Rob Jachym

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rob Jachym

| image =

| fullname = Robert Jachym

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|28}}

| birth_place = Mielec, Poland

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 1992–1996

| youthclubs1 = Hartford Hawks

| years1 = 1997

| years2 = 1997

| years3 = 1997–1998

| years4 = 1997

| years5 = 1997

| years6 = 1998

| years7 = 1998

| years8 = 1998

| years9 = 1999–2004

| clubs1 = Columbus Crew

| clubs2 = → Milwaukee Rampage (loan)

| clubs3 = New England Revolution

| clubs4 = → Worcester Wildfire (loan)

| clubs5 = → Connecticut Wolves (loan)

| clubs6 = → Connecticut Wolves (loan)

| clubs7 = → New Hampshire Phantoms (loan)

| clubs8 = Worcester Wildfire

| clubs9 = Western Mass Pioneers

| caps1 = 3

| caps2 = 2

| caps3 = 0

| caps4 = 1

| caps5 = 1

| caps6 = 1

| caps7 =

| caps8 = 17

| caps9 = 90

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 =

| goals8 = 6

| goals9 = 55

}}

Robert Jachym (born October 28, 1974) is a Polish-American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He played professionally in Major League Soccer and USISL, and was the 2003 USL D3 Pro League MVP.

Player

=The Early Days=

Born in Poland, Jachym moved to the United States with his family when he was five. He graduated from Francis T Maloney High School after being named a 1991 First Team High School All American soccer player.[http://nscaa.com/alltime-detail-hs.php?it=II&yr=1991 1991 High School All Americans] He then attended University of Hartford where he was a 1996 Second Team All American soccer player.[http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1996 1996 All Americans] Jachym played five seasons with the Hawks, losing his junior season to injury. As a result, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1996 and a master's degree in finance in 1997.WHALEN, JACHYM ON THE UPGRADE The Hartford Courant - Wednesday, January 8, 1997 In 2004, Hartford inducted Jachym into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/HAWKS/extras/local/2004halloffame.html Hartford Names 2004 Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame Class]

=Professional=

In February 1997, the Columbus Crew selected Jachym in the first round (third overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft and Jachym signed with them. He then signed with the New England Revolution for the remainder of the 1997 season and into 1998. He then signed with the Worcester Wildfire. He finished the season with the Wildfire, then signed with the Western Mass Pioneers on December 15, 1998.Soccer notebook - Western Mass. signs former Revolution Union-News (Springfield, MA) - Wednesday, December 16, 1998 In 1999, the Pioneers won the USL D-3 Pro League championship as Jachym scored the game-winning goal. Jachym finished the season with 28 goals in all competitions for the Pioneers in 1999.[http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/usl3.html#1999d3pro 1999 D-3 Pro League] After having arthroscopic knee surgery during the pre-season, Jachym played limited time in 2000. He retired at the end of the season to devote himself to coaching. In July 2001, he returned to the Pioneers. In 2003, Jachym led the USL Pro Select League in scoring and was named both as League MVP and First Team All League.[http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/60921.html USL Pro Select League players honored] He retired again at the end of the 2004 season.

Coach

In addition to playing professionally, Jachym spent several years as an assistant with the Wethersfield High School boys' soccer team. In 2000, he became Wethersfield's head coach and took the team to four state championships over nine seasons.[http://www.imprintnewspapers.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=828623&BRD=1662&PAG=461&dept_id=11233&rfi=8 Boys soccer has new coach]