James Dunn (soccer)

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Not to be confused with Jimmy Dunn (soccer).
James Dunn
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-04) October 4, 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth Olympia, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1990 Washington Huskies
1991–1993 Seattle Pacific University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Seattle Sounders
1997 Carolina Dynamo 16 (0)
1997 Seattle SeaDogs (indoor)
1998–1999 Florida ThunderCats (indoor) 25 (7)
1999–2001 Wichita Wings (indoor) 80 (30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Dunn is a retired American soccer defender who was the 2000 and 2001 National Professional Soccer League Defender of the Year. He also played in the American Professional Soccer League and the Continental Indoor Soccer League.

Youth[]

Dunn, twin brother of Jason Dunn, graduated from North Thurston High School where he won the 1990 Class AAA High School soccer championship.[1] In 1990, he played a single season with the University of Washington men’s soccer team.[2] He then transferred to Seattle Pacific University, playing on the men’s soccer team there from 1991 to 1993.[3]

Professional[]

In 1994, Dunn signed with the Seattle Sounders of the American Professional Soccer League. The Sounders topped the table, but fell to the Colorado Foxes in the first round of the playoffs. Dunn was named Second Team All League. In 1995 and 1996, the Sounders won the league championship. In 1997, the Seattle SeaDogs selected Dunn in the fourth round (twenty-sixth overall) of the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft. He chose to move to the Carolina Dynamo instead. However, at the end of the 1997 A-League season, in which the Dynamo fell to the Milwaukee Rampage in the championship, Dunn joined the SeaDogs.[4] The SeaDogs won the CISL championship, giving Dunn his third title in four seasons. In 1998, Dunn signed with the Florida ThunderCats of the National Professional Soccer League.

On March 15, 1999, the Thundercats sent Dunn to the Wichita Wings in exchange for Larry Inlow and Kevin Law.[5] He played seven games for the Wings at the end of the season. In 2000 and 2001, Dunn was the NPSL Defender of the Year.[6] The Wings folded in 2001.

References[]

  1. ^ Duo Gives Sounders Dunn Deal
  2. ^ Washington Huskies soccer records
  3. ^ SPU soccer records
  4. ^ Soccer -- Pride Beats Seadogs In Fourth
  5. ^ March 15, 1999 Transactions
  6. ^ AISA/NSPL records
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