2008 Chicago Fire Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-10-7 - 46 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Denis Hamlett (13-10-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 255,511, Avg. 17,034 in 15 home dates
2008 Chicago Fire Statistics

The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2008 season with a record of 13 wins and 10 losses and 7 ties for 46 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-1.

The Fire chalked up 44 goals and surrendered 33. Chris Rolfe scored 9 goals for Chicago, while John Thorrington, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Brian McBride and Chad Barrett each contributed five or more also. Cuauhtemoc Blanco recorded 11 assists. Jon Busch topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 0.73 goals against average, best among regularly-used goalkeepers.

Denis Hamlett coached the team. The 2008 Chicago Fire lost in the Conference Final.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike BannerMOctober 20, 19845'10"160Washington, DC
Chad BarrettFApril 30, 19855'11"185San Diego, CA
Cuauhtemoc BlancoMJanuary 17, 19735'9"180Mexico City, Mexico
C.J. BrownDJune 15, 19756'0"185Eugene, OR
Jon BuschGAugust 18, 19765'10"165Queens, NY
Calen CarrFOctober 4, 19826'0"150Oakland, CA
Wilman CondeDAugust 29, 19826'2"188Cali, Colombia
Tomasz FrankowskiFAugust 16, 19745'7"146Bialystok, Poland
Diego GutierrezDNovember 3, 19725'7"155Bogota, Colombia
Andy HerronFMarch 2, 19785'9"155Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
Kai KasiguranMSeptember 8, 19855'11"160Oakwood Village, OH
Tyler KetteringGJuly 24, 19846'1"190Dayton, OH
Stephen KingMMarch 6, 19865'8"153Medford, NJ
Peter LowryMOctober 2, 19855'11"165Missoula, MT
Justin MappMOctober 18, 19846'1"160Brandon, MS
Lider MarmolDOctober 2, 19856'1"195Alto Parana, Paraguay Paraguay
Brian McBrideFJune 19, 19726'0"175Arlington Heights, IL
Bruno MenezesMMarch 20, 19845'10"161Santos, Brazil
Nick NobleGSeptember 1, 19846'4"200Charleston, WV United States
Patrick NyarkoFJanuary 15, 19866'0"160Kumasi, Ghana
Marco PappaMNovember 15, 19875'10"155Guatemala City, Guatemala
Logan PauseMAugust 22, 19815'10"158Hillsborough, NC
Brian PlotkinMAugust 3, 19845'9"150Chicago, IL
Brandon PrideauxDAugust 18, 19766'0"170Seattle, WA
Dasan RobinsonDJune 6, 19845'11"160Evanston, IL
Chris RolfeFJanuary 17, 19835'8"155Kettering, OH
Gonzalo SegaresDOctober 13, 19825'11"170San Jose, Costa Rica
Bakary SoumareDNovember 9, 19856'4"190Bamako, Mali
John ThorringtonMOctober 17, 19795'8"150Johannesburg, South Africa
Austin WashingtonDSeptember 26, 19856'0"175Spokane, WA
Daniel WoolardDMay 22, 19845'10"155Bedford, TX



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