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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox football biography 
| name           = Pat Onstad
| image          = PatOnstad 2006 MLS Cup.jpg
| upright        = 0.9
| caption        = Onstad celebrating winning the 2006 MLS Cup with [[Houston Dynamo]]
| alt            = Pat Onstad
| fullname       = Patrick Stewart Onstad
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1968|1|13}}
| birth_place    = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada
| height         = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}
| position       = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub    = [[Houston Dynamo FC]] (general manager)
| youthyears1    = 1985–1987
| youthclubs1    = [[UBC Thunderbirds]]
| years1         = 1987
| clubs1         = [[Vancouver 86ers]]
| caps1          = 13 
| goals1         = 0
| years2         = 1989
| clubs2         = [[Winnipeg Fury]]
| caps2          = 19
| goals2         = 0
| years3         = 1990–1991
| clubs3         = [[Toronto Blizzard (1986-1993)|Toronto Blizzard]]
| caps3          = 53
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 1992–1993
| clubs4         = [[Winnipeg Fury]]
| caps4          = 20
| goals4         = 0
| years5         = 1994
| clubs5         = [[Toronto Rockets (soccer team)|Toronto Rockets]]
| caps5          = 20
| goals5         = 0
| years6         = 1995
| clubs6         = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
| caps6          = 7
| goals6         = 0
| years7         = 1996
| clubs7         = [[Edmonton Drillers (NPSL)|Edmonton Drillers]] (indoor)
| caps7          = 19
| goals7         = 0
| years8         = 1997
| clubs8         = [[Toronto Lynx]]
| caps8          = 19
| goals8         = 0
| years9         = 1998–1999
| clubs9         = [[Rochester Raging Rhinos]]
| caps9          = 49
| goals9         = 0
| years10        = 1999–2001
| clubs10        = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| caps10         = 0
| goals10        = 0
| years11        = 2001–2002
| clubs11        = [[Rochester Raging Rhinos]]
| caps11         = 21
| goals11        = 0
| years12        = 2003–2005
| clubs12        = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps12         = 84
| goals12        = 0
| years13        = 2006–2010
| clubs13        = [[Houston Dynamo]]
| caps13         = 136
| goals13        = 0
| years14        = 2011
| clubs14        = [[D.C. United]]
| caps14         = 3
| goals14        = 0
| totalcaps      = 432
| totalgoals     = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1988–2010
| nationalteam1  = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps1  = 60
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1  = 2011–2013
| managerclubs1  = [[D.C. United]] (assistant)
| manageryears2  = 2013
| managerclubs2  = [[Toronto FC]] (chief scout)
| manageryears3  = 2014–2018
| managerclubs3  = [[Columbus Crew SC]] (assistant)
| manageryears4  = 2019–2021
| managerclubs4  = Columbus Crew SC (technical director)
| manageryears5  = 2021–
| managerclubs5  = [[Houston Dynamo FC]] (general manager)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000 United States]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[North American Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1991 North American Nations Cup|1991 United States]]|}}
}}

[[Image:Dynamo vs Rapids-5.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Pat Onstad pictured with former Houston Dynamo teammate [[Wade Barrett (soccer)|Wade Barrett]]]]

'''Patrick Stewart Onstad''' (born January 13, 1968) is a Canadian former professional [[association football|soccer]] [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] who serves as the General Manager of the [[Houston Dynamo]]. During his career, Onstad played with a variety of clubs in Canada and the United States and was a three-time winner of [[MLS Cup]]. He was inducted into the [[Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/canadian-soccer-hall-of-fame-announces-class-of-2015--p157962 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811002925/http://www.canadasoccer.com/canadian-soccer-hall-of-fame-announces-class-of-2015--p157962 |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |title=Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame announces Class of 2015 {{!}} Canada Soccer}}</ref>

==Youth and college==
Onstad began playing organized soccer with the West Point Grey, Marpole United, and [[Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club|Coquitlam Metro-Ford]] youth soccer clubs. He then went on to tend goal at the [[University of British Columbia]], who he led to three CIAU National Championships. He was also a two-time Academic All-Canadian, and holds degrees in [[Bachelor of Physical Education|Human Kinetics]] and [[Bachelor of Education|Education]].<ref>Houston Dynamo: [http://houston.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t200&player=onstad_p&playerId=ons622937 Pat Onstad]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved on September 4, 2009</ref>

==Club career==
After graduating, Onstad joined the [[Vancouver 86ers]] of the [[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|Canadian Soccer League]] in 1987. From 1988 to 1989, he played for the [[Winnipeg Fury]], also of the CSL. He moved to a third CSL team, the [[Toronto Blizzard (1986-1993)|Toronto Blizzard]], for 1990 and 1991. Onstad returned to the Fury in 1992, winning both the CSL Championship and the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award.

