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| DOB : 11/29/1969 |
Position : Goalkeeper |
| Height :
6'2''
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Weight : 190 |
| Team : U.S. Men |
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MNT Career Stats
GP: 91 – Shutouts: 44
World Cup Stats
GP: 2 – Shutouts: 0
World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 31 – Shutouts: 19
U.S. National Team: One of the world’s finest goalkeepers, he possesses an uncanny shot-stopping ability and a penchant for making key saves … The USA’s all-time leader in wins, World Cup qualifying shutouts and appearances, he has posted an astounding 44 shutouts in 91 international matches … With the World Cup berth-clinching victory against Mexico on Sept. 3, 2005, in Columbus, he recorded his 50th career victory for the senior team and equaled the top mark for World Cup qualifying appearances (31) … Became the first-ever three-time winner of U.S. Soccer’s Male Athlete of the Year award in 2005 … Has tremendous athletic ability, quick reflexes and excellent positioning … 2005: Nothing short of giant in the goal for the U.S. in 2005, his calming leadership presence equaled only by his impressive collection of world-caliber saves … With a total of eight shutouts in 13 games, he led the U.S. on a shutout run of 639 minutes that spanned seven World Cup qualifiers ... Recorded five shutouts in seven qualifiers on the year … Came up with two huge saves to keep Costa Rica off the board on June 4 in Salt Lake City, aiding the 3-0 U.S. win … Four days later against Panama, he one-upped his own performance by making a string of three miraculous saves in succession that preserved the USA’s 3-0 shutout road win … Four times named ussoccer.com Man of the Match, including back-to-back matches against Honduras and Panama in the semifinal and final of the 2005 Gold Cup … Saved the first of Panama’s attempts in the penalty-kick shootout, putting an exclamation point on the USA’s championship victory … 2004: Another record-setting season for the long-time U.S. netminder, he played in seven of eight World Cup qualifiers … With the 2-0 World Cup qualifying win against Grenada on June 13, he surpassed Tony Meola as the USA’s all-time win leader … Has 14 shutouts in 25 career World Cup qualifiers … Twice earned Man of the Match honors, against Holland in Amsterdam and in a 1-1 draw in Panama … 2003: Made seven starts in 2003, posting five shutouts … Captained the side for a 2-0 victory against Venezuela in front of his hometown fans in Seattle on March 29 … The 5-0 victory against Cuba in the Gold Cup quarterfinal was his seventh-consecutive shutout in Gold Cup play, a streak that would end after 801 minutes of action during the 2-1 loss to Brazil in the semifinal … The shutout also gave Keller the all-team lead amongst U.S. goalkeepers … 2002: Played every minute of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, posting four shutouts and allowing the U.S. to take home their second Gold Cup title … Captained the side against Cuba and El Salvador … Saved two of four Canadian penalty kicks to give the U.S. a 4-2 shootout win in the Gold Cup semifinals … 2001: Made eight starts for the U.S. in 2002 World Cup qualifying play, posting five shutouts and a 0.50 goals against average … Was 2-1-1 in final round World Cup qualifying play, posting shutouts in three of four matches … Twice earned Man of the Match honors (in a 0-0 draw away to Jamaica, making three saves and thwarting several chances in preserving the clean sheet, and again in a strong-performance in a 1-0 losing effort to Mexico at the Estadio Azteca on July 1) … 2000: Led all U.S. goalkeepers with seven appearances in 2000, collecting four shutouts and three victories ... Helped the USA take first place in Group E qualifying action with back-to-back shutouts of Guatemala and Costa Rica ... 1999: A member of the bronze medal-winning squad at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico ... Named the top goalkeeper in the tournament by the FIFA Technical Study Group ... Earned a shutout against Argentina on June 13, and was lauded as one of the best players on the field after stopping several Argentine opportunities, including a Gustavo Lopez penalty kick ... For his efforts on the year, was named U.S. Soccer’s 1999 Male Athlete of the Year ... 1998: Started the USA’s first two games in the World Cup ... Named the MVP of the CONCACAF Gold Cup after registering what many called the greatest goalkeeping performance in the history of U.S. Soccer as the USA shutout Brazil 1-0 on Feb. 10, 1998 ... Made five world-class saves in the Brazil match, all against 1994 World Cup MVP Romario, prompting Romario to say after the game that it “was the greatest performance I’ve ever seen by a goalkeeper. It was an honor to be on the field with him.” ... 1997: Recipient of U.S. Soccer’s 1997 Male Athlete of the Year Award, leading the team through ’98 World Cup qualifying ... Helped lead the USA to its sixth World Cup final appearance by registering six shutouts in nine qualifying starts, including a string of 562 shutout minutes ... 1996: Recorded three consecutive shutout victories in 1996 as the USA opened the semifinal round of World Cup ’98 qualifying ... Finished ’96 with a 6 1 0 record with five shutouts and allowed only three goals ... Posted seven shutouts in 12 games with the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, including a 2 0 blanking of Tunisia in the Olympics ... Captained the 1996 Olympic Team to a ninth place finish in the Summer Games ... One of three overage players named to the squad (along with Alexi Lalas and Claudio Reyna) ... 1995: Named to the All Copa America Team after posting wins vs. Chile (2 1) and Argentina (3 0), helping the USA advance to the semifinals ... His 3 0 shutout of Argentina is one of the biggest wins in U.S. Soccer history ... His 4 0 shutout of Mexico in U.S. Cup ’95 marked the team’s largest margin of victory over Mexico ... 1992: His last appearance with the U.S. National Team before 1995 was May 17, 1992, a 1 0 loss to Scotland ... 1990: Backup goalkeeper to Tony Meola on the 1990 World Cup Team ... Saved a penalty kick in a 1-0 loss to Canada ... 1989: One of the stars of the U.S. Under 20 team's fourth place finish in the 1989 World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia, where he was named winner of the prestigious Silver Ball Award, as the tournament’s second outstanding player ... First Appearance: Feb. 4, 1990, vs. Colombia ... First Shutout: June 18, 1995, vs. Mexico.
