1. Kasey C Keller was born on November 29,1969 and is an American former professional soccer player who played in Europe and the United States, and was the starting goalkeeper for the US national team.
34 Facts About Kasey Keller
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Kasey Keller is a four-time FIFA World Cup participant and was the first American goalkeeper to become a regular in the German Bundesliga, the English Premier League, and the Spanish La Liga.
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Kasey Keller was the Sounders' color commentator in local television broadcasts from 2012 to 2022, and assistant coach for Newport High School Boys Soccer in Bellevue, Washington.
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Kasey Keller attended North Thurston High School and played college soccer at the University of Portland under Clive Charles.
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Kasey Keller earned first team All American as a senior and was the 1991 Adidas Goalkeeper of the Year.
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Kasey Keller excelled and was awarded the tournament's Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player.
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Kasey Keller made his Millwall debut on May 2,1992, and played his last game on May 5,1996, making 202 overall appearances for The Lions.
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Kasey Keller was still studying for a sociology degree by correspondence when he played for Millwall, and wrote a paper on the club's hooligans.
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In November 2004, Kasey Keller was loaned out to Southampton, a Premiership club ravaged by injuries to its goalkeepers, for one month.
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On January 15,2005, Kasey Keller joined German Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach on a free transfer during the Bundesliga's winter break.
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Kasey Keller got off to a good start in the Bundesliga, keeping a clean sheet in his first appearance for Borussia.
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Kasey Keller played every minute in the second half of the season and kept a total of seven clean sheets in that period, playing an important role in saving the club from relegation.
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Kasey Keller lived in Haus Donk, a castle in Tonisvorst, near Monchengladbach.
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Kasey Keller shared that role with VfB Stuttgart's shot-stopper Timo Hildebrand.
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Kasey Keller is the second American to captain a top-level German club.
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Kasey Keller was bought as a backup to goalkeeper Antti Niemi, but nagging injuries to Niemi saw him take over as principal goalkeeper at Fulham.
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Kasey Keller set the record for most minutes without a goal to start a season in MLS history.
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Kasey Keller started in every match of the 2009 US Open Cup, as the Sounders won the title after beating DC United in the final on 2 September 2009, thus becoming the second expansion team in MLS history to win the tournament in their inaugural season.
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Kasey Keller ended the 2010 season with 11 clean-sheets, thus surpassing his 2009 total.
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Kasey Keller got his first senior team cap against Colombia on February 4,1990, and was on the roster as Tony Meola's back up at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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Kasey Keller was an overage selection for the 1996 Olympics team, starting all three matches.
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Kasey Keller was named US Soccer Athlete of the Year an unprecedented three times, in 1997 and 1999, and again in 2005.
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Kasey Keller got the nod in 1998 but was second choice to Friedel in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Kasey Keller remains the team's all-time leader in keeping clean sheets with 47.
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Kasey Keller crowned the US's run in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament with a clean sheet in the final match against Panama and two saves in the penalty shootout to give the side the trophy.
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Kasey Keller started the first seven games of the final round of World Cup qualifying in 2005, recording five consecutive clean sheets and 507 consecutive goalless minutes to lead the US to qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany.
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Kasey Keller then became the first male player in US history to win his third Athlete of the Year award.
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Kasey Keller is the only US player to participate in both the 1990 and 2006 World Cups.
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Kasey Keller joined the Seattle Sounders FC broadcast team as a color commentator alongside play-by-play announcer Ross Fletcher in 2012.
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Kasey Keller remained with the club through the 2022 season, when Apple TV's MLS Season Pass took over from local broadcasters.
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Kasey Keller worked on ESPN broadcasts as a color commentator and studio analyst for various international tournaments and ESPN FC programs.
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Kasey Keller resides in Seattle with his wife Kristin and their two children, twins born on August 26,1997.
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Kasey Keller has lived in London, Madrid, and Germany, where he and his family lived in a 1,000-year-old castle.
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Kasey Keller told the New York Times that he turned down offers from several European clubs to sign with Seattle for the sake of his children, who have attended a new school with every transfer he has made.