29 Facts About Pat Onstad

Patrick Stewart Onstad was born on January 13,1968 and is a Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper who serves as the General Manager of the Houston Dynamo.

Pat Onstad was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in November 2015.

Pat Onstad began playing organized soccer with the West Point Grey, Marpole United, and Coquitlam Metro-Ford youth soccer clubs.

Pat Onstad then went on to tend goal at the University of British Columbia, who he led to three CIAU National Championships.

Pat Onstad was a two-time Academic All-Canadian, and holds degrees in Human Kinetics and Education.

Pat Onstad moved to a third CSL team, the Toronto Blizzard, for 1990 and 1991.

Pat Onstad returned to the Fury in 1992, winning both the CSL Championship and the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award.

Pat Onstad moved to the APSL in 1994, playing for the Toronto Rockets.

Pat Onstad returned to outdoor soccer in 1997, playing for the Toronto Lynx, again of the A-League.

In 1998, Pat Onstad moved to his first American team, the Rochester Raging Rhinos, with whom he won the A-League title, and was named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year, after allowing only 13 goals in 26 regular season games.

Pat Onstad remained with Rochester for 1999, was named All-League second team, and helped the Rhinos become the only lower league team to win the US Open Cup since the foundation of Major League Soccer.

Pat Onstad returned to Rochester in 2001, and although a wrist injury kept him out of action for most of the year, he finished second in the league in goals against the following year.

On March 13,2003, Pat Onstad was signed as a discovery player by the San Jose Earthquakes as a replacement for Joe Cannon.

Pat Onstad filled in quite well, helping lead the Earthquakes to their second MLS Cup in three years, and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award.

Pat Onstad had another excellent year in 2005, supporting the Earthquakes as they went undefeated at home and winning the MLS Supporters' Shield, and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for a second time.

Pat Onstad was named to the MLS Best XI in both 2003 and 2005.

Pat Onstad played every minute of the regular season for the Dynamo.

Pat Onstad elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft, but was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.

Shortly thereafter, Pat Onstad announced his retirement on December 21,2010.

Pat Onstad played for Canada at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 1987 Pan American Games.

Pat Onstad made his senior debut for the Canadian national team on February 18,1988, against Bermuda, and played a total of 60 games over a 22-year period for the squad.

Pat Onstad represented Canada in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in three unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaigns.

Pat Onstad's final official international game was an August 2008 World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

Pat Onstad played his last match for Canada in a friendly against Argentina on 24 May 2010, thus becoming the oldest player in Canada's history at the age of 42 years and 131 days, breaking the previous record set by David Norman in 1994.

Pat Onstad joined DC United as an assistant coach alongside Chad Ashton.

Pat Onstad joined Toronto FC as Chief Scout and Manager of Football Partnerships.

Shortly after the firings of general manager Kevin Payne, and director of team and player operations Earl Cochrane, Pat Onstad left the organization.

Pat Onstad has great league experience and a winning pedigree, and those are attributes that attracted us to bringing him onboard.

On November 1,2021, Pat Onstad was hired as general manager of the Houston Dynamo.