17 Former Pro Soccer Players Who Work In Finance
NCAA Division I soccer champ Pat Phelan is an advisor at a finance firm in Boston.
Former U.S. national team player Pete Woodring runs a wealth management firm in San Francisco.
Finance Job: He's the founding partner of San Francisco-area wealth management firm Cypress Partners.
Education: University of California, Berkeley (1986 to 1991)
Position: Forward
Soccer Highlights: After college, he played professionally both in Europe and the U.S. In 1993, he got to play three games for the U.S. national team, including the 1993 World Cup loss against Brazil.
Former soccer pro Seth Stammler works in fixed income sales at Morgan Stanley.
Finance Job: He works in fixed income sales at Morgan Stanley.
Education: University of Maryland (2000 to 2003) and The University of Chicago—Booth School of Business
Position: Midfielder
Soccer Highlights: He played for the New York Red Bulls from 2004 until 2010. While in college, he got to play on the U.S Under-23 national team in Portugal as a defender.
ACC Champion/former soccer pro Mike Volk works for the finance group at MassMutual.
Finance Job: He currently works for MassMutual Financial Group's Lee Nolan and Koroghlian LLC.
Education: University of Virginia (2008 to 2012)
Position: Defender
Soccer Highlights: He played professionally for New York Red Bulls and D.C. United. While at UVA, he was captain of the men's 2009 ACC Championship team and the National Championship team.
Former LA Galaxy standout Kyle Martino is an associate at a financial planning firm.
Finance Job: He's an associate at financial planning firm Lenox Advisors.
Education: University of Virginia (1999-2001)
Position: Midfielder
Soccer Highlights: He was drafted in the first round of the 2001 Major League Soccer superdraft to the Columbus Crew. He was named the 2001 MLS Rookie of the year and the 2003 MLS all star. He finished his pro soccer career with the LA Galaxy. He retired in February 2008 due to an injury.
Goldman Sachs' Jordan Cila played professionally after graduating from Duke.
Finance Job: Interest rate sales at Goldman Sachs
Education: Duke (2000 to 2003)
Position: Forward/Midfielder
Soccer Highlights: After Duke, Cila played professionally from 2004 to 2006. He played for the Colorado Rapids, Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls.
BNP Paribas vice president Brian Kelly was a midfielder for the New Jersey MetroStars and the LA Galaxy.
Finance Job: He's currently a vice president at BNP Paribas. Before that, he was a VP at Goldman Sachs.
Education: Duke
Position: Midfielder
Soccer Highlights: From 1997 until 2001, he played professionally for the New Jersey MetroStars, the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
Former pro soccer player Joe Germanese is now an equity investor based in Boston.
Finance Job: He's a growth equity investor based in Boston.
Education: Duke and Vanderbilt
Position: Defender
Soccer Highlights: He played for the New England Revolution.
Source: LinkedIn
Defender Kevin Novak is now a senior analyst at investment consulting firm NEPC.
Finance Job: He's currently a senior analyst at NEPC. Before that, he worked for Standish Mellon Asset Management and State Street.
Education: Loyola Marymount and Boston University
Position: Defender
Soccer Highlights: He played professionally for the Real Salt Lake for MLS and the Rochester Rhinos for the United Soccer League. He retired in 2007.
Former Atlanta Silverbacks player Andy Metcalf works for Wunderlich Securities.
Finance Job: He works at Wunderlich Securities in Memphis. Before that, he was with Raymond James.
Education: The University of Memphis and Union University (MBA)
Position: Forward
Soccer Highlights: He played professionally for the Atlanta Silverbacks and the D.C. United.
Former University of Kentucky defender Barry Rice Jr. is now a financial advisor with Edward Jones.
Finance Job: He's a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Missouri.
Education: University of Kentucky
Position: Defender
Soccer Highlights: He was signed with D.C. United in 2010.
Alberto Munoz, who was one of the youngest soccer pros in the U.S., is a bilingual consultant for Scottrade.
Finance Job: He's a bilingual consultant for Scottrade in Miami.
Education: Florida International University
Soccer Highlights: After high school, Munoz was drafted by the Tampa Bay Mutiny during the 2000 Major League Soccer season. He played for them from 2000 to 2002. He was the fifth youngest pro athlete at the time.
Former Major League Soccer goalie Jeff Causey is a wealth manager.
Finance Job: He's a wealth manager for TIAA-CREF.
Education: University of Virginia (c/o 1994)
Position: Goalkeeper
Soccer Highlights: He played for DC United when they were MLS Cup champions in 1996. He also played several seasons with the New England Revolution.
Former pro goalie Shaun Kalnasy is a vice president at an investment banking firm.
Finance Job: He's a vice president at middle-market investment banking firm Headwaters MB.
Education: Loyola Marymount University and Emory University—Goizueta Business School
Position: Goalkeeper
Soccer Highlights: He played professionally for the Chivas USA and Atlanta Silverbacks.
Former soccer pro Rasool Alizadeh is now a capital markets specialist for Standard & Poor's.
Finance Job: He's a structured finance and capital markets specialist for Standard & Poor's.
Education: University of Denver and Columbia University
Soccer Highlights: Alizadeh played professionally for the United Soccer League and Major League Soccer with the Colorado Comets, Arizona Sahuaros, Cincinnati Riverhawks, and Colorado Rapids (developmental team). Trained in Germany and Italy with Bundesliga Oberliga team HTB and Italian third division team Lazio.
Former UPenn goalie Matthew Haefner is now a VP at investment management firm Oakwood Capital.
Finance Job: He's currently working as a vice president in private client wealth management for Oakwood Capital Management. Before that, he worked for Credit Suisse.
Education: University of Pennsylvania
Position: Goalkeeper
Soccer Highlights: He was named to the 2002 Men's Division I Soccer Team All America and well as the 2002 Ivy League Player of the Year. In 2004, he was drafted into the Major League Soccer by the Columbus Crew.
Former Rutgers striker Dustin Sheppard works for Citigroup in equity derivatives.
Finance Job: He's currently a vice president at Citigroup in equity derivatives.
Education: Rutgers
Position: Striker
Soccer Highlights: He signed a developmental contract with the New Jersey MetroStars in 2002.
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