Ben Dragavon

Ben Dragavon (born December 31, 1983 in Monroe, Washington) is a former American soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League.[1]

Ben Dragavon
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Dragavon
Date of birth (1983-12-31) December 31, 1983
Place of birth Monroe, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Western Washington Vikings 76 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Seattle Sounders 5 (0)
2007–2008 Seattle Wolves (indoor)
2009 MLS Pool
2009 → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Toronto FC (loan) 0 (0)
2011 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 2 (0)
2013 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Seattle Redhawks (assistant)
2012 Western Washington Vikings (assistant)
2012–2013 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 (assistant)
2013–2017 Seattle Reign FC (goalkeeper)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 1, 2013

Career

Youth and College

Dragavon graduated from Monroe High School in 2002. In 2001, he backstopped the Bearcats to the Washington State 3A High School Championship.[2] He then attended Western Washington University, playing on the men's soccer team from 2002 to 2005. He finished his career at WWU with the team's all time record in shutouts. He is also third on the school's list with a 1.38 GAA.

Professional

On July 20, 2006, the Seattle Sounders signed him as a back-up to Chris Eylander when the Seattle's backup goalkeeper James Ward was injured.[3] He played no games that season, but saw time in four games in 2007. On July 16, 2007, the Milwaukee Wave of Major Indoor Soccer League picked Dragavon in the seventh round of the 2007 MISL Supplemental Draft. However, he did not sign with the Wave. During the winter of 2007–2008, he played indoor soccer with the Seattle Wolves FC of the Premier Arena Soccer League.[4]

Dragavon signed a contract in early 2009 to become part of the Major League Soccer League-Wide Reserve Goalkeeper Pool. During the early part of 2009 he was called up by Seattle Sounders FC to provide cover for Kasey Keller while regular reserve keeper Chris Eylander was out injured. He made his MLS debut for Seattle on April 11, 2009 in a game against the Kansas City Wizards, when Keller was sent off for handling outside the penalty area.[5] He was on the bench for Toronto FC during their 5–0 loss to New York Red Bulls on October 25, 2009.[6]

In early March 2010, Dragavon pre-signed a two year contract with the Aztex, against whom he made his USL debut in 2009, but he was released before the season started after failing his medical.[7]

Coaching

In 2012, Dragavon became the goalkeeper coach for the USL PDL club Seattle Sounders FC U-23.[8][9] He made an appearance as goalkeeper for the Sounders U-23 team versus Washington Crossfire on May 31, 2013.[10]

In 2013, he became the goalkeeper coach for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[11] He became a full-time assistant coach in 2017.[12]

Honors
Seattle Sounders

References
  1. https://medium.com/@ReignFC/reign-fc-announce-2017-preseason-roster-d1625c6df3eb#.fra88nti1
  2. Class 3A boys soccer: Bearcats leave Class 3A with state championship
  3. Sounders Add Former WWU GK Ben Dragavon To Roster Posted 7/20/2006 Archived October 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "2007–2008 Seattle Wolves". Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=262061&cc=5901
  7. Aztex sign Maxwell Griffin Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  8. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2017805369_arlos_back_wednesday_links.html
  9. http://www.soundersu23.com/roster/coaching/index_E.html
  10. "Sounders U-23 Grab Dramatic Victory". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  11. "Reign FC practice technique". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  12. https://medium.com/@ReignFC/reign-fc-announce-2017-preseason-roster-d1625c6df3eb#.fra88nti1
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