Judah Cooks

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| name = Judah Cooks

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|29}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.{{cite web |last1=Haydon |first1=John |title=Maryland's Cooks Assigned to D.C. United by Project 40 |url=https://umterps.com/news/2013/4/9/208125516 |website=Maryland Terrapins |access-date=April 28, 2025 |date=January 27, 1998}}

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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| position = Midfielder

| collegeyears1 = 1996–1997

| college1 = Maryland Terrapins

| years1 = 1998–2001

| clubs1 = D.C. United

| caps1 = 26

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1998–2000

| clubs2 = → MLS Pro-40 (loan)

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2001

| clubs3 = Charleston Battery

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001

| clubs4 = → Miami Fusion (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = Milwaukee Rampage

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| years6 = 2002

| clubs6 = Atlanta Silverbacks

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| years7 = 2003

| clubs7 = Syracuse Salty Dogs

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = United States U23

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| manageryears1 = 2008–2017

| managerclubs1 = D.C. United U-18

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Judah Cooks is a retired American soccer midfielder and former coach of the D.C. United Academy U-18 team. He played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League and was a member of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Youth

Cooks graduated from Walt Whitman High School where he was a two-time high school All-American soccer player.{{Cite web |url=http://nscaa.com/alltime-detail-hs.php?it=II&yr=1993 |title=1993 High School All Americans |access-date=2011-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218163421/http://nscaa.com/alltime-detail-hs.php?it=II&yr=1993 |archive-date=2010-12-18 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://nscaa.com/alltime-detail-hs.php?it=II&yr=1994 |title=1994 High School All Americans |access-date=2011-08-07 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002043414/http://nscaa.com/alltime-detail-hs.php?it=II&yr=1994 |url-status=dead }} In addition to his outstanding high school career, Cooks also played all four games for the United States men's national under-17 soccer team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, scoring four goals. Cooks signed a letter of intent to attend and play soccer at Rutgers University. In the fall of 1995, Cooks entered the University of Maryland. Cooks played two seasons with the Terps (1996–1997) before leaving school early to turn professional.[http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-soccer/history/all-time_roster.html Maryland Terrapins All Time Roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027162459/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-soccer/history/all-time_roster.html |date=2011-10-27 }} His younger brother Micah Cooks also played professionally at D.C. United, both of them playing on the same team from 2000 through 2001.

Professional

In January 1998, Cooks signed a Project-40 contract with Major League Soccer. The league then placed him with D.C. United.[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-58330959 Maryland’s Cooks assigned to D.C. United by Project 40]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 1998 and 1999, Cooks played for both Project 40 in the USISL A-League and D.C. United in MLS. On May 4, 2001, United waived Cooks.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/transactions.htm 2001 Transactions] He signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. In June 2001, the Battery sent him on loan to the Miami Fusion for one game.[https://archive.today/20120709050550/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-06-30/news/0106300143_1_ray-hudson-fusion-orange-bowl Orange Bowl Aura Thrills Coach, Team] Cooks played five games for the Battery, then moved to the Milwaukee Rampage at the end of the season. In 2002, he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks and in 2003 for the Syracuse Salty Dogs.

Coaching

In February 2017, Cooks joined Washington Capital United as the technical director of coaching after serving as coaching at Weston FC in Florida.{{Cite web |last=Unger |first=Evan |date=2020-11-19 |title=Player to Coach: Judah Cooks |url=https://www.edpsoccer.com/news_article/show/1133420-player-to-coach-judah-cooks |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=EDP Soccer |language=en-us }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}http://capitalfc.org/news/2017/1/9/capitalfc-welcomes-judah-cooks-as-new-technical-director-of-coaching {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

In March 2024, Cooks was hired as the head coach at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, MD. https://demathastagline.com/5856/sports/transition-from-coach-quinn-to-coach-cooks/

Honours

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D.C. United

MLS Cup: 1999

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20101205215010/http://www.dcunited.com/player/judah-cooks D.C. United: Judah Cooks]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111025173035/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=30 Charleston Battery: Judah Cooks]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090314073907/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=195131/index.html FIFA: Judah Cooks]
[http://capitalfc.org/news/2017/1/9/capitalfc-welcomes-judah-cooks-as-new-technical-director-of-coaching]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Category:Living people

Category:1976 births

Category:Sportspeople from Bethesda, Maryland

Category:Soccer players from Montgomery County, Maryland

Category:American soccer coaches

Category:American men's soccer players

Category:Atlanta Silverbacks FC players

Category:Charleston Battery players

Category:D.C. United players

Category:Major League Soccer players

Category:Miami Fusion players

Category:Milwaukee Rampage players