Jason Dunn (born October 4, 1971, in

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) is a retired American

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. He was the 1994 American Professional Soccer League and the 1996-1997 National Professional Soccer League Rookies of the Year. He also earned three

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with the U.S. national team in 1994. He now lives in

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with his wife and three kids.

High school and college

Dunn grew up in Olympia, Washington, where he attended

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. During his four seasons at North Thurston, Dunn was a four-time All-state soccer player. As a senior, the team won the Washington State championship. Dunn was selected as an All-American his senior season where he scored 34 goals and added 27 assists. Dunn graduated in 1990. In 1991, Dunn, and his twin brother, James, entered

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. Over his three seasons with the

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Division II Falcons, Jason became a prolific scorer, earning first team

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n recognition in 1992 and 1993. In 1993, the Falcons won the Division II championship. In his last season, he also served as a co-captain along with his brother James.

Seattle Sounders

On March 30, 1994, Dunn became the first player to sign with the expansion

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of the

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(APSL). That year, he scored ten goals in twenty-two games, earning APSL Rookie of the Year and second team All Star honors. He repeated as a second team All Star in 1995, as he scored seven goals in twenty-five games.

Indoor Soccer

In 1996, Dunn signed with the

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of the indoor National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). He was selected the 1996-1997 NPSL Rookie of the Year. Over five seasons, he scored 265 goals in 178 games, his best season coming in 1999-2000 when he scored ninety-five goals in forty-four games. That season, he was a first team NPSL All Star. Dunn was injured during the 2000-2001 season, limited him to only eighteen games. At the end of the season, Dunn moved to the Harrisburg Heat of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), but appeared in only twelve games before retiring from playing professionally. In 1997, Dunn had also spent a single season with the

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of the

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(CISL), which played during the summer.

National team

After his outstanding rookie season with the

, Dunn was called up for three

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games that fall. He earned his first

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in a 1–0 loss to

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on November 19, 1994, when he came on for

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at the 61st minute. Three days later, he again came on for Kirovski, this time at halftime, in a 3–0 win over

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. Dunn’s last cap came in a 1–1 tie with

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on December 11, 1994. While Dunn started, he came off for

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at halftime.USA - Details of International Matches 1990-1994

Coaching career

On July 4, 2014, it was announced that Dunn would be the inaugural head coach of the

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. Dunn left the team just before the start of the regular season after the team failed to make contractual payments to him and his assistant coach, Todd Haley.

References

External links

1995 Sounders profile
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