Tim Mulqueen is an American

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coach and former goalkeeper. He was most recently the head coach of

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in the

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. Mulqueen grew up in the Fords section of

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and played soccer at St. Joseph High School. He graduated from St. Joseph's University in 1988. In 1989 Mulqueen played for the

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in the ASL. In 1995-97 Mulqueen was listed as a player for the North Jersey Imperials in the

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. Mulqueen was an assistant coach at Rutgers University from 1988 to 1994. During that time Rutgers went to 3 Final Fours 1989, 1990 (National Finalist), and 1994. He was goalkeeping coach for the MetroStars from 1996 to 1999 and the

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from 2000 to 2004. Kansas City during that time won the 2000 MLS Supporters Shield, 2000 MLS Cup and the 2004 US Open Cup. U.S. goalkeeper

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credits Mulqueen with helping to establish his own career. Mulqueen spent many nights training Howard, and waived fees so that Howard could get more experience from the age of 12. Mulqueen was goalkeeper coach for the

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at the

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qualifying tournament,

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, 2005/2007 FIFA U-17 World Cups,

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and the

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. Mulqueen also was an assistant coach of the 1995 Lafayette College Men's Soccer team, which made it to the

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Tournament sweet 16. Goalkeeper Tim Howard refers to Mulqueen as one of the first coaches he truly bonded with. Mulqueen joined Orlando City in January 2017. In August 2018, he was announced as the first head coach of

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. On December 9, 2024 he was announced as the next head coach of

. Only the 5th Head Coach in the school's history.

Personal

Mulqueen is a member of St.Joseph’s Metuchen High School Athletic Hall of Fame, St. Joseph’s University Soccer Hall of Fame, and Rutgers University Athletic Hall of Fame.

References

Living people 1966 births American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers New Jersey Eagles players New York Red Bulls non-playing staff Sporting Kansas City non-playing staff Orlando City SC non-playing staff Sportspeople from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Saint Joseph's University alumni Saint Joseph's Hawks men's soccer players Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball players Soccer players from Middlesex County, New Jersey St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) alumni USL Championship coaches American men's basketball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub