Keith Savage (born August 9, 1985) is an American former professional

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player who is the head coach of the

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USL Academy team.

Career

College and amateur

Savage attended Gulf Breeze High School in

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, played club soccer for Pensacola Revolution, and played

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at the

University of West Florida The University of West Florida (West Florida or UWF) is a public university in Pensacola, Florida, United States. Established in 1963 as a member institution of the State University System of Florida, the University of West Florida is a comprehe ...

, where he was GSC Freshman of the Year in 2003. He was named to the Division II All-South Region Team and the All-GSC First Team in 2005, earned NSCAA/adidas All-America honors in 2006, and scored 33 career goals for the Argonauts between 2003 and 2007, the fourth-highest total in school's history. During his college years he also played with

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in the

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Professional

Savage was drafted 43rd overall of the

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, and made his MLS debut for Chivas against

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on 12 April 2008. He was released by

in February 2009, having played in just six league games for the team, and signed with the

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of the

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later that month. Savage signed with FC Tampa Bay of the

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on February 22, 2011. The contract was for one year with a club option for 2012. Tampa Bay exercised the 2012 option on Savage on October 4, 2011.

Coaching

In June 2021 Savage was named head coach of the

USL Academy side.

Personal

Savage is the son of former U.S. national team player Bruce Savage. While playing for Chivas USA, Savage also was a trainer for the Fullerton Rangers Soccer Club in Fullerton, California. He coached the players on the U13 Fullerton Rangers in their signature league. Savage is retired now from a torn ACL. He works as the athletic director for Skycrest Christian School in

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Honors

Tampa Bay Rowdies

: ** Champion (1) 2012

Portland Timbers

Commissioner's Cup (1):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

References

External links

Portland Timbers bio

MLS player profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Savage, Keith 1985 births Living people American men's soccer players Orlando City U-23 players Chivas USA players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Tampa Bay Rowdies players USL League Two players National Premier Soccer League players Major League Soccer players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Chivas USA draft picks Soccer players from Florida People from Gulf Breeze, Florida Sportspeople from Santa Rosa County, Florida Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 players Gulf Coast Premier League players Men's association football wingers University of West Florida alumni