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Tim Howard

1979 - Today

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Timothy Matthew Howard (born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the part-owner of Houston Dynamo FC of Major League Soccer, National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge as well as an international ambassador in the United States for Premier League club Everton. Nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense", Howard is regarded as one of the greatest American players of all time. Howard began his career with the North Jersey Imperials, before making a move to the MetroStars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Howard is the 3,354th most popular soccer player (up from 4,782nd in 2024), the 7,817th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,678th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Tim Howard ranks 3,354 out of 21,273. Before him are Carl-Erik Holmberg, José Luis Panizo, Rubén Paz, Kalusha Bwalya, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, and Gérard Delbeke. After him are Marco Delvecchio, Pierre Allemane, Miloš Krasić, Kazimir Hnatow, Danijel Subašić, and Malcom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Tim Howard ranks 123. Before him are Juan, Ludivine Sagnier, Christian Lindner, Cote de Pablo, André Holland, and Gabri García. After him are Mariusz Lewandowski, Ivan Ljubičić, Ivica Kostelić, Andriy Voronin, Bleona, and Lee Bo-young.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Howard ranks 7,819 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederic Clements (1874), Tony Gilroy (1956), Robert Chartoff (1933), Kim Dickens (1965), Alberta Hunter (1895), and Benjamin Smith Barton (1766). After him are Michael Behe (1952), Joyce Van Patten (1934), Annie Wersching (1977), Thelma Todd (1906), Ann Druyan (1949), and Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Tim Howard ranks 6. Before him are Bert Patenaude (1909), Jimmy Douglas (1898), Mia Hamm (1972), Michelle Akers (1966), and Brad Friedel (1971). After him are Landon Donovan (1982), Tom Florie (1897), Bruce Arena (1951), Timothy Weah (2000), Alexi Lalas (1970), and Clint Dempsey (1983).

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