Joe Donoho
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Joe Donoho is an American
soccer player currently without a club.
instead of soccer) and played three years of college soccer
at Rutgers University
. He helped the Scarlet Knights to the second round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament, before redshirting his junior year in 2005 and then transferring to Bradley University
during the winter break. While at Bradley he was named to the All-MVC Second-Team in 2006 and to the Holiday Inn City Centre Classic All-Tournament team in 2007.
During his college years Donoho also played for the Michigan Bucks
in the USL Premier Development League
, helping his PDL squad to the Great Lakes Division championship and the third-best regular-season record.
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After attending an open tryout, Donoho signed for FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League
in 2010. He made his professional debut - and scored his first professional goal - on May 14, 2010 in a 2-1 victory over the Carolina RailHawks
On November 30, 2010, the club announced it would not exercise its contract option on Donoho for the 2011 season.
United States
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soccer player currently without a club.
College
Donoho attended Jesuit High School (where he played varsity basketballBasketball
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instead of soccer) and played three years of college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. He helped the Scarlet Knights to the second round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament, before redshirting his junior year in 2005 and then transferring to Bradley University
Bradley University
Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350....
during the winter break. While at Bradley he was named to the All-MVC Second-Team in 2006 and to the Holiday Inn City Centre Classic All-Tournament team in 2007.
During his college years Donoho also played for the Michigan Bucks
Michigan Bucks
Michigan Bucks is an American soccer team based in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at the...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, helping his PDL squad to the Great Lakes Division championship and the third-best regular-season record.
Professional
Undrafted out of college, Donoho took a two-year hiatus from soccer in 2008 and 2009, during which time he played in local amateur men's soccer leagues in the Tampa area and worked as an insurance agent for GEICOGEICO
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After attending an open tryout, Donoho signed for FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League...
in 2010. He made his professional debut - and scored his first professional goal - on May 14, 2010 in a 2-1 victory over the Carolina RailHawks
Carolina RailHawks FC
Carolina RailHawks FC is an American professional soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
On November 30, 2010, the club announced it would not exercise its contract option on Donoho for the 2011 season.