2009 Houston Dynamo season
Houston Dynamo 2009 soccer season
The 2009 Houston Dynamo season was the fourth season of existence for the Houston franchise since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's fourth season with head coach Dominic Kinnear , majority owner Philip Anschultz , president Oliver Luck , and chief operating officer Chris Canetti.
The Dynamo qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year after finishing 2nd in the Western Conference during the regular season. In the playoffs, Houston defeated the Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 over two legs in the Conference Semifinals before losing 2–0 to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Conference Final. In the U.S. Open Cup , the Dynamo reached the semifinals, where they lost 2–1 to the eventual champion Seattle Sounders. The Dynamo also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League , losing to Atlante 4–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals of the 2008–09 Champions League while also finishing third in their group for the 2009–10 Champions League , failing to advance.
Final roster
As of November 14, 2009. [ 2]
Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age)
Joined from
Joined in
Apps.
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Tally Hall
GK
May 12, 1985 (24)
Esbjerg fB
2009
0
0
18
Pat Onstad
GK
January 13, 1968 (41)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
113
0
30
Tyler Deric (HGP )
GK
August 30, 1988 (21)
Houston Dynamo Academy
2009
0
0
Defenders
2
Eddie Robinson
DF
June 19, 1978 (31)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
71
4
4
Ryan Cochrane
DF
August 8, 1983 (26)
San Jose Earthquakes
2009
58
2
16
Craig Waibel
DF
August 21, 1975 (34)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
76
6
20
Geoff Cameron
DF
July 11, 1985 (24)
University of Rhode Island
2008
52
3
24
Wade Barrett (C )
DF
June 23, 1976 (33)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
99
0
31
André Hainault
DF
June 17, 1986 (23)
FK Baník Most
2009
20
1
32
Bobby Boswell
DF
March 15, 1983 (26)
D.C. United
2008
58
2
Midfielders
5
Danny Cruz (GA )
MF
January 3, 1990 (19)
UNLV
2009
6
0
6
Erik Ustruck
MF
January 4, 1985 (24)
Santa Clara University
2007
2
0
8
Richard Mulrooney
MF
November 3, 1976 (33)
Toronto FC
2007
65
1
9
Brian Mullan
MF
April 23, 1978 (31)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
114
6
11
Brad Davis
MF
November 8, 1981 (28)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
98
12
13
Ricardo Clark
MF
February 10, 1983 (26)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
97
7
17
Mike Chabala
MF
May 24, 1984 (25)
University of Washington
2006
15
0
19
John Michael Hayden
MF
April 27, 1984 (25)
Indiana University
2007
0
0
22
Stuart Holden
MF
August 1, 1985 (24)
Sunderland A.F.C.
2006
88
15
26
Corey Ashe
MF
March 14, 1986 (23)
University of North Carolina
2007
71
1
Forwards
7
Luis Ángel Landín (DP )
FW
July 23, 1985 (24)
Monarcas Morelia
2009
7
1
10
Abe Thompson
FW
January 12, 1982 (27)
Kansas City Wizards
2009
1
0
15
Cam Weaver
FW
June 10, 1983 (26)
San Jose Earthquakes
2009
8
3
23
Dominic Oduro
FW
August 13, 1985 (24)
New York Red Bulls
2009
16
1
25
Brian Ching
FW
May 24, 1978 (31)
San Jose Earthquakes
2006
85
39
Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date
Player
Position
Age
Previous Club
Notes
Ref
December 12, 2008
Julius James
DF
24
Toronto FC
Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Dwayne De Rosario .
[ 3]
January 23, 2009
Tally Hall
GK
23
Esbjerg fB
Signed on a free transfer.
[ 4]
January 29, 2009
Felix Garcia
FW
18
Laredo Heat
Signed as a Generation Adidas player. An undisclosed fee was given to the Laredo Heat . Houston traded an international roster slot for two years and swapped allocation ranking spots to Toronto FC for the right to sign him.
[ 5] [ 6]
February 27, 2009
Tyler Deric
GK
20
Houston Dynamo Academy
Signed as a homegrown player .
