Jesse Marsch (born November 8, 1973 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American soccer defensive midfielder, the first player to win three MLS Cup championships. He currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Racine is a city located in Racine County, Wisconsin. ... State nickname: Badger State Official languages None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 17 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... In football (soccer) a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer post-season, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Soldier Field Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jesse Marsch, 200 Goals Ante Razov, 76 Assists Peter Nowak, 48 Shutouts Zach Thornton, 50 First Game Miami Fusion 0 - 2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City... MLS logo For the defunct indoor soccer league, the Major Soccer League. ...

Marsch played college soccer at Princeton University, where he was an All-American in 1995, after scoring 16 goals as a midfielder/forward. He was drafted by D.C. United (their assistant coach was his coach at Princeton, Bob Bradley) in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. Marsch spent the next two seasons with DC, but only played in 15 games. 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. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fifth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... The NCAA each year names the 11 best Division I college soccer players to its annual First-Team All-American list. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... Bob Bradley (born March 3, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey) is a soccer coach, the all-time winningest coach in Major League Soccer history. ... The 1996 Major League Soccer College Draft. ...

Bradley, the first coach of the expansion Fire, acquired Marsch soon after the Expansion Draft in exchange for A.J. Wood and a second round pick in the 1998 College Draft. Jesse immediately became a regular for the Fire and has been ever-present in their lineup since. He helped the team to the 1998 MLS Cup, giving him three in three seasons in the league. With the Fire, Marsh also won the US Open Cup in 1998, 2000, and 2003. As of the end of the 2005 season, he is Chicago's all-time leader in regular season games played with 200. Overall in MLS, he scored 23 goals and added 32 assists (plus three goals and three assists in the playoffs). The 1997 MLS Expansion Draft was held November 6, 1997. ... 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Categories: MLS Drafts ... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way to the professional teams of Major League Soccer. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Marsh received one cap with the United States national team, playing against Trinidad and Tobago on November 11, 2001. First International Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Largest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador (Los Angeles, USA; December 5, 1993) USA 7 - 0 Barbados... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

See also

• List of current MLS players