Wade Barrett (born June 23, 1976) is an American former

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player. He was most recently the interim head coach of the

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Career

College

Barrett was born in

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, and played

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at the

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from 1994 to 1997, where he scored thirty-eight goals and twenty-six assists, and was voted an NSCAA All-American in his senior season.

Professional

Barrett was drafted twelfth overall in the

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by the then- San Jose Clash. Barrett was a consistent contributor for the Earthquakes in his first two seasons, being slowly converted from a midfielder to a defender, but was sidelined by groin injuries in the 2000 season that forced him to miss much of the year. Barrett returned in 2001 and proved himself to be one of the best defenders in MLS, playing left back for a San Jose team that would win the 2001

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. Barrett cemented his position in 2002, continuing his exceptional play at left fullback, and in recognition was named to the 2002

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. In five years in the league, he scored five goals and made twenty-two assists. Barrett left MLS after the 2002 season to pursue opportunities in the United Kingdom. Barrett first signed with Danish club

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, with whom he spent the latter half of 2002 and much of 2003, but was unable to establish himself as a regular starter. Barrett opted to leave the club in July 2004 in order to join

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in Norway, joining fellow American Brian West. 24 Wade Barrett

He left Scandinavia in January 2005, re-signing with San Jose and winning the

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in his first season back. Along with the rest of his teammates, he moved to Houston to become part of the

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for the 2006 season. In each of the Dynamo's first two seasons, Barrett and his teammates finished second in the Western Conference but won the

championship. As the Dynamo's captain, Barrett lifted the championship trophy each year. He played in sixty-one of the team's sixty-two regular season games in its first two seasons. Barrett retired prior to the start of the 2010 season, and transitioned into an assistant coaching role for Dynamo. As of June 7, 2016, Barrett has been named the interim head coach of Dynamo for the remainder of the 2016 season.

International

As of March 2007, Barrett has earned two caps for the U.S. national team, the first one coming November 17, 2002, against

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. He was called into camp for the U.S. for an October 8, 2005, World Cup qualifier against

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, but suffered a hamstring injury in training that prevented him from appearing in the match. In March 2007, Barrett was again called into camp for the national team in preparation for friendlies against

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and

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, and was brought into the game against Guatemala as a second-half substitute.

Honors

San Jose Earthquakes

* MLS Cup (1):

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

* MLS Supporter's Shield (1):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Houston Dynamo

* MLS Cup (2):

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 ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Houston Dynamo

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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