Jim St. Andre

Jim St. Andre
Personal information
Date of birth	February 15, 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
College career
Years	Team
1986–1990	Vermont Catamounts
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1994	Colorado Foxes
1991–1992	Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
1992–1993	Denver Avalanche (indoor)
1994	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1995	Wichita Wings (indoor)
1995	New York Centaurs
1996	New York Fever
1996	New England Revolution
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim St. Andre is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. He played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and Major League Soccer.

College

St. Andre attended college and played men's soccer at the University of Vermont where over 4 seasons he registered 42 shutouts, 50 wins and a 0.66 career GAA, all school records. He was named to the All-New England list all four seasons with Vermont and was a 1987 third team All-American.^[1] He led all NCAA Division I goalkeepers in 1989 with a 0.44 GAA. In 2000, The University of Vermont inducted St Andre into its Athletic Hall of Fame.

Outdoor soccer

After graduating from Vermont, St. Andre trained with Malmö of the Swedish First Division, but was not offered a contract. When he returned to the U.S., he joined the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) for the 1990 season. While with the Foxes, he shared keeper duties with Mark Dodd. In 1992, they were the top two goalkeepers in the league. Dodd was tops with a 0.97 GAA and St. Andre second with a 1.22 GAA. That year the Foxes won the APSL championship, defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 in the title game. In 1993, St. Andre hit his peak with Colorado when he led the league with a 1.19 GAA. The team won the championship again, defeating the Los Angeles Salsa 3–1 in overtime. In 1994, St. Andre began the season with the Foxes, but transferred to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He finished the season with a cumulative 2.17 GAA. In 1995, St Andre played for the New York Centaurs of the A-League, the APSL with a new name. Despite playing for the league's worst team, he finished the season third in the league with a 1.43 GAA.

Indoor soccer

St Andre also played several indoor seasons. In 1991, he joined the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). That year the Wave failed to make the playoffs and St Andre had a league-worst GAA of 12.48.^[2] He then spent the 1992–1993 season with the Denver Avalanche.^[3] On March 8, 1995, the Wichita Wings signed him.^[4]

Major League Soccer

When Major League Soccer began preparations for its first season, it allocated various known players to each of the league's new teams.^[5] On February 5, 1996, MLS allocated St Andre to the Revolution.^[6] St Andre started in net for the Revolution's inaugural match on April 13, 1996, and became the first player in Revolution history to receive a red card, being sent off in the 90th minute of the game.^[7]^[8] St Andre played only 15 games for the Revs, attaining a 1.81 GAA, putting him 10th out of 13 keepers in MLS that year. He won 6 games and had 2 shutouts. Fellow Revs keeper Aidan Heaney, on the other hand ranked 7th in the league with a 1.70 GAA in 19 games (8 wins and 4 shutouts). The Revs waived St. Andre on November 7, 1996. St Andre played for the U.S. National Beach Soccer Team.

Media work

After retiring from playing professionally, St Andre joined ESPN as a studio commentator for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He has also provided color commentary for Fox Sports and ESPN.

References

^ Inc., Advanced Solutions International. "Awards". www.nscaa.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2008-09-21. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "The Year in American Soccer, 1992". www.sover.net. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1992-1993 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Hellenkamp debut put off for a week^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Salmon, Ken (March 2, 2021). "The marquee players of the 1996 MLS season". Retrieved September 12, 2024.
^ "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
^ 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Dell'Apa, Frank (April 13, 2018). "April 13, 1996 – New England Revolution inaugural game". Retrieved September 19, 2024.

External links

University of Vermont Athletic Records

[1] Inc., Advanced Solutions International. "Awards". www.nscaa.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2008-09-21. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[2] "The Year in American Soccer, 1992". www.sover.net. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

[3] NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1992-1993 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Hellenkamp debut put off for a week^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] Salmon, Ken (March 2, 2021). "The marquee players of the 1996 MLS season". Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf-6] "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[2024_Media_Guide-7] 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[8] Dell'Apa, Frank (April 13, 2018). "April 13, 1996 – New England Revolution inaugural game". Retrieved September 19, 2024.

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