Seth Trembly (born March 21, 1982 in Littleton,

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) is a former American soccer

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. Trembly was part of the original 1999 class at the

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, where, as part of the Under-17 United States national team, he trained with

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, and

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, as well as his future teammates at the Rapids,

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and

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. Rather than go to college, Trembly signed a

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contract with MLS, and was allocated to his hometown team, the

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, joining the club at the end of the 1999 season. In 2000, he played twelve games with the MLS Pro-40 team. In his first four years, Trembly appeared in a total of 12 games for the Rapids, starting one. He at last began to break into the team in 2003, when injuries gave him the opportunity to play in 16 games, starting 11, for the team; he registered a goal and an assist. In 2004, he was largely a late defensive substitute, appearing in 24 games, but starting five, playing mostly as a defensive midfielder, but some as an outside back. The Rapids traded Trembly to Salt Lake in early 2005. He scored two goal in his first season with Real Salt Lake, but did not play a minute in 2006 because of two tears to his ACL. Although he was not able to play he did put his recovery time to good use, putting on a benefit concert for Right to Play, a charity that works to bring soccer to kids in Africa. He received the reward of Humanitarian of the Year. He signed a contract with the Montreal Impact in the

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for the 2007 season. Seth currently lives in Utah with his longtime girlfriend where he is a soccer coach for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trembly, Seth 1982 births Living people American expatriate sportspeople in Canada American expatriate men's soccer players American men's soccer players Colorado Rapids players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Sportspeople from Littleton, Colorado Real Salt Lake players Soccer players from Colorado Major League Soccer players A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players MLS Pro-40 players