Mark Dodd (born September 14, 1965) is an American former professional

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. Dodd spent one season in the Major Indoor Soccer League, six in the

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, and four in

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with the

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. He also earned fifteen

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with the US Men’s National Team.

High school and college

Dodd attended

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, graduating in 1984. He then attended TCU for one year, then transferred to Duke University in 1985, where he played

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. He became first-team goalkeeper in 1986 and backstopped them to the

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. It was Duke's first national championship in any sport.
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Playing career

MISL and APSL

Following the completion of his collegiate career, Dodd signed with the Dallas Sidekicks (1984-2004), Dallas Sidekicks of the

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. In 1990, Dodd signed with the

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of the

. This was the first year of the APSL, which was formed by the merger of the

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and the American Soccer League. Dodd was named APSL West Player of the Year and a first team All-Star.
/sup> In 1992 and 1993, the Foxes won back-to-back APSL championships with Dodd in goal.

Major League Soccer

The

selected Dodd in the 6th round (53rd overall) of the

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. Dodd was the team's starting keeper. He played in 31 games in the Burn's inaugural season and was named MLS's first Goalkeeper of the Year. Dodd helped lead the Burn to the 1997 US Open Cup Championship where he was chosen as the game’s MVP. He played four seasons for Dallas, setting numerous team and league records. Dodd also made consecutive trips to the MLS All-Star game, as well as being named to the MLS Best XI. Six games into the 1999 season, Dodd tore ligaments in his hand. He had surgery on his right hand in February 2000 and retired soon after.

National team

Dodd collected fifteen

with the U.S. national team, his first coming in 1988 against

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and his last against

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in 1997. Throughout his US National Team goalkeeping career, he earned seven shutouts and also held a US National Team record for most consecutive shutout minutes. Dodd was named an alternate on the 1998 World Cup team.

Honors

Duke University

* NCAA National Champions:

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Colorado Foxes

* APSL Champions:

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Dallas Burn

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Individual

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: 1996 *

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: 1996 *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dodd, Mark 1965 births Living people American soccer players Association football goalkeepers FC Dallas players Duke University alumni Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players Soccer players from Dallas United States men's international soccer players 1992 King Fahd Cup players Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players American Professional Soccer League players Colorado Foxes players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars