35 Facts About Mark Dougherty

Mark Dougherty was born on November 7,1967 and is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played in the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, USISL and Major League Soccer.

Mark Dougherty served as a goalkeeper coach with the US women national team.

Mark Dougherty began playing youth soccer in the Police Athletic League.

Mark Dougherty was competing year-round by the time he reached high school.

Mark Dougherty attended Santa Teresa High School and Monta Vista High School where he joined the boys' soccer team.

Mark Dougherty made the varsity team as a freshman, and helped his team to a conference title.

Mark Dougherty red-shirted his freshman year, then started four consecutive years.

That year, they set a record for the most wins for Fresno State with 18 and Mark Dougherty set the record for fewest goals allowed.

Mark Dougherty was team captain his junior and senior seasons, in 1988 and 1989, and led the team to win back to back Big West Conference Championships.

Mark Dougherty was named Player of the Week for October 11,1988.

Mark Dougherty ended his college career, in 1989, with 0.76 goals against average.

Mark Dougherty still holds the Big West Conference record for career shutouts, with thirty-eight between 1986 and 1989.

Mark Dougherty continued to attend classes, after being signed to play professionally, finally graduating in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in finance from Fresno State.

Mark Dougherty made two saves during the shootout and was named the championship MVP and a first team All Star.

In 1994, Mark Dougherty joined the North Bay Breakers as a player-coach.

In 1995, Mark Dougherty was with the Hawaii Tsunami as both a player and assistant coach.

In February 1996, Mark Dougherty expected to be selected in the first round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft by coach Laurie Calloway of the San Jose Clash, eighth overall.

Mark Dougherty was named to the 1996 all-star team and he led the Mutiny to the league's best record.

Mark Dougherty did not play in the second game, and the Mutiny were defeated by DC.

Mark Dougherty racked up enough victories to place Tampa second in the east, only to be knocked out in the first round of the playoffs by the Crew.

Mark Dougherty was acquired by the Columbus Crew following the 1997 season in the waiver draft.

Mark Dougherty led the Crew in minutes played, playing 90 minutes in all but one of 31 appearances, and still had the lowest goals against average in the Eastern Conference, along with a career high of 18 wins.

Mark Dougherty was recognized for his play during the 1999 season as the Crew's Most Valuable Player, and BIC Defender of the Year, and received the Huntington Bank "Man of the Year" award from the team for his community service.

Mark Dougherty entered the 2000 season as MLS' all-time wins leader with 54 career victories, and third among all MLS keepers in career saves with 495.

Mark Dougherty led the Crew to second place in the Eastern Conference, with a 0.67 goals against average.

Mark Dougherty finished the regular season fifth in the league.

Mark Dougherty was second in the league with 500 career saves, and had 16 career shutouts.

Mark Dougherty played only two games in 2001 after suffering a knee injury.

Mark Dougherty retired from playing at the end of the season.

In 1991, Mark Dougherty coached the Fresno State University's Women's Soccer Team.

Mark Dougherty took a hiatus from coaching while he played professionally until 2002, when Bowling Green State University hired Mark Dougherty as an assistant soccer coach.

Mark Dougherty then moved to the Colorado Rapids where he was an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach until 2005.

Mark Dougherty was the director of the Colorado Rush's youth academy during that time, and coached the girls' U-12 team and U-18 teams to Colorado State Cup championships in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

Mark Dougherty then became the goalkeeper coach with the US women's national team.

Mark Dougherty is the director of the soccer program at the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center in Coral Gables, Florida.