1. Kevin Eugene Hartman was born on May 25,1974 and is an American former soccer player who played 17 seasons in Major League Soccer, being on the field for a record 37,260 minutes.
18 Facts About Kevin Hartman
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Kevin Hartman attended Radford High School in Radford, Virginia, where he made the school's varsity team and served as backup goalkeeper in 1989.
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Kevin Hartman played on a club team known as the San Pedro FC Santos, headed by Pat Nave of San Pedro, California.
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Kevin Hartman began his college career at Dominguez Hills, playing there in 1992 and 1993, before transferring to UCLA, where he played in 1995 and 1996, redshirting in 1994.
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Kevin Hartman was drafted 29th overall in the third round of the 1997 MLS College Draft by Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Kevin Hartman played very little his rookie year, as he was stuck behind renowned Mexican keeper Jorge Campos.
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Kevin Hartman was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 1999 following an especially good season.
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Kevin Hartman helped the Galaxy win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2000, the US Open Cup in 2001 and 2005, and the MLS Cup in 2002 and 2005.
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On March 28,2009, Kevin Hartman broke the all-time MLS saves record of 1,136 stops previously held by Tony Meola during a Wizards game against Colorado Rapids.
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Kevin Hartman left Kansas City when he failed to agree to a new contract extension with the club.
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Kevin Hartman's rights were traded to FC Dallas in return for a conditional second round 2012 MLS SuperDraft pick.
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On September 16,2010, in a match against New York Red Bulls, Kevin Hartman was injured by Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry, who wanted to kick the ball to celebrate a goal.
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Henry kicked the ball and the follow through kicked Kevin Hartman's foot, causing him an injury.
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Kevin Hartman was named to the MLS Team of Week 8 and 9 in the 2011 MLS season for his consecutive clean sheets against DC United, Philadelphia Union, and Toronto FC.
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On June 4,2011, Kevin Hartman became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record 100 shutouts.
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On July 4,2012, Kevin Hartman played his 400th match in MLS.
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Kevin Hartman entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
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Kevin Hartman received his first cap September 8,1999 in a match against Jamaica, while his last international appearance came on February 10,2006, in a friendly against Japan.