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Tim Howard
Howard playing for United States in 2013
Personal information
Full name Timothy Matthew Howard[1]
Date of birth (1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 North Jersey Imperials 16 (0)
1998–2003 MetroStars 88 (0)
1998 → MLS Pro-40 (loan) 1 (0)
2003–2007 Manchester United 45 (0)
2006–2007 → Everton (loan) 25 (0)
2007– Everton 282 (1)
International career‡
2002– United States 104 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of match played 1 November 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2014

Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team.

Howard started his career with the North Jersey Imperials before making a move to the MetroStars. His appearances soon attracted the attention of Manchester United, who signed him in 2003. He enjoyed relative success with them as they won the 2003 FA Community Shield, the 2003–04 FA Cup and the 2005–06 League Cup. However, after United signed Edwin van der Sar, Howard went out on loan to Everton to play more first-team football and eventually signed permanently with them in February 2007. On January 4, 2012, Howard scored a goal, his first as a professional, against Bolton Wanderers. This made him only the fourth goalkeeper to score a goal in a Premier League match.[2]

Howard first represented the United States national team in 2002 and was an unused substitute for the 2006 World Cup. He later established himself as first-choice and started all of the United States' games at the 2010 World Cup as they reached the Round of 16.

He has a reputation for playing through pain. In September 2007 he accepted a call-up from the United States for a friendly against Brazil, and after an hour of the game his finger was dislocated in a collision. In March 2013, during an FA Cup game against Oldham Athletic he broke two bones in his back. In both incidents, he continued playing until the final whistle.

Early years

Howard was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey,[3] to Matthew Howard – an African American, and Esther Howard (née Fekete),[4] a native of Hungary. His parents divorced when he was three years old, and Howard lived with his mother, a project manager for a cosmetics distributor. His father, a long-distance truck driver for a health care firm, nonetheless maintained a presence in his life. He was determined to involve Howard and his brother, Chris, in sports. Before the two could walk, he had bought them equipment for various sports to see which ones they preferred. Tim showed a preference for basketball and soccer.

Howard was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when he was in the sixth grade.[5] Before Howard was a teenager, Tim Mulqueen, a one time assistant coach for the United States men's national under-17 soccer team, saw his potential at a soccer camp Howard attended and took the boy under his wing.

In high school, Howard proved a star not only in soccer as a midfielder, but also on the dance stage, where he averaged 15 points per game and helped bring his team to the state finals in his senior year. However his talent and abilities as a soccer player were far more impressive. Despite his position on his high school team, Howard was a far better goalkeeper than he was a midfielder. Howard spent the first years of high school attending Seton Hall Preparatory school, a private school in west orange, New Jersey.[6] Howard left MKA in his junior year to go back to North Brunswick where he grew up, and graduated from North Brunswick Township High School. By the age of 15 he began playing in goal for U.S. youth national teams. He made his international debut against Honduras on the U-17 squad. In 1997, Mulqueen became the coach of the North Jersey Imperials, a team in the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL), and served as the goalkeeping coach for Major League Soccer's MetroStars; he immediately considered Howard for a position on the Imperials. In May of that year, a month before graduating from high school, Howard played for the Imperials in his first professional game.

Club career

MetroStars

After only six appearances with the USISL's North Jersey Imperials, Howard was brought up to the MetroStars by Mulqueen, who at the time was the MetroStars' goalkeeping coach.

Howard was victorious in his MLS debut with the MetroStars on August 18, 1998, making five saves in a 4–1 win over Colorado at Giants Stadium (his only appearance of the year). He later played in one game with the Nike Project-40 Team, a 3–1 win over the Staten Island Vipers at Giants Stadium on May 6, 1998.

With the MetroStars during the 1999 MLS season, he made eight starts in nine contests. Howard had a 1.58 GAA and won just one match in a season in which the Metros won just seven games. He also spent most of the international season with the United States Under-20 team, leaving the club to compete in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria in April and the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg in July.

Howard posted a 5–2–2 record with a 1.59 GAA in 2000, splitting time between the MetroStars and the United States Olympic team, also winning all three of his U.S. Open Cup starts that season.

In 2001, he became the youngest player to win the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, recording four shutouts and a league-leading 146 saves, and was named to the MLS All-Star Team. Howard played every minute of every MetroStars game, and finished the year with a 1.33 GAA, four shutouts and a 13–10–3 record. He also received the MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Howard played in 27 of 28 regular season games in 2002 for the MetroStars, recording four shutouts.

