Joe Donoho (born May 16, 1985, in Tampa, Florida) is an American former soccer player.

Joe Donoho
Personal information
Full name Joseph Donoho
Date of birth (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Tampa, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2006–2007 Bradley Braves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Michigan Bucks 6 (0)
2010 FC Tampa Bay 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2010

Career

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College

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Donoho attended Jesuit High School (where he played varsity basketball instead of soccer) and played three years of college soccer at Rutgers University. He helped the Scarlet Knights to the second round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament, before redshirting his junior year in 2005 and then transferring to Bradley University during the winter break. While at Bradley he was named to the All-MVC Second-Team in 2006 and to the Holiday Inn City Center Classic All-Tournament team in 2007.

During his college years Donoho also played for the Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League, helping his PDL squad to the Great Lakes Division championship and the third-best regular-season record.[1]

Professional

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Undrafted out of college, Donoho took a two-year hiatus from soccer in 2008 and 2009, during which time he played in local amateur men's soccer leagues in the Tampa area[2] and worked as an insurance agent for GEICO.[3]

After attending an open tryout, Donoho signed for FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League in 2010. He made his professional debut - and scored his first professional goal - on May 14, 2010, in a 2–1 victory over the Carolina RailHawks[4] On November 30, 2010, the club announced it would not exercise its contract option on Donoho for the 2011 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived October 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Donoho at home for Rowdies defense
  3. ^ www.geico.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110930104245/http://www.geico.com/local/jdonoho/. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ USSF Division-2 Pro League Archived March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ FC Tampa Bay Exercises Options on Four Players - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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