Bobby Boswell
Personal information
Full name	Bobby Boswell
Date of birth	March 15, 1983 (1983-03-15) (age 24)
Place of birth	Austin, Texas, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Center Back
Club information
Current club	D.C. United
Number	32
Youth clubs
2001-03	Florida Int'l
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-	D.C. United	59 (4)
National team2
2006-	United States	12 (0)
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Bobby Boswell (born March 15, 1983 in Austin, Texas) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname United, Black-and-Red, The Men in Black Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ...

Boswell grew up in Tampa, Florida and played college soccer at Florida International University but was not drafted by an MLS club in either the 2005 MLS SuperDraft or the Supplemental Draft. However, after impressing during the pre-season, he was signed by DC United as a discovery player and earned a starting spot in the club's defense after Bryan Namoff had to miss the beginning of the season due to injury. He started the season well, but set the league record by scoring three own goals in a season. Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... An NCAA tournament game between Indiana University and the University of Tulsa in 2004 College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by teams operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes. ... Florida International University, commonly known as FIU, is a public research university with its main campus in University Park in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... Following the signature of the first MLS players union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. ... Bryan Namoff (born May 28, 1979 in Carson City, Nevada) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. ... An own goal occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his own team. ...

In January 2006, Boswell was called into his first training camp for the US national team. He earned his first cap on February 19, 2006, in a 4-0 victory against Guatemala. First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ...

During the 2006 MLS season, Boswell was the starting centerback for DC United, who finished the with the best regular season record and won the Supporters' Shield. Boswell was named an All-Star, and he started and played the entire All-Star match in the 1-0 victory over Chelsea, the defending English Premiership champions. He was named DC United's 2006 Defender of the Year and Humanitarian of the year. He was also named the 2006 MLS Defender of the Year and selected as a member of the Best XI. In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has selected a league Best XI since its inception in 1996. ...

Boswell was named one of the 50 Hottest Bachelors in the November 2006 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, where he was Mr. Virginia.^[1] June 1936 issue Cosmopolitan is a magazine for women, sometimes referred to as Cosmo, which has been published for more than a century. ...

As a child, Boswell appeared on the Nickelodeon TV show GUTS as Bobby "Lightning" Boswell. At one point, he struggled to kick a soccer ball placed on a pedestal into a goal, missing the ball repeatedly, but still ended up winning the event.^[2][3] Bobby is the son of Susan and Charles "Ted" Boswell. His older brother, Billy, also played soccer at FIU. Their cousin is "Frasier" actor Adam Blake Boswell. Nickelodeon (more commonly called Nick for short) is an American cable television network that is owned by Viacom International. ... GUTS logo from Nick. ...

In 2007, Bobby launched his personal web site, http://www.bobbyboswell.com.

See also

• List of current MLS players

This is a list of current Major League Soccer players (as of 4 April, 2007). ...

References

External links

• Biographies/profles at MLSnet, ESPN, Matchnight
• bobbyboswell.com