, Calichman was appointed as head coach of the men's soccer team at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. 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. In 2021, he moved to LA Galaxy to serve as an assistant coach.
Career statistics
Club
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| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Total | 50+ | 1+ | 1+ | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60+ | 4+ | Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 0 | Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Career total | 185+ | 2+ | 4+ | 1+ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 210+ | 5+ |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Storm | 1994 | USISL | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Centaurs | 1995 | A-League | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA Galaxy | 1996 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New England Revolution | 1999 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2000 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Battery | 2001 | A-League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
International
::data[format=table title="Appearances and goals by national team and year"] | National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Total||2||0 | |---|---|---|---|---| | United States | 1997 | 2 | 0 | | ::
Managerial
::data[format=table title="Managerial record by team and tenure"]
| Team | From | To | Record | G | W | L | T | Win % | Ref. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags | September 6, 2002 | September 13, 2014 | ||||||||
| :: |
Honors
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 1996All-Star Game flashback, 1996 at MLSsoccer.com
LA Galaxy
References
References
- {{WorldFootball.net. dan-calichman
- Slater, Robert. (2000). "Great Jews in Sports". Jonathan David Publishers.
- Magaña, Angel. (April 5, 2009). "Familiar Problems Haunt Galaxy". [[Gothamist]].
- "Dan Calichman – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps profile". [[Claremont Colleges]].
- MLSsoccer staff. (September 17, 2014). "Old faces, new place: Greg Vanney names Toronto FC coaching staff, and they're loaded with MLS experience".
- Baxter, Kevin. (January 5, 2021). "Galaxy hire Greg Vanney as next coach to lead rebuilding project".
- {{J.League player
- {{MLS player. dan-calichman
- "Dan Calichman – LA Galaxy player registry". [[Major League Soccer]].
- {{NFT player
- "Dan Calichman at StatsCrew.com".
- "CMS Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Web Archives". [[Claremont Colleges]].
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