Tony Lochhead

Before attending UC Santa Barbara, Lochhead played with Tauranga City United AFC of the New Zealand National Soccer League. While enrolled in college, he appeared in 10 games for USL Premier Development League team Orange County Blue Star and scored one goal. Following his career at Santa Barbara, Lochhead was drafted 33rd overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution. However, at that time he elected not to sign with MLS to trial with European clubs. While with R.S.C. Anderlecht, Lochhead injured his ankle and returned to Santa Barbara for rehab. A glandular fever slowed the recovery process, but Lochhead returned to Europe for trials in Sweden and Norway which also proved unsuccessful. He signed with New England on 15 September 2005, some months into the 2005 New England Revolution season. Lochhead made his Revolution debut on 30 April 2006 in a 2-1 home loss to the Chicago Fire. On 11 June, he recorded the first (and second) assists of his Revolution career, setting up goals by Taylor Twellman and Steve Ralston in a 3-3 draw with the Chicago Fire. In total, during the 2006 New England Revolution season, Lochhead made a total of 16 league appearances, starting 9 matches. On 13 April 2007, the Revolution waived Lochhead to free up a senior roster spot for former UC Santa Barbara teammate Bryan Byrne who was signed the same day.

On 11 May 2007, Wellington Phoenix FC of Australia's A-League announced the signing of Lochhead on a two-year contract. In July…

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Lochhead was born on 12 January 1982 in Tauranga, New Zealand. He was a student at Otumoetai College in Tauranga, where he played football and volleyball. Lochhead went to the United States in 2001 to study at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was a student-athlete and played college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. He was a team member from 2001 to 2004, starting all 83 games he played, and set a school record for total minutes. Lochhead was named first-team All-Big West Conference in 2003, and was a second-team All-American and the Big West Defensive Player of the Year in 2004. As a senior, Lochhead led UCSB to the finals of the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship where the team fell in penalty kicks.

Lochhead married 2008 Miss Universe New Zealand contestant, Samantha Powell, in August 2012. Following his footballing career, Lochhead became involved with commercial real estate with Colliers International in Southern California.