Sean Michael Callahan is a retired American

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player who played professionally in the

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and

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. In 1996, Callahan graduated from Jesuit High School. He attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999, participating in 1998 & 1999 Final Fours, reaching the National Championship vs. Indiana in 1999. He led the nation in assists his senior season. Callahan turned professional in 2000 with the Sacramento Knights of the

. He moved outdoors in 2001 with the

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of the

. In 2002, Callahan moved to the

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, but went on loan to the

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for most of the season. On April 3, 2003, Callahan signed with the Seattle Sounders.Sounders sign Sean Michael Callahan
He retired from professional soccer after the 2004 season, but spent one season with the fourth division Sacramento Knights of the amateur

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in 2006. The Knights won the league championship that season. champs. Sean-Michael is married with five children and is now a procurement/finance executive.

External links

Placer United: Sean Michael Callahan

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Callahan, Sean Michael Living people 1975 births American men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Virginia Beach Mariners players Rochester New York FC players Sacramento Knights players Sacramento Knights (2003–2007) players Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players A-League (1995–2004) players World Indoor Soccer League players Men's association football midfielders Jesuit High School (Carmichael) alumni 20th-century American sportsmen