Before leaving the MetroStars in 2003, he appeared in thirteen games and had three clean sheets as the club challenged for first place during the season’s first half.

Manchester United

Manchester United paid a $4 million transfer fee to sign Howard in the middle of the 2003 MLS season, and he replaced Fabien Barthez as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.[7] He started off very well at Manchester United, saving the decisive penalty in the Community Shield against Arsenal. Other notable performances followed, including Bolton Wanderers and a home FA Cup tie victory over Manchester City. However, in March 2004, Howard's poor parry handed a last minute goal to FC Porto, eliminating United from the UEFA Champions League. The error appeared to shatter Howard's confidence and he was replaced by Roy Carroll. After a period of rest, Howard reclaimed his starting position ahead of Carroll for the 2004 FA Cup Final, picking up a winner's medal. He was the second American player to collect a winner's medal in the FA Cup, after Julian Sturgis of Wanderers in the 1873 final. Howard was also named in the PFA Best XI in his first season at Manchester United.

In his second season with Manchester United, he started poorly, making several errors and was dropped again for Carroll. After Carroll made several errors as well, Howard forced his way back in but his performances were unconvincing, leading to Carroll regaining his place again, playing in the FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal.

At the end of the 2004–05 season, Howard signed a new contract, which was to run until 2009. In the summer of 2005, Manchester United released both of his competitors for the goalkeeper position — Ricardo López Felipe and Carroll. However, they also bought experienced Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar soon after.

Everton

Howard joined Everton on loan for the 2006–07 season and made his debut for the club against Watford on the opening day of the season. He signed a permanent deal with the club in February 2007 for a fee reported to be worth around £3 million.[8]

In April 2007, Everton faced Manchester United at Goodison Park. Howard did not participate in the game, and there was some speculation that this came from a clause in his loan contract, even though a permanent deal had since been agreed.[9] The Football Association investigated the allegation but found that neither Manchester United nor Everton had broken any rules regarding Howard's transfer and that both clubs had confirmed that Everton had been free to play Howard against Manchester United if they had wished to do so.[10] He made his 100th appearance for Everton against West Ham United, on November 8, 2008. On April 19, 2009, in the FA Cup semi final, he saved two penalties against his former club Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out to send Everton to the final against Chelsea. During the 2008–09 season Howard set the club record for most league match clean sheets in a season. Howard started the 2009–10 season with four consecutive clean sheets, including away to Portsmouth where he helped his team secure a 1–0 win and claimed the man of the match award for his performance[citation needed]. Howard captained Everton for the first time in a 3–3 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on December 12, 2009.[11]

"It was cruel. You saw the back fours and the keepers not being able to believe balls all night, and at the back one wrong step and it can be a nightmare. For our goal I was disappointed from a goalkeepers' union standpoint. You never want to see that happen. It's not nice, it's embarrassing, so I felt for Adam but you have to move on from it."

Tim Howard, on his first goal.

During the 2011–12 season, Howard scored his first goal in professional football in a 2–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers. His wind-assisted 102-yard clearance at Goodison Park made him only the fourth goalkeeper to score in a Premier League match since its formation in 1992.[12] He described his goal as "cruel" and refused to celebrate out of sympathy for his beaten opposite number, Ádám Bogdán.[13]

In March 2012, Howard agreed a new contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2016.[14] On March 2, 2013, Howard's run of 210 consecutive Premier League appearances dating back to September 2007 came to an end as he missed a game against Reading with a finger injury.[15] He was two games short of equalling Neville Southall's club record.[16] In May, Howard kept his 100th clean sheet for Everton in a 0–0 draw against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby.[17][18]

On December 26, Howard was sent off in a 1–0 defeat to Sunderland, which ended Everton's hopes of remaining an entire calendar year unbeaten at home.[19][20] In April 2014, Everton extended Howard's contract by two years until 2018.[21]

International career

Howard makes a save during training for the US national team, May 2006
Howard with the US national team against Austria in 2013

Howard started for the United States national team in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria and was a backup to Brad Friedel at the 2000 Summer Olympics. On March 10, 2002, he received his first senior cap, against Ecuador. On May 2, 2006, Howard was named as one of three goalkeepers on the United States roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, but served as a backup to Kasey Keller. Howard became the team's first choice goalkeeper under Bob Bradley and started in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup final, a 2–1 win over Mexico.