Professional: One of the USA’s most decorated players in Europe … Moved to Borussia Moenchengladbach in the winter of 2005 after being frozen out at Tottenham after two seasons as a starter … Signed a contract extension that will keep him in Germany until June 2007 … After starting his career at Milwall, he made stops at Leicester City and Rayo Vallecano of Spain’s Liga Primera before returning to England … 2005-06: Revitalized ‘Gladbach’s efforts in the Bundesliga, recording four shutouts in the first half of the 2005-06 season, helping to elevate them to the top half of the table … 2004-05: After moving to Germany in the winter of 2005, he posted seven clean sheets in the second half of the 2004-05 campaign, including four in the last five league matches that secured his side’s place in the Bundesliga for another season … 2003-04: With new management brought in prior to the new season, he was inexplicably dropped as the first choice ‘keeper at Tottenham in the Fall of 2004 … Had a one-month loan spell at Southampton, boosting their efforts to avoid relegation, and moved to Germany during the winter transfer window … Closed out the 2003-04 campaign with Spurs having played every minute of every game in all competitions for the second consecutive season … His backstopping performance earned him Spurs Player of the Month honors for both October and November … 2002-03: Snatched the starting role for Spurs to open the 2002-03 season and played every minute of league action throughout the season … Behind Keller’s six shutouts, Spurs finished ninth in the table … 2001-02: Returned to England’s top flight after two seasons at Rayo Vallecano in Spain, joining Tottenham Hotspur in August of 2001 … Played in six league matches through mid-April, allowing only six goals and posting one shutout … 2000-01: Appeared in 23 league matches, posting a 4-12-7 record for Rayo Vallecano in Spain’s La Liga … Shutout Lokomotiv Moscow twice over two legs in the third round of the UEFA Cup, helping Rayo advance ... Totaled four shutouts through the first four rounds of the UEFA Cup, helping the team advance into the quarterfinals ... 1999-2000: Signed with Rayo Vallecano at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season on a free transfer from Leicester City ... Helped the newly promoted Rayo, who most predicted a quick return to the second division, safely into the top half of the table of the Spanish First Division season ... Named European Soccer Magazine’s Goalkeeper of the Month for October ... 1998-99: Was Leicester City’s premier goalkeeper, starting in 45 games for the Foxes ... Allowed just 43 goals in 36 regular season games, a goals-against average of 1.19 ... Had a 11-12-13 record in League action, his fourth and final season with Leicester City ... Led the Foxes to the Worthington Cup Final, allowing only five goals in seven games (losing in the final to Tottenham, 1-0) ... 1997-98: Recorded 15 shutouts during the season, leading Leicester City to a tenth-place finish in the English Premier League ... 1996-97: Helped Leicester City become the surprise team of the Premiership as they bucked the odds and maintained their top flight status, while also winning the prestigious 1997 League Cup ... Signed with English first division side Leicester City in August 1996 after a storied career at Millwall ... 1990-1996: Played with Millwall for six seasons, where he established himself as one of the English league's best goalkeepers ... Overcame the renowned intimidating atmosphere at Millwall’s fabled stadium (“The Den”), by becoming a respected crowd favorite ... Started 51 consecutive matches in the 1992 93 season for Millwall, earning 16 shutouts and conceding 53 goals and was named by the Millwall fans as the team's 1993 MVP ... Played in 51 games, earning 20 shutouts in 1993 94 and played in 54 games, earning 15 shutouts in 1994 95 ... Signed with Millwall following his final season at the University of Portland in 1990 ... Was the Western Soccer League Player of the Year in the summer of 1990 with the Portland Timbers.
College: Helped lead the University of Portland to the final four of the NCAA Division I tournament in 1988 as a freshman ... A third team All American in 1988 and first team All American in 1990 ... A top vote getter in balloting for both the 1990 Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club Award.
Personal: Grew up on an egg farm in Olympia, Wash. ... He and his wife, Kristin, have twins born on Aug. 26, 1997 (Chloe and Cameron) ... Currently lives in a 1,000 year-old castle outside of Dussledorf … His father was a semi-professional fast-pitch softball player ... The late Clive Charles was his 2000 Olympic coach and college coach ... Charles called him “the most focused soccer player that I’ve ever seen in the United States.” ... Quotable: In reference to the work ethic he learned living on a farm, “What are you going to do? Let the cows starve?” |
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