1. Conor Patrick Casey was born on July 25,1981 and is an American former soccer player.
24 Facts About Conor Casey
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Conor Casey played for 16 seasons as a forward, finishing his career with Columbus Crew SC, before turning to coaching with his former club Colorado Rapids.
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Conor Casey played soccer at Denver's South High School and went on to play two years of college soccer for the University of Portland from 1999 to 2000.
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The subsequent year, Conor Casey stayed with Dortmund, but only saw action in four games, scoring one goal.
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In 2004, Conor Casey signed with Bundesliga club Mainz 05, but scored only two goals and struggled with injuries during two and a half seasons with the club.
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Conor Casey was originally allocated to Toronto FC and after two games with no goals and no assists, he was traded to his hometown club, Colorado Rapids, on April 19,2007, in exchange for Riley O'Neill and an undisclosed amount of allocation money.
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Conor Casey played 15 games with the Rapids in 2007, scoring two goals and three assists.
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Conor Casey ended the 2009 MLS season, with 16 goals, just one less than leader Jeff Cunningham to go along with one assist in 24 games.
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In 2010, Conor Casey became the All Time goal scorer for the Colorado Rapids as he scored 13 goals and 6 assists in 27 games.
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Likewise in 2010, Casey was selected as the MVP for the 2010 MLS Cup championship though the representative of the award sponsor announced "Casey Conor" when awarding it.
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In 2011, Conor Casey suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in a July 16 game against the Seattle Sounders FC as he finished that season with six goals and one assist in 14 games.
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In 2012, Conor Casey scored two goals and three assists in 18 games.
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On November 16,2012, Conor Casey was released by the Colorado Rapids.
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On December 14,2012, Conor Casey was selected by Philadelphia Union in the first round of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage 2.
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On January 23,2015, it was announced that Conor Casey had signed a new contract with the club for the 2015 season.
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Conor Casey played at the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina and then graduated to the senior United States national team, getting his first cap on March 31,2004, against Poland.
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On July 7,2005, Conor Casey suffered a tear to his ACL while playing against Cuba in the US's opening game of the Gold Cup.
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Conor Casey served as a late sub for the United States during several matches in the 2009 Confederations Cup.
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Conor Casey scored twice against Honduras in a critical world cup qualifier at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 10,2009.
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The unanimous Man of the Match, Conor Casey scored the US's first two goals, and was fouled to set up the game-winning free-kick goal by Landon Donovan.
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On January 26,2017, Conor Casey was hired by Colorado Rapids as an assistant coach.
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On May 1,2019, head coach Anthony Hudson was fired and Conor Casey was promoted to interim head coach.
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In December 2021, Conor Casey was announced as the new head coach of the Charleston Battery in the USL Championship, becoming the sixth head coach in the club's history.
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Charleston and Conor Casey mutually agreed to part ways on October 12,2022, before the final match of the season after a dismal year of only six wins in 33 contests.