Jon Busch

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Not to be confused with John Bush.

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Jon Busch
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Busch in August 2010
Personal information
Full name Jon Busch
Date of birth (1976-08-18) August 18, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Queens, New York, United States
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1996 Charlotte 49ers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Worcester Wildfire 14 (0)
1997 Carolina Dynamo 2 (0)
1998–2000 Hampton Roads Mariners 64 (0)
2001 Hershey Wildcats 25 (0)
2002–2006 Columbus Crew 84 (0)
2007–2009 Chicago Fire 63 (0)
2010–2014 San Jose Earthquakes 150 (0)
2015 Chicago Fire 12 (0)
International career‡
1993 United States U17 4 (0)
2005 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 14, 2010

Jon Busch (born August 18, 1976) is an American soccer goalkeeper. Busch spent the first few years of his career playing in minor leagues in the United States. Since 2002, Busch has played in Major League Soccer for a number of teams.

His best season was in 2008 when he was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. As of the end of the 2015 season, Busch ranks fourth in MLS history in number of shutouts.

Youth and College

Busch played at Guilderland High School in Guilderland, New York, near Albany, where he was named a high school All-American. He was ranked within the top 25 best players in the nation as a senior.

In college, Busch was a NSCAA First Team All-American in 1996, when he help lead UNC Charlotte to their first ever appearance in the College Cup and a school-record 19 wins. He recorded a career-high 12 shutouts that season, including two in the NCAA Tournament and a career-low 0.89 goals against average (GAA) en route to being named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. Overall he was a First Team All-Conference selection three times and was named to Soccer America’s First Team Freshman All-America team in 1994. In total, Busch spent 3 seasons with UNC Charlotte.

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Goal kick versus LA Galaxy in 2013

Club career

A-League Years (1997–2001)

Busch was undrafted out of college and spent a number of years in the United Soccer Leagues. He was drafted in 1997 by Nashville Metros with the 2nd Overall pick in the A-League draft, but opted to split his first year with Worcester Wildfire and Carolina Dynamo. Busch then moved on to Hampton Roads Mariners, where he spent 3 seasons. He was named the team MVP in his second season. His breakout season came in 2001 with the Hershey Wildcats. He won 14 games and posted 13 shutouts while leading the team to the A-League National Championship match. Busch was named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year and was selected the Division II circuit's first-team All-League keeper.

Columbus Crew (2002–2006)

Major League Soccer took note of his USL play and it resulted in Busch being drafted by Columbus Crew with the 23rd overall pick of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. Busch did not become a starter for the Crew immediately, sharing the duties in his first MLS season with incumbent Tom Presthus. He became a starter by 2003, but did not do very well as Columbus floundered in the standings. In contrast, both the Crew and Busch had terrific 2004 regular seasons, as the team, led by Busch's goaltending, embarked on a league-record 18-game undefeated streak. Busch was a finalist for the 2004 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for his performance, and his impact on the team's season was cited as the third-highest impact of any MLS player on any MLS team in the history of the league by MLSnet writer Jeff Bradley.[1] In 2005, he was sidelined by a knee injury for most of the season, leading the Crew to acquire Jonny Walker. The Crew's goalkeeping injury woes intensified in 2006, as Busch was one of several injured keepers on the team roster, managing only 8 games.

Chicago Fire (2007–2009)

He was waived prior to the 2007 season and found himself the only player picked in the 2007 MLS Waiver Draft, selected by Toronto FC.[2] On March 21 of the same year, he was waived by Toronto as the team found itself over the limit for senior international roster spots. He was subsequently traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft.[3] Busch was to serve primarily as a backup keeper in 2007 and only made it into three matches all season.

However with the departure of starter Matt Pickens to Queens Park Rangers of England's second-tier Football League Championship, Busch ultimately inherited the starter's role with the Fire to start the 2008 season. On October 27, 2008, Busch was named Fire MVP for the 2008 season. Busch was the only Fire player to start and play 90 minutes in every MLS match during the regular season (2700 minutes). Busch posted the best saves percentage in the league (78.2) after making 122 saves on 156 shots faced. Busch tied for most shutouts in the league (10), while also tying a Fire single season shutout record shared with Matt Pickens for his 10 shutouts in 2007.

On November 4, 2008, Busch was named the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, beating competition from the likes of Matt Reis and Joe Cannon.

San Jose Earthquakes (2010–2015)

On March 22, 2010, Busch was waived by the Chicago Fire.[4] He was signed by San Jose Earthquakes shortly afterwards on March 28.[5]

On October 26, 2014, Busch recorded a league best and franchise record 138 saves in a season, besting Joe Cannon's mark set in 2000.[6]

Chicago Fire (2015–)

The Chicago Fire announced on January 27, 2015 that they had signed goalkeeper Jon Busch, who returns to Chicago for his second stint with the club.[7]

International career

Busch earned his first, and only, cap for the United States on March 9, 2005. He shut out Colombia in a friendly, but despite the performance was not called back into the squad.

He has also represented the U.S. at the U-17 and U-20 levels, as well as having played in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan.

Personal

Busch is the son of Madeline and Robert Busch. Robert Busch is a Lutheran pastor. Jon Busch was married to Nicole Blair on December 11, 2004. He has obtained his "B" coaching license in January 2003.

While playing for the Columbus Crew, Jon Busch also trained goalkeepers in Columbus' youth soccer league, the Ohio Football Club.

Honors

Club

Columbus Crew

San Jose Earthquakes

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Jeff. "First XI: Impact players", From MLSnet.com, September 5, 2006, retrieved December 4, 2006.
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  4. ↑ "Fire waive goalkeeper Jon Busch" From chicago.fire.mlsnet.com, March 22, 2010, retrieved March 23, 2010.
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