Jon Conway (born May 6, 1977) is an American retired soccer

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and current goalkeeping coach for

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Youth and college

Born in

Media, Pennsylvania Media is a borough in and the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located about west of Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the nation with 1.6 million residents as 2020. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolita ...

, as a youth, Conway played club soccer for the Lower Merion Gorillas, leading them to the Under 13 Indoor and Outdoor state championships in 1990 - this was the first Lower Merion club to capture both state titles in the same year. They are arguably the greatest team in LMSC history (ask Biff Sturla). He later played for powerhouse youth soccer club F.C. Delco, and played four years of

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Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

. Conway was an all-state soccer player from Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pennsylvania.

Professional career

Conway was drafted with the 28th pick of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes. Conway spent his first years as a professional as the backup to Joe Cannon, but was given his chance at the starting position when Cannon left the Quakes in 2003 for France. In 2000, he went on loan with Bay Area Seals, playing four games with a 0.50

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. Conway suffered a broken right ankle in preseason and the Quakes were forced to find a replacement; that replacement came in the form of Canadian international goalkeeper

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from

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of the A-League, who went on to be named Goalkeeper of the year in MLS. Conway remained a capable backup keeper for the Quakes, playing in the occasional

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games and when Onstad was injured or away on international duty. Conway has won 2 MLS Cup Championships. After the 2005 season, Conway was traded to the MetroStars in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick. In 2006, Conway finished best among all goalkeepers in MLS with a 1.00 GAA (goals against average) and compiled a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 3 ties with 5 shutouts. In 2007, Conway compiled a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties with 4 shutouts and a 1.10 GAA. He entered the 2008 season as the starting goalkeeper for the since renamed

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. On October 16, 2008, Conway received a 10-game suspension from MLS for violating its Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health policy (SABH), after he tested positive for performance-enhancing substances. On June 29, 2009, Conway was released by New York to free a spot for Senegalese goal keeper Bouna Coundoul. In September 2009, Conway's MLS rights, which under MLS roster rules were still held by Red Bulls even after his release, were traded to

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. G ...

for a fourth-round pick in the

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. After the waiving of back-up keeper Brian Edwards,

acquired the 32-year-old goalkeeper to replace Edwards. Conway made his debut for Toronto in the Canadian Championship against the

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May 19, 2010. He continued to make non-league appearances for Toronto throughout the 2010 season within the Canadian Championship and the CONCACAF Champions League. Conway had a stand out performance versus

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in the Champions League in a 1–1 home draw on September 28, 2010 setting up teammate Jacob Peterson with a long throw to start the break. He made his first league appearance for Toronto on October 16, 2010 in a 2–2 home draw versus

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in which he received a red card in the 72nd minute. Toronto traded Conway to Chicago Fire on January 13, 2011 in exchange for the No. 49 pick in the

. At season's end, Chicago declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Conway was selected by

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in stage 2 of the draft. However, he instead opted to retire.

Coaching career

After retiring, he became the goalkeeper coach with the

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in 2012. In 2014, he joined the

first team as goalkeeper coach.

Personal

He is married to sports broadcaster Andi Petrillo.

Honors

Club

San Jose Earthquakes * Major League Soccer MLS Cup Champion: 2001, 2003 New York Red Bulls * Major League Soccer Western Conference Champions:

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Toronto FC * Canadian Championship: 2010,

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* Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Champions:

References

External links

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