Joey Thieman
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joey Thieman
| full_name = Joseph P. Thieman
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|4|17}}
| birth_place = Arlington, Virginia, United States
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1990–1994
| youthclubs1 = Princeton
| years1 = 1995–1996
| clubs1 = Charleroi
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1997
| clubs2 = D.C. United
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
}}
Joseph Thieman is a retired American soccer midfielder who played three games for D.C. United in 1997.
Youth
Thieman attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School where he was a three-year varsity soccer player. His senior season, he was the 1989-1990 Gatorade Virginia High School Player of the Year.[http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/playeroftheyear/state.php?formname=search&lvl=&sprt=&yr=&st=VA&search.x=23&search.y=10 Virginia State Players of the Year]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was inducted into the school's hall of Fame in 2006.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bishopoconnell.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=306002 |title=Athletic Hall of Fame 2006 |access-date=2008-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130055841/http://bishopoconnell.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=306002 |archive-date=2009-01-30 |url-status=dead }} He then attended Princeton University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1990 to 1994. His freshman season, he was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. He finished his career with 14 goals and 25 assists{{Cite web |url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/pdf6/41819.pdf?SPSID=54510&SPID=4227&DB_OEM_ID=10600 |title=Princeton Soccer |access-date=2008-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520195757/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/pdf6/41819.pdf?SPSID=54510&SPID=4227&DB_OEM_ID=10600 |archive-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead }} He was also a 1992 first team and a 1993 second team All American.[http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1992 1992 All American] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927085616/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1992 |date=2011-09-27 }}[http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1993 1993 All Americans] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615001837/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1993 |date=2011-06-15 }} He graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in history.
Professional
After graduation, Thieman moved to Belgium to pursue a professional career with Charleroi. On February 2, 1997, D.C. United selected Thieman in the third round (thirtieth overall) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played three games for United before being waived on June 27, 1997.[http://web.mlsnet.com/t103/load.jsp?section=about&content=transactions D.C. United All Time Transactions]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2001, he played for the San Francisco Scots in the San Francisco Football League Premier Division.
In 2000, he earned his law degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law and passed the California State Bar.[http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/217997 CA State Bar Records] He is currently partner at Doty, Barlow, Britt & Thieman LLP.[http://www.dotylaw.com/attorneys/thieman.html Doty, Barlow, Britt & Thieman LLP Attorneys] He continues to play in adult soccer leagues.
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|joey-thieman}}
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Category:All-American college men's soccer players
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Princeton Tigers men's soccer players
Category:Santa Clara University alumni
Category:Royal Charleroi S.C. players
Category:D.C. United draft picks