Zak Ibsen
Zak Ibsen (born June 2, 1972) is an American retired soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 2, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Clara, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | VfL Bochum II | 5 | (0) |
| 1993 | 1. FC Saarbrücken II | 2 | (0) |
| 1993 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||
| 1995 | Hawaii Tsunami | ||
| 1995–1996 | Baltimore Spirit (indoor) | 17 | (10) |
| 1996 | Tampa Bay Terror (indoor) | 9 | (2) |
| 1996 | New England Revolution | 6 | (0) |
| 1996 | Dallas Burn | 16 | (1) |
| 1997 | California Jaguars | 15 | (1) |
| 1998 | Chicago Fire | 27 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 50 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | San Jose Earthquakes | 41 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1996 | United States | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Ibsen played college soccer at UCLA.[1] He was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team[2] and the U.S. National Team.[1] He played in Germany[3] and in the National Professional Soccer League for the Baltimore Spirit as a midfielder before he was traded to the Tampa Bay Terror on January 17, 1996 in exchange for John Garvey.[4] He then joined Major League Soccer in 1996. Selected by New England in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft,[3] he also later played for Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Jose.[5] He won MLS titles with the Chicago Fire in 1998[6] and the San Jose Earthquakes in 2001.[7] During his MLS career Ibsen played in 140 games, scored 6 goals, and had 10 assists.[5] His most notable assist came during MLS Cup 2001, in which he assisted Dwayne De Rosario's game winning goal for the Earthquakes.[7]
Long active in beach soccer,[8] Ibsen played for the United States national beach soccer team at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2006 and 2007.[9]
Personal life
His professional soccer career ended due to a crystal meth addiction which left him homeless.[10]
References
- "UCLA's National Team Connection" in 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer (accessed 2014-09-12).
- "Soccer", The Washington Post, July 13, 1992.
- "Revolution add Naveda, 5 others", The Boston Globe, March 5, 1996 (subscription required).
- Spirit's pursuit of offense brings ex-Maryland star; Team acquires Garvey from Tampa Bay for Ibsen
- Zak Ibsen, MLSSoccer.com (accessed 2014-09-12).
- Len Ziehm, "L.A.'s Ibsen gets his ring for Fire title, Chicago Sun-Times, April 18, 1999 (subscription required).
- "Earthquakes cap worst-to-first burst DeRosario's overtime goal topples Galaxy for MLS crown", Chicago Sun-Times, October 22, 2001 (subscription required).
- "Zak Ibsen", Chicago Sun-Times, July 21, 1998 (subscription required).
- "Zak IBSEN". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- Bell, Jack (2009-08-02). "Zak Ibsen Was Saved by the Beach". Goal. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