[ 7]
March 30, 2009
Ade Akinbiyi
FW
34
Burnley
Signed on a free transfer.
[ 8]
April 14, 2009
André Hainault
DF
22
Baník Most
Full transfer, fee undisclosed.
[ 9]
May 27, 2009
Dominic Oduro
FW
23
New York Red Bulls
Acquired in exchange for a first round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and a 2nd round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft .
[ 10] [ 11]
June 9, 2009
Cam Weaver
FW
25
San Jose Earthquakes
Acquired in exchange for Chris Wondolowski and a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft .
[ 12]
August 14, 2009
Ryan Cochrane
DF
26
San Jose Earthquakes
Acquired in exchange for an international roster slot through the end of the 2010 season.
[ 13]
September 15, 2009
Abe Thompson
FW
27
Kansas City Wizards
Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Kei Kamara .
[ 14]
Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date
Player
Position
Age
Destination Club
Notes
Ref
November 26, 2008
Nate Jaqua
FW
27
Seattle Sounders FC
Selected in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft .
[ 15]
December 12, 2008
Dwayne De Rosario
MF
30
Toronto FC
Traded for Julius James and allocation money .
[ 3]
December 2008
Johnny Alcaraz
MF
23
Retired
Released following the 2008 season.
[ 16]
December 2008
Kyle Brown
FW
25
Austin Aztex
Released following the 2008 season.
[ 16]
December 2008
Tony Caig
GK
34
Chesterfield
Released following the 2008 season.
[ 16]
December 2008
Nick Hatzke
MF
25
Retired
Released following the 2008 season.
December 2008
Guy-Roland Kpene
FW
25
Long Island Rough Riders
Released following the 2008 season.
[ 16]
December 2008
Corbin Waller
GK
23
Charlotte Eagles
Released following the 2008 season.
[ 16]
December 2008
Stephen Wondolowski
DF
23
Retired
Released following the 2008 season.
[ 17]
January 26, 2009
Patrick Ianni
DF
23
Seattle Sounders FC
Traded for a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft .
[ 18] [ 19]
February 5, 2009
Felix Garcia
FW
18
Laredo Heat
Garcia left Houston after a week, returning to Laredo to finish school. The Dynamo retained his MLS rights, but he no longer occupied a roster spot. Reportedly, he skipped a team meeting and a mandatory physical, and left practice early prior to the announcement of his departure. He did not return to the team, even after graduating from high school.
[ 20] [ 21]
June 9, 2009
Chris Wondolowski
FW
25
San Jose Earthquakes
Traded along with a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft for Cam Weaver .
[ 12]
August 14, 2009
Julius James
DF
25
D.C. United
Traded for a third round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft .
[ 22]
August 20, 2009
Ade Akinbiyi
FW
34
Notts County
Released
[ 23]
September 15, 2009
Kei Kamara
ST
25
Kansas City Wizards
Traded for Abe Thompson and allocation money .
[ 14]
Loans in
Loans out
MLS SuperDraft
Coaching staff
As of November 14, 2009. [ 2]
Position
Name
Head coach
Dominic Kinnear
Assistant coach
John Spencer
Goalkeeper coach
Tim Hanley
Head athletic trainer
Theron Enns
Assistant athletic trainer
Shane Caron
Team administrator
Nick Kowba
Equipment manager
Michael Porter
Pre-season
Friendlies
Win
Tie
Loss
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions;
(S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
30
48
13
8
9
39
29
+10
8
1
6
23
13
+10
5
7
3
16
16
0
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Stadium H A A H H H H A H H A H A H A A A A H H A H A H A A H H H A Result T L L T W W W T W W W W W T L W L T L W L W T T L L W T T W
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source:
Houston Dynamo A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League
Player statistics
Appearances, goals, and assists
^ a b c d Left during the season
Disciplinary record
^ a b c d Left during the season
Clean sheets
Honors and awards
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
Annual
Dynamo team awards
Kits
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Amigo Energy
References
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