Logan Pause (born August 22, 1981) is an American former

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player and coach who spent his entire twelve-year professional career with the Chicago Fire in

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Playing career

College and amateur

After attending Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, Pause played college soccer at the

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from 2000 to 2002. After a 2002 season in which he co-captained the Tar Heels and played everywhere from central defense to attacking midfield due to injuries, Pause signed a

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contract with MLS. During the 2002 collegiate off-season, Pause played for the Raleigh CASL Elite of the fourth division

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Professional

Pause was selected 24th overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by The Fire. He surprised many by seeing immediate time with the team, finishing the season with 21 appearances and 15 starts for a Fire team that won the

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and the U.S. Open Cup. Pause played the same role for the Fire in 2004, filling in for Jesse Marsch and

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, starting 19 games and adding two assists. Pause served primarily as the club's defensive midfielder after Armas retired. He made his 200th league appearance for the Fire on March 26, 2011, in a 3–2 win over

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. With the additions of Arévalo Ríos and Jeff Larentowicz in the 2013 MLS season, Pause saw a reduction in playing time, appearing in only 15 matches and starting 11 of those. Following the season's conclusion Pause was made available in the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft but eventually agreed to new a contract ahead of the 2014 season. Logan Pause has retired at the end of

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MLS season. He has spent his entire 12-year professional career playing for Chicago Fire. On November 3, 2014, Pause was announced the Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club and will begin his new role as of December 1, 2014.

International

Pause played for a range of United States youth national teams, including the Under-23's during Olympic Qualifying. Pause was called up for the United States National Team for the

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held in the United States, his first call up to the United States full squad. On July 4, 2009, Pause received his first cap playing the entire 90 minutes against Grenada while also registering an assist on Robbie Rogers' goal.

Career statistics

Chicago Fire Player Registry

Coaching career

In 2017, Pause was named Head Coach for Orange County SC playing in

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. Following the 2017 USL Season, Pause and OCSC parted ways, announced November 2017. In 2019 Pause became the head coach of Chicago FC United.

Post soccer life

In 2018 Pause joined the

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as a program director where he coordinates wellness programs for the group's

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Honors

Chicago Fire

* Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2): **Winner:

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

(1): **Winner:

Individual

*Chicago Fire Most Valuable Player (1): **Winner:

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

MLS Fair Play Award The Fair Play Award in Major League Soccer was the award that was given to an individual player and a team who presented best overall sportsmanlike behavior in addition to receiving one of the lowest numbers of yellow Yellow is the color ...

(1): **Winner:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award The MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award, also known as the MLS W.O.R.K.S Humanitarian of the Year Award, is given to a Major League Soccer player who exemplifies both skill on the field and service within the community. This finalists of the award ...

**Winner:

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pause, Logan 1981 births Living people American men's soccer players Chicago Fire FC players North Carolina FC U23 players North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players United States men's international soccer players Major League Soccer players USL League Two players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Soccer players from North Carolina Chicago Fire FC non-playing staff Men's association football midfielders Orange County SC coaches American soccer coaches