Thorrington playing for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2011
Personal information
Full name
John Gerard Thorrington
Date of birth
(1979-10-17) October 17, 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
Mission Viejo Pateadores
1997–1999
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1999–2001
Bayer Leverkusen
0
(0)
2001–2003
Huddersfield Town
67
(7)
2004
Grimsby Town
3
(0)
2005–2010
Chicago Fire
64
(9)
2011–2012
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
35
(0)
2013
D.C. United
14
(0)
Total
179
(16)
International career‡
1999
United States U20
4
(0)
2001–2008
United States
4
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 19, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 24, 2010
John Gerard Thorrington (born October 17, 1979) is a former soccer player who currently serves as co-president and general manager of Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
Although raised in the United States, Thorrington was born in South Africa and started his career as a youth team player in England with Premier League side Manchester United as a midfielder. In 1999, he moved to Germany and signed with Bayer Leverkusen, however he failed to make the first team with either club and returned to England, where he signed for Huddersfield Town. He went on to feature for Grimsby Town as well before moving home to the United States where he signed with Chicago Fire in 2005. He went on to play for fellow Major League Soccer teams Vancouver Whitecaps FC and D.C. United.
He was capped four times by the United States between 2001 and 2008, having previously also played four times for the United States U20.
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