Dasan Robinson

Dasan Alexander Robinson (born June 6, 1984 in Evanston, Illinois) is a retired American soccer player.

Dasan Robinson
Personal information
Full name Dasan Alexander Robinson
Date of birth (1984-06-06) June 6, 1984
Place of birth Evanston, Illinois, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2002–2005 Dayton Flyers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Chicago Fire Premier 29 (0)
2006–2011 Chicago Fire 85 (3)
2011 Toronto FC 0 (0)
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (0)
Total 115 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October, 2011

Career

College and Amateur

Robinson grew up in the Cleveland area and graduated from Elyria High School. He played college soccer at the University of Dayton for four years, where he finished with 6 goals and 13 assists in 68 matches, and spent three seasons with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Robinson was drafted in the second round, 22nd overall, by Chicago Fire in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft and played for Chicago into the 2011 MLS season.

He was traded to Toronto FC on July 28, 2011 for Dan Gargan and a second-round 2012 MLS SuperDraft pick. Robinson made his debut for Toronto on August 18 in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage against Tauro F.C., a 2-1 away victory for TFC.[1]

Robinson's stay in Toronto lasted less than two months as he was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy on September 15, 2011 in exchange for Kyle Davies.[2] At season's end, Los Angeles declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. After no other club selected him, Los Angeles exercised its option to retain his MLS rights.

On January 27, 2012, Robinson announced his retirement via his Twitter account.[3]

Coaching

Robinson is currently involved in coaching in the Chicago area through the private coaching service, CoachUp.[4]

Honors

Los Angeles Galaxy

Chicago Fire

References
  1. "Toronto Taxed In Tauro Win". Toronto FC. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2011/09/la-galaxy-acquire-defender-dasan-robinson
  3. Dasan Robinson [@Dae32] (27 January 2012). "Dear Family, Friends, and Fans, I am writing to let you all know that I have officially retired from professional soccer. It was not an easy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. www.coachup.com/searches/coaches/dasanr
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