- Pat Onstad
Football player infobox| playername= Pat Onstad
fullname =Patrick Stewart Onstad
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|1|13
cityofbirth =Vancouver, BC
countryofbirth =Canada
height = height|ft=6|in=4
currentclub =Houston Dynamo
clubnumber = 18
position = goalkeeper
youthyears = 1985-87
youthclubs =UBC Thunderbirds
years = 1987 1988-1989, 1992 1990-1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998-1999, 2001-2002 1999-2001 2003-2005 2006-
clubs =Vancouver 86ers Winnipeg Fury Toronto Blizzard Toronto Rockets Montreal Impact Edmonton Drillers (indoor)Toronto Lynx Rochester Raging Rhinos Dundee UnitedSan Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo
caps(goals) = 0? (?) 20 (0) 54 (0) 20 (0) 07 (0) 19 (0) 19 (0) 70 (0) 00 (0) 92 (0) 74 (0)
nationalyears = 1988-
nationalteam = Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 55 (0)
pcupdate = 18 August 2008
ntupdate = 6 June 2008Patrick Stewart Onstad (born
January 13 ,1968 inVancouver ) is a professional Canadiansoccer goalkeeper . He is an active member of the Canadian national soccer team, and currently plays forHouston Dynamo ofMajor League Soccer . Entering the 2008 season, his career goals against average (1.07) was the best in MLS history.College
Onstad began his lengthy soccer career tending goal at the
University of British Columbia , who he led to three CIAU National Championships.Professional career
After graduating, Onstad joined the
Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987. From 1988-89, he played for theWinnipeg Fury , also of the CSL. He moved to a third CSL team, theToronto Blizzard , for 1990 and 1991. Onstad returned to the Fury in 1992, winning both the CSL Championship and the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award.Onstad moved to the APSL in 1994, playing for the
Toronto Rockets . After a season with the Rockets, he moved to theMontreal Impact for 1995. In 1996, he playedindoor soccer for theEdmonton Drillers of theNPSL . He returned to outdoor soccer in 1997, playing for theToronto Lynx , again of the A-League. In 1998, Onstad moved to his first American team, theRochester Rhinos , with whom he won the A-League title, and was also named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year after allowing only 13 goals in 26 regular season games. Onstad remained with Rochester for 1999, was named All-League second team, and helped the Rhinos become the only minor league team to win theU.S. Open Cup since the foundation of Major League Soccer.In 1999, Onstad was signed by Dundee United of
Scotland , although he never saw any playing time with the first team. He returned to Rochester in 2001, and although a wrist injury kept him out of action for most of the year, he finished second in the league in goals against the following year.In 2003, Onstad was signed by fellow Canadian
Frank Yallop to theSan Jose Earthquakes as a replacement for Joe Cannon. Onstad filled in quite well, helping lead the Earthquakes to their secondMLS Cup in three years, and winning theMLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award . He had another excellent year in 2005, supporting the Earthquakes as they went undefeated at home (the first time any team did that in MLS history) and winning theMLS Supporters' Shield , and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for a second time. He was named to theMLS Best XI in both 2003 and 2005.Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season. Onstad played every minute of the regular season for the Dynamo.
International career
Onstad made his debut for the Canadian national team on
February 18 ,1988 against Bermuda, and has played a total of 53 games over a 20 year period for the squad.Honours
Individual
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Major League Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year:2003 ,2005
*Major League Soccer Best XI Best XI:2003 ,2005
*The Voyageurs Player of the Year:
**Third place:2007 Club
Rochester Rhinos
*U.S. Open Cup : 1999San Jose Earthquakes
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*MLS Supporters' Shield :2005
**Runners-up:2003
**Third place:2007 Houston Dynamo
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*CONCACAF Champions Cup :
**Third place: 2007, 2008
*Pan-Pacific Championship :
**Runners-up: 2008Country
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