Jimmy Conrad

**James Paul Conrad** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (men).

College
At college soccer level, Conrad played for the San Diego State Aztecs and the UCLA Bruins.

San Diego Flash
Conrad started his senior career with A-League team San Diego Flash. He made 25 appearances in a season that saw *SD Flash* lose in the penultimate match of the season, as they missed out on a place in the final after losing to Minnesota Thunder in the Western Conference final across two legs.

San Francisco Seals
In 1999, Conrad played 5 matches for the San Francisco Seals of the A-League.

Project-40
Also in 1999, Conrad featured once for Project-40 in the A-League.

San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes, initially known as San Jose Clash, signed Conrad in 1999. He debuted in a penalty shoot-out win away to future team Kansas City Wizards on 9 April, as he replaced Richard Mulrooney off the bench late in the second half. He went on to feature 10 times between then and a 31 August loss to LA Galaxy, which preceded his first senior goal in his twelfth match for the club as he netted in a two-goal victory over Kansas City Wizards on 3 September. Conrad remained for four Major League Soccer seasons, appearing 90 times and scoring 2 goals; the other came in June 2002 versus Colorado Rapids. In the prior campaign, 2001, San Jose won MLS Cup.

Lech Poznań (loan)
2000 saw Conrad head abroad for the first time, as the defender agreed a loan move to I liga team Lech Poznań in order to fill a gap in his schedule that opened after San Jose Earthquakes missed the 2000 play-offs. Fellow Americans Wojtek Krakowiak and Ian Russell did likewise. He made 9 appearances across the first half of 2000–01 in Poland's second tier, debuting in the cup versus Odra Wodzisław Śląski, before returning to his homeland ahead of 2001; appearing for the final time on 18 November in the league against Odra Opole.

Kansas City Wizards
In 2003, Conrad moved across Major League Soccer to Kansas City Wizards. After appearing versus DC United and San Jose Earthquakes, the defender netted his first goal for the club in a home loss to Chicago Fire on 25 April. His next goal came against the same opponents in June, which preceded further strikes in fixtures with Colorado Rapids and Dallas. 1 goal in 33 MLS games followed in 2004, in a year that saw Kansas City Wizards win the US Open Cup after defeating Chicago Fire. Conrad stayed for a further six seasons up until 2010, as he took his appearance tally to 218 and his goal tally to 17; which include a brace in April 2008 against Colorado Rapids. In 2009, he also appeared twice in the SuperLiga versus Atlas and Santos Laguna.

Chivas USA
In 2011, Conrad participated in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft and was subsequently selected by Chivas USA. He found the back of the net on debut against ex-club (and newly-renamed) Sporting Kansas City on 20 March. He would make just one further appearance, versus Colorado Rapids a week later, before eventually retiring on 17 August 2021; having suffered a concussion in the match with the Rapids.

United States
Conrad represented the United States at international level. He won his first cap at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup as *The Stars and Stripes* defeated Cuba on 7 July. He appeared in every round of that tournament as the US came out victorious, defeating Panama in the final on penalties on 24 July. In the following year, Conrad was selected by Bruce Arena for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He won caps against Italy and Ghana as they exited at the group stage. In February 2007, Conrad scored his sole United States goal in a friendly with Mexico. He later repped his nation at the 2007 Copa América and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In total, he won 27 caps.

#### HTU

2016–18
Conrad came out of retirement to feature for HTU in 2016. He started a Division 3 match away to Newhaven U21 on 23 October, as *The Tags* won 2–1 at Fort Road. His next appearance arrived in early 2017 in the United States, as HTU played New York City Staff at Randall's Island Field and won 4–0. Conrad then created a team, Warmballers, to face HTU at Sinatra Field, with *The Tags* losing 6–3 as Conrad netted a penalty and an own-goal. His third appearance came in a Division 1 draw away to Beaconsfield Town XI on 12 September. His last game for the club arrived at Wembley Stadium as HTU defeated Tekkers Town in the 2017 Wembley Cup final.

### As a Manager

#### Post-HTU

San Francisco Glens
Having served the club since 2018, Conrad became manager of USL League Two side San Francisco Glens in 2020. However, he wouldn't manage a match in that division due to COVID-19 pandemic-enforced postponements. He returned to his original role of technical director in 2022, having been replaced as manager by Gabe Saucedo.

## Personal Life

Conrad attended Temple City High School and the University of California, Los Angeles (1994–1998). He works as an analyst, including for CBS Sports. Conrad runs a successful YouTube channel, which has amassed over 120k subscribers. He married wife Lyndsey in 2002, they have two children in Julia (b. 2007) and Jane (b. 2011).

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (4)
* \*indicates date is that of the video upload.

Newhaven U21  v  Hashtag United

New York City Staff  v  Hashtag United

Beaconsfield Town XI  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Tekkers Town

## External Links

* Soccerway
* World Football
* National Football Teams

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Jimmy - nasz kowboj z Kalifornii" , 26 October 2016.
2. ↑ "Chivas USA signs defender Jimmy Conrad" , 24 December 2010.
3. ↑ "MLS: Players on loan 10/26/2000" , 26 October 2000.
4. ↑ "Jimmy Conrad Retires from MLS" , 17 August 2011.
5. ↑ "Yup" , 22 March 2018.
6. ↑ "Jimmy Conrad Named SF Glens SC Technical Director/Associate Head Coach" , 21 September 2018.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gabe Saucedo named SF Glens head coach, Jimmy Conrad reassumes technical director role" , 21 April 2022.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "New baby clears Conrad's head" , 1 June 2011.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Jimmy Conrad" .
10. ↑ "Out and about on my 10-year wedding anniversary" , 30 June 2012.