Jay Heaps

Jay Heaps
Personal information
Full name John Franklin Heaps III
Date of birth (1976-08-02) August 2, 1976
Place of birth Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Duke Blue Devils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Miami Fusion 71 (8)
2001–2009 New England Revolution 243 (9)
Total 314 (17)
National team
2009 United States 4 (0)
Teams managed
2011– New England Revolution

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John Franklin Heaps (born August 2, 1976), better known as Jay Heaps, is a former American soccer player. He is the current head coach for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

After a successful college career at Duke University, Heaps spent his entire professional playing career in Major League Soccer, initially with Miami Fusion, and then with New England Revolution, for whom he made over 250 appearances in all competitions. Towards the end of his career Heaps also played with the United States men's national soccer team, earning four caps at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He has been coach of the New England Revolution since 2011. He was also part of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup winning 2007 roster and was part of the 2008 North American SuperLiga winning roster. He was on the Miami Fusion team from 1999 to 2001. He then played for the New England Revolution from 2001 to 2009. He won Defender of the Year in 2009 for the New England Revolution.

Career

Heaps playing in the 2006 MLS Cup.

College

After graduating from Longmeadow High School, Heaps played college soccer at Duke University from 1995 to 1998, spending most of his time playing forward. He was named first team All-ACC all four of his years, was a three-time finalist for the Hermann Award, and as a senior was awarded the Hermann Trophy by the Missouri Athletic Club, marking him as the nation's top college player. Additionally, Heaps played for the Duke University basketball team under Mike Krzyzewski from 1996 to 1999.

Professional

After graduating from Duke, Heaps was drafted second overall in the 1999 MLS College Draft by Miami Fusion, and was named MLS Rookie of the Year after playing 2511 minutes for the team in midfield and defense. In his second year, Heaps was named an MLS All-Star, while registering 5 goals and six assists for the Fusion. Before the 2001 season, he was traded to the New England Revolution in exchange for Brian Dunseth. In the 2006 MLS Cup Championship, his penalty kick was saved by Pat Onstad, winning the championship for the opposing Houston Dynamo.

Heaps announced his retirement from the game on December 3, 2009.[1]

Post-playing career

Since announcing his retirement from professional soccer, Heaps has joined Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, providing customized investment advice and portfolio management for ultra high-net-worth individuals.

In 2010, Heaps became the color commentator for the New England Revolution games on Comcast SportsNet New England, alongside Brad Feldman.

Coaching career

On November 14, 2011, Heaps was named the head coach for the New England Revolution. He replaced former Revolution coach Steve Nicol whose contract was not renewed following the 2011 Major League Soccer season.[2]

International

As of February 2009, Heaps had played more MLS matches (289) than any other American player who had not received a cap for the United States.[3] On June 25, 2009, Heaps received his first call-up for the United States for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On July 11, 2009, Heaps made his debut with the United States against Haiti.

Coaching record

As of Oct 27, 2013
Team From To Record
GWLTWin %
New England Revolution November 11, 2011 Present 115 39 44 32 33.91
Total 115 39 44 32 33.91

Honors

New England Revolution

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20091202&content_id=7744242&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
  2. ↑ http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2011/11/revolution_to_n.html Revolution to name Heaps
  3. ↑ Scaryice (2009-02-16). "Most MLS Games Without A USMNT Cap". Climbing the Ladder. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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