Tim Mulqueen

Tim Mulqueen is an American soccer coach and former goalkeeper. He was most recently the head coach of Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship.

Tim Mulqueen
Personal information
Full name Timothy Mulqueen
Date of birth 1965
Place of birth Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Saint Joseph's Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 New Jersey Eagles
1997 North Jersey Imperials
Teams managed
1996–1999 MetroStars (assistant)
2000–2004 Kansas City Wizards (assistant)
1998–2009 United States (goalkeeping)
2017–2018 Orlando City (assistant)
2019–2020 Memphis 901
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 1988.[2] In 1989 Mulqueen played for the New Jersey Eagles in the ASL. In 1995-97 Mulqueen was listed as a player for the North Jersey Imperials in the USISL.[3]

Mulqueen was an assistant coach at Rutgers University from 1988 to 1994. During that time Rutgers went to 3 Final Fours 1989, 1990 (National Finalist), and 1994.

He was goalkeeping coach for the MetroStars from 1996 to 1999 and the Kansas City Wizards from 2000 to 2004.[4] Kansas City during that time won the 2000 MLS Supporters Shield, 2000 MLS Cup and the 2004 US Open Cup.

U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard credits Mulqueen with helping to establish his own career. Mulqueen spent countless nights training Howard, and waived fees so that Howard could get more experience from the age of 12.[5]

Mulqueen was goalkeeper coach for the United States National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament,[6] 2005 CONCACAF U17 Tournament,[7] 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament,[8] 2005/2007 FIFA U-17 World Cups, 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.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard refers to Mulqueen as one of the first coaches he truly bonded with, and is the reason he is the man he is today.

Mulqueen joined Orlando City in January 2017.[10]

In August 2018, he was announced as the first head coach of Memphis 901 FC.

Personal

Mulqueen is a member of St.Joseph’s Metuchen High School Athletic Hall of Fame, St. Joseph’s University Soccer Hall of Fame, and Rutgers University Athletic Hall of Fame.

References
  1. Giase, Frank (July 16, 2008). "Springfield native Claudio Reyna will retire today". nj.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  2. "Media Guide". SJU Hawks. p. 41. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  3. Lodes, Kirk J. (2008). American Soccer Guide.
  4. Lewis, Michael (December 14, 2002). "A fine goalkeeper and a role model for youngsters". FIFA.com. Retrieved January 21, 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  7. "2005 CONCACAF Under-17 Tournament Recap" (PDF). concacaf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  8. "2007 CONCACAF Under-17 Tournament Recap" (PDF). concacaf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  9. "Find Out Why These Keepers Reached Their Potential". ChargersCamps.org. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  10. DelGallo, Alicia. "Orlando City hires Tim Mulqueen as new goalkeeper coach". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved January 22, 2017.


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