He was the starting goalkeeper for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, including the semi-final in which the United States upset Spain, then the number one-ranked team in the world. Howard's eight saves earned him his first clean sheet of the tournament and the first shutout of the Spanish side since 2007. Following the United States' second place finish in the tournament, Howard was awarded the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper.[22]

Howard was the starting goalkeeper for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa, and turned in a man of the match performance against England in his World Cup debut.[23] Howard's distribution to Landon Donovan led to the game-winning goal of the final group match against Algeria, giving the United States passage into the round of 16. During the United States' round of 16 game against Ghana, Howard conceded two goals in a 2–1 loss.

After Mexico defeated the United States to win the 2011 Gold Cup Final, Howard made a controversial statement regarding the post-match ceremony. The trophy presentation was conducted entirely in Spanish, despite the tournament being held in the United States. Howard went on to say that it was a "disgrace" and commented further that if the final had been in Mexico City and the United States had won, the ceremony would not have been made in English.[24]

On June 7, 2014, in the build up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Howard received his 100th cap for the United States in a 2–1 defeat of Nigeria.[25] On June 22, Howard was named man of the match for his display during the United States' 2–2 draw with Portugal;[26] his most notable save was a reaction stop to deny Éder, having previously diverted Nani's shot onto the post.

On July 1, Howard was again awarded man of the match, despite the United States losing 2–1 to Belgium after extra time in the round of 16.[27] During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 16.[28][29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 November 2014.
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[30] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North Jersey Imperials 1997 16 0 – 16 0
Total 16 0 – 16 0
MetroStars 1998 1 0 – 1 0
1999 9 0 – 9 0
2000 9 0 3 0 – 12 0
2001 29 0 1 0 3 0 33 0
2002 27 0 1 0 – 28 0
2003 13 0 – 13 0
Total 88 0 5 0 3 0 96 0
Manchester United 2003–04 32 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 44 0
2004–05 12 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 27 0
2005–06 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 45 0 10 0 8 0 12 0 2 0 77 0
Everton (loan) 2006–07 25 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Everton 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2007–08 36 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 47 0
2008–09 38 0 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 48 0
2009–10 38 0 2 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 51 0
2010–11 38 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0
2011–12 38 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 1
2012–13 36 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
2013–14 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
2014–15 10 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
Total 307 1 24 0 8 0 22 0 0 0 361 1
Career total 456 1 34 0 16 0 34 0 2 0 542 1

International

[31]

United States national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 2 0
2003 7 0
2004 3 0
2005 2 0
2006 2 0
2007 10 0
2008 9 0
2009 13 0
2010 9 0
2011 15 0
2012 12 0
2013 12 0
2014 8 0
Total 104 0

Honors

Club

Manchester United
Everton

International

United States

Individual

Basketball

On June 22, 2009, Howard was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team.[34] Each year, the team lists a number of athletes seen as potential players and ambassadors. "Globetrotters must be great athletes, great entertainers and outstanding citizens," said Globetrotters Coach Sweet Lou Dunbar. "We believe each of these individuals possess enough of those unique dynamics to merit our consideration to wear the red, white and blue." Howard, Landon Donovan and Lionel Messi are the only soccer players to have been drafted.

Personal life

He was married to Laura Cianciola Howard, with whom he has two children. The two divorced in 2010. Howard was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome[35] in middle school. He also holds dual American / Hungarian citizenship.[36]

Howard is a Christian. Howard has spoken about his faith saying, "The most important thing in my life is Christ. He's more important to me than winning or losing or whether I'm playing or not. Everything else is just a bonus."[37]

He was named MLS Humanitarian of the Year in 2001 for his work with children with Tourette's. He is also involved with Athletes in Action, a ministry arm of Campus Crusade for Christ.[38]

In 2014, Howard showed off his arm and torso tattoos for PETA's "Ink, Not Mink" anti-fur campaign.[39]

References

  • Staff (April 2006) "Tim Howard 1979–" Biography Today 15(2): pp. 60–70
  • Biography from Current Biography (2005), Copyright (c) by The H. W. Wilson Company. All rights reserved.

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  30. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
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