Jon Conway

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::summary American soccer player (born 1977) ::

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Field	Value
name	Jon Conway
image	Jon Conway Fire.jpg
caption	Conway in 2011
fullname	Jonathan David Conway
birth_date
birth_place	Media, Pennsylvania, U.S.
height	6 ft 6 in
position	Goalkeeper
youthclubs1	Lower Merion SC
youthclubs2	FC Delco
collegeyears1	1996–1999
college1	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
collegecaps1	72
collegegoals1	0
years1	2000–2005
clubs1	San Jose Earthquakes
caps1	18
goals1	0
years2	2000
clubs2	→ Bay Area Seals (loan)
caps2	4
goals2	0
years3	2006–2009
clubs3	New York Red Bulls
caps3	63
goals3	0
years4	2009
clubs4	Chivas USA
caps4	0
goals4	0
years5	2010
clubs5	Toronto FC
caps5	1
goals5	0
years6	2011
clubs6	Chicago Fire
caps6	6
goals6	0
totalcaps	92
totalgoals	0
manageryears1	2012–2014
managerclubs1	Toronto FC Academy (goalkeepers)
manageryears2	2014–2023
managerclubs2	Toronto FC (goalkeepers)
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Jonathan David Conway (born May 6, 1977) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper and former goalkeeping coach for Toronto FC.

Youth and college

Born in Media, Pennsylvania, as a youth, Conway played club soccer for the Lower Merion Gorillas, leading them to the Under 13 Indoor and Outdoor state championships in 1990 - this was the first Lower Merion club to capture both state titles in the same year. They are arguably the greatest team in LMSC history (ask Biff Sturla). He later played for powerhouse youth soccer club F.C. Delco, and played four years of college soccer at Rutgers University. Conway was an all-state soccer player from Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pennsylvania.

Professional career

Conway was drafted with the 28th pick of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes. Conway spent his first years as a professional as the backup to Joe Cannon, but was given his chance at the starting position when Cannon left the Quakes in 2003 for France.

In 2000, he went on loan with Bay Area Seals, playing four games with a 0.50 goals against average. Conway suffered a broken right ankle in preseason and the Quakes were forced to find a replacement; that replacement came in the form of Canadian international goalkeeper Pat Onstad from Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League, who went on to be named Goalkeeper of the year in MLS. Conway remained a capable backup keeper for the Quakes, playing in the occasional US Open Cup games and when Onstad was injured or away on international duty. Conway has won 2 MLS Cup Championships.

After the 2005 season, Conway was traded to the MetroStars in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=351282&cc=5901 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518011221/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=351282&cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2008 |publisher=ESPNsoccernet News Services |title=Quakes trade G Conway to MetroStars |date=December 5, 2005}} In 2006, Conway finished best among all goalkeepers in MLS with a 1.00 GAA (goals against average) and compiled a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 3 ties with 5 shutouts. In 2007, Conway compiled a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties with 4 shutouts and a 1.10 GAA. He entered the 2008 season as the starting goalkeeper for the since renamed New York Red Bulls. On June 29, 2009, Conway was released by New York to free a spot for Senegalese goal keeper Bouna Coundoul.

In September 2009, Conway's MLS rights, which under MLS roster rules were still held by Red Bulls even after his release, were traded to Chivas USA for a fourth-round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.

After the waiving of back-up keeper Brian Edwards, Toronto FC acquired the 32-year-old goalkeeper to replace Edwards. Conway made his debut for Toronto in the Canadian Championship against the Vancouver Whitecaps May 19, 2010. He continued to make non-league appearances for Toronto throughout the 2010 season within the Canadian Championship and the CONCACAF Champions League. Conway had a stand out performance versus Real Salt Lake in the Champions League in a 1–1 home draw on September 28, 2010, setting up teammate Jacob Peterson with a long throw to start the break. He made his first league appearance for Toronto on October 16, 2010, in a 2–2 home draw versus Columbus Crew in which he received a red card in the 72nd minute.

Toronto traded Conway to Chicago Fire on January 13, 2011, in exchange for the No. 49 pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. At season's end, Chicago declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Conway was selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in stage 2 of the draft. However, he instead opted to retire.

Coaching career

After retiring, he became the goalkeeper coach with the Toronto FC Academy in 2012. In 2014, he joined the Toronto FC first team as goalkeeper coach.

Personal

He is married to sports broadcaster Andi Petrillo.

Honors

Club

San Jose Earthquakes

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup Champion: 2001, 2003

New York Red Bulls

• Major League Soccer Western Conference Champions: 2008

Toronto FC

• Canadian Championship: 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
• Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Champions: 2016, 2017, 2019
• Major League Soccer MLS Cup Champion 2017

References

References

1. [http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.baystax.html 2000 Bay Area Seals] {{webarchive. link. (February 16, 2012)
2. "Chivas USA Net GK Jon Conway, Among Other Moves | Goal.com".
3. (April 2017)
4. (January 14, 2011). "Whitecaps select Salgado No. 1 in MLS draft". CBC News.
5. "Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft highlighted by busy Galaxy | MLSsoccer.com".
6. "Veteran goalkeeper Conway retires | digtriad.com".
7. "Staff". [[Toronto FC]].
8. Ralph, Matthew. (November 5, 2017). "Delaware County native relishing Toronto FC success as goalkeeper coach". Brotherly Game.
9. Wheeler, Scott. (December 8, 2017). "Broadcaster Andi Petrillo, Toronto FC goalie coach Jon Conway share life and soccer". [[The Athletic]].

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