Conor Casey

Youth and college

Casey was born in New Hampshire, but moved to Colorado at age five, and considers Denver his hometown. He played soccer at Denver's South High School and went on to play two years of college soccer for the University of Portland from 1999 to 2000. In his first year at the University of Portland, Casey was named best player of the year. In 2000, he led the NCAA in scoring with twenty-three goals and seven assists.

Professional

After playing well in the 2000 Summer Olympics, Casey signed a four-year contract with German club Borussia Dortmund, spending his first year playing for their reserve team, Borussia Dortmund II. He was loaned out for the 2001–02 season to Hannover 96 in the second division, where he scored seven goals in nineteen games to help them earn promotion. He remained on loan with Hannover 96 for the 2002–03 Bundesliga season, but an injury-plagued campaign limited him to just four top-flight appearances and one goal. In 2003–04, he was again loaned to a second division club, Karlsruher SC, scoring fourteen goals in thirty games. In 2004, Casey signed with Bundesliga club Mainz 05, but scored only three goals and struggled with injuries during two and a half seasons with the club. After being released by Mainz, Casey returned to America and signed with Major League Soccer. Casey was originally allocated to Toronto FC and after two games with no goals and no assists, he was traded to his hometown club, Colorado Rapids, on…

On January 26, 2017, Casey was hired by Colorado Rapids as an assistant coach. On May 1, 2019, head coach Anthony Hudson was fired and Casey was promoted to interim head coach. In December 2021, Casey was announced as the new head coach of the Charleston Battery in the USL Championship, becoming the sixth head coach in the club's history. Charleston and Casey mutually agreed to part ways on October 12, 2022, before the final match of the season after a dismal year of only six wins in 33 contests.

Club

Sources:

International

Source:

Managerial

As of December 20, 2021