Tighe Dombrowski (born March 4, 1982) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player, currently without a club. Dombrowski played four years of

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for the

UW–Milwaukee Panthers The Milwaukee Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. A total of 13 Panthers athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I. The Panthers have won the James J. McCafferty Trophy as the Horizon League's all-sports ch ...

of the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscons ...

from 2000–2003, during which he was named first team All-Horizon League three times. He was named an honorable mention All-American following his senior season in 2003. Dombrowski tallied sixteen goals and thirteen assists in his time at UW–Milwaukee, and helped them advance to the second round of the

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Tournament his sophomore, junior, and senior years. In 2002, he played for the

Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The Menace have had sustained success in USL League Two dur ...

in the

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. In 2003, he played for the

Chicago Fire Reserves Chicago Fire U-23 was an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They last played in 2016, choosing to leave the PDL. Th ...

.Chicago Fire Premier Alumni
After graduating from UW–Milwaukee, Dombrowski was drafted fiftieth overall in the

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by the

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

, and signed to a

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. Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season, but was signed by Swedish then-Division 1 (effectively the third division) side

IK Sirius Fotboll IK Sirius, more commonly known simply as Sirius, is a Swedish football club located in Uppsala. The club is affiliated to the Upplands Fotbollförbund. History Early success The club was formed in 1907, with its first success coming i ...

in April 2006, having impressed the coaching staff at Studenternas IP during his trial in February and March. In July 2007, Tighe helped Sirius save three points by scoring two goals in the last minutes of the game against

Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköpings Södra IF, also known as J-Södra IF, J-Södra or simply Jönköping, is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded in 1922, returned to the Swedish second division Superettan in 2018 after relegation from the 2 ...

, turning the game from 0–1 to 2–1 in the span of six minutes. Dombrowski had a trial with

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...

but did not earn a contract and later signed with

USL-1 The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system b ...

side

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its hom ...

Personal

Tighe is one of the Dombrowski brothers, all of whom are also pro soccer players:

Scott Dombrowski Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskat ...

Zeke Dombrowski Zeke Dombrowski (born July 27, 1986 in Hales Corners, Wisconsin) is an American former soccer player. he is employed by the City of West Allis, Wisconsin Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Career College and Amateur Dombrowski played ...

Chad Dombrowski Chad Dombrowski (born October 5, 1980 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is a retired American soccer player who spent six seasons in the USL First Division. College Dombrowski attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee where he played on the men's ...

and

Neil Dombrowski Neil Dombrowski (born March 19, 1984 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American soccer player, who last played for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. Youth Dombrowski, one of four brothers who play professional soccer, grew up in Wis ...

References

External links

Dombrowski on IK Sirius FK web page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dombrowski, Tighe 1982 births Living people American expatriate men's soccer players Des Moines Menace players Chicago Fire U-23 players Minnesota Thunder players People from West Allis, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Soccer players from Wisconsin San Jose Earthquakes players Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer players USL First Division players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players San Jose Earthquakes draft picks IK Sirius Fotboll players American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden