Tim Mulqueen

Tim Mulqueen
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Full name Timothy Mulqueen

Tim Mulqueen is an American soccer goalkeeping coach and former goalkeeper.

Mulqueen grew up in the Fords section of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey and played soccer at St. Joseph High School.[1]

He graduated from St. Joseph's University in 1987.[2] In 1989 Mulqueen was a goalkeeper for the New Jersey Eagles in the ASL. In 1997, Mulqueen was listed as a player for the North Jersey Imperials in the USISL.[3]

He was goalkeeping coach for the MetroStars from 1996 to 1999 and the Kansas City Wizards from 2000 and 2005.[4] U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard credits Mulqueen with helping to establish his own career. Mulqueen waived fees so that Howard could be trained from the age of 12.[5]

Mulqueen was goalkeeper coach for the United States Soccer Federation representative team at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament,[6] 2005 CONCACAF U17 Tournament,[7] 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament,[8] 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] Mulqueen also was an assistant coach of the 1995 Lafayette College Men's Soccer team, which made it to the NCAA Division I Tournament sweet 16.

Mulqueen joined Orlando City in January 2017.[10] In August 2018, he was announced as the first head coach of the expansion USL franchise in Memphis.[11]

References

  1. Giase, Frank. "Springfield native Claudio Reyna will retire today", The Star-Ledger, July 15, 2008. Accessed December 17, 2017. " Tim Mulqueen, who has served a number of roles with the U.S. Soccer Federation, has been named goalkeeper coach for the Olympic men's team. Mulqueen, a Fords native, will join assistant coach Lubos Kubik on coach Peter Nowak's staff. Mulqueen, the former St. Joseph's High of Metuchen goalkeeper, was an assistant coach at Rutgers for seven years before becoming the original goalkeeper coach of the MetroStars in 1996."
  2. "Media Guide". SJU Hawks. p. 41. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. Lodes, Kirk J. (2008). American Soccer Guide.
  4. Lewis, Michael (14 December 2002). "A fine goalkeeper and a role model for youngsters". FIFA.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them. Harper. ISBN 978-0062387394.
  6. "2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament" (PDF). concacaf.com. 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. "2005 CONCACAF Under-17 Tournament Recap" (PDF). concacaf.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. "2007 CONCACAF Under-17 Tournament Recap" (PDF). concacaf.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. "Find Out Why These Keepers Reached Their Potential". ChargersCamps.org. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  10. DelGallo, Alicia. "Orlando City hires Tim Mulqueen as new goalkeeper coach". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  11. "Mulqueen Named USL Memphis' First Head Coach". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.


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