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Tim Howard

Shirt Number: 14
Position: Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: June 3, 1979
Birthplace: North Brunswick, United States
Height: 6 Feet 3 Inches
Weight: 78.49 Kilograms

Born on 3 June 1979, the six feet two inch American international keeper joined the Reds from the New York/New Jersey Metrostars, with whom he had spent five seasons.

Tim has won numerous awards in his native USA including Aquafina Goalkeeper of the Year, New York Life Humanitarian of the Year and Nickelodeon GAS Player of the Year.

Tim is perhaps known as much for suffering from Tourette's Syndrome as he is for playing in goal. He is involved in creating awareness for the disorder which causes its sufferers to make rapid and involuntary tics and vocalizations and was named on the Board of Directors of the Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey in 12 November 2001.

Tim gained some valuable European experience in November 1998 when he spent some time in Italy, training with AC Milan.

A member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team in Sydney, he was called up to the senior national team in 2001 for friendlies against Ecuador (6 July 2001) and South Korea (12 September 2001). In March 2002, he helped the USA to beat Ecuador for the first time in their history, keeping a clean sheet in a warm-up match for the World Cup finals.