Zak Ibsen

College

Ibsen played college soccer at UCLA. He helped lead the Bruins to an NCAA National Championship in 1990.

National

Ibsen was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team and the U.S. National Team.

NPSL

Ibsen played in Germany and the National Professional Soccer League for the Baltimore Spirit as a midfielder before he was traded to the Tampa Bay Terror on January 17, 1996, in exchange for John Garvey.

MLS

He then joined Major League Soccer in 1996. Selected by New England in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft, he also later played for Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Jose. He won MLS titles with the Chicago Fire in 1998 and the San Jose Earthquakes in 2001. During his MLS career, Ibsen played 140 games, scored 6 goals, and had 10 assists. His most notable assist came during MLS Cup 2001, in which he assisted Dwayne De Rosario's game-winning goal for the Earthquakes.

Beach

Zak Ibsen had a long involvement in beach soccer, beginning with the pre-FIFA era of the sport. He represented the United States in the Beach Soccer World Championships organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) prior to FIFA’s official adoption of the tournament in 2005. During these early competitions, Ibsen recorded 17 goal contributions, placing him among the top scorers in the tournament's history. Following FIFA’s takeover, Ibsen continued to play for the United States national beach soccer team from 2006 to 2010, earning 22 caps and scoring 9 goals…

Zak Ibsen was born in Santa Clara, California. He developed a passion for soccer at a young age.

His professional soccer career ended due to a crystal meth addiction which left him homeless living in a minivan for years. He struggled with relapse cycles for over a decade, however he eventually recovered.