Onstad moved to the [[USL First Division|APSL]] in 1994, playing for the [[Toronto Rockets (soccer team)|Toronto Rockets]]. After a season with the Rockets, he moved to the [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] for 1995. In 1996, he played [[indoor soccer]] for the [[Edmonton Drillers (NPSL)|Edmonton Drillers]] of the [[National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)|NPSL]]. He returned to outdoor soccer in 1997, playing for the [[Toronto Lynx]], again of the A-League.

===United States and Scotland===
In 1998, Onstad moved to his first American team, the [[Rochester Raging Rhinos]], with whom he won the A-League title, and was also named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year,{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} after allowing only 13 goals in 26 regular season games. Onstad remained with Rochester for 1999, was named All-League second team,{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} and helped the Rhinos become the only lower league team to win the [[U.S. Open Cup]] since the foundation of Major League Soccer.

In 1999, Onstad was signed by [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] of Scotland for the 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 seasons, but as third-string goal keeper behind [[Alan Combe]] and [[Paul Gallacher]], he did not see any playing time with the first team.

He returned to Rochester in 2001, and although a wrist injury kept him out of action for most of the year, he finished second in the league in goals against the following year.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

===Major League Soccer===
On March 13, 2003, Onstad was signed as a discovery player by the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] as a replacement for [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]]. Onstad filled in quite well, helping lead the Earthquakes to their second [[MLS Cup]] in three years, and winning the [[MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/amp/MLS-CUP-Earthquakes-rumble-Donovan-Onstad-2548067.php|title = MLS CUP / Earthquakes rumble / Donovan, Onstad secure S.J.'s 2nd title|date = November 24, 2003}}</ref> He had another excellent year in 2005, supporting the Earthquakes as they went undefeated at home (the first time any team did that in MLS history) and winning the [[MLS Supporters' Shield]], and winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for a second time. He was named to the [[MLS Best XI]] in both 2003 and 2005.
Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, he moved to Houston for the 2006 season. Onstad played every minute of the regular season for the Dynamo.

After the [[2010 MLS season]] Houston declined Onstad's contract option. He elected to participate in the [[2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft]], but was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.  Shortly thereafter, Onstad announced his retirement on December 21, 2010.

==International career==
Onstad played for Canada at the [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071123210718/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191161/teams/team=44020.html World Youth Cup Team Canada] – FIFA</ref> and the [[Football at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Pan American Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=2423&t=profile&|title=Profile|date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Canada Soccer Association}}</ref>

Onstad made his senior debut for the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian national team]] on February 18, 1988, against [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda]], and played a total of 60 games over a 22-year period for the squad. He represented Canada in 15 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618170434/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=55606/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] – FIFA</ref> in three unsuccessful [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifying campaigns. His final official international game was an August 2008 World Cup qualification match against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]. He played his last match for Canada in a friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] on 24 May 2010, thus becoming the oldest player in Canada's history at the age of 42 years and 131 days, breaking the previous record set by [[David Norman (soccer)|David Norman]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/canada/tab/stats/option/oldest/ |title=Canada national football team statistics and records: oldest players |work=11vs11 |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Onstad joined [[D.C. United]] as an assistant coach alongside [[Chad Ashton]].<ref>D.C. United: [http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/pat-onstad-joins-dc-united-coaching-staff Pat Onstad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615040612/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/pat-onstad-joins-dc-united-coaching-staff |date=June 15, 2011 }} Retrieved on December 21, 2010</ref>
It was announced on February 17, 2011, that Onstad would come out of retirement to play for D.C. due to the injuries to [[Steve Cronin]] and [[Bill Hamid]].<ref>D.C. United: [http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/pat-onstad-returns-to-the-playing-field] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221015025/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/pat-onstad-returns-to-the-playing-field |date=February 21, 2011 }} Retrieved on February 17, 2011</ref> His contract with [[D.C. United]] expired on May 31, 2011, and Onstad returned solely to his duties as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Alex|title=Training notes: United transitions between PDX and LA|url=http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/training-notes-united-transitions-between-pdx-and-la|publisher=dcunited.com|access-date=June 1, 2011|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604100732/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/training-notes-united-transitions-between-pdx-and-la|url-status=dead}}</ref> Onstad left D.C. in January 2013.

He joined [[Toronto FC]] as Chief Scout and Manager of Football Partnerships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-hires-pat-onstad |title=Toronto FC Hires Pat Onstad |publisher=Torontofc.ca |date=January 22, 2013 |access-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref> Shortly after the firings of general manager [[Kevin Payne (soccer)|Kevin Payne]], and director of team and player operations [[Earl Cochrane]], Onstad left the organization.<ref>{{cite web|title=Toronto FC Schedules 'Major Announcement' For Friday|url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=432291|publisher=TSN|access-date=September 19, 2013}}</ref>

On January 10, 2014, he joined [[Columbus Crew|Columbus Crew SC]] as an assistant coach, with head coach [[Gregg Berhalter]] stating that "Pat is very professional in how he approaches the game, and he brings versatility to his new role. He has great league experience and a winning pedigree, and those are attributes that attracted us to bringing him onboard."<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 January 2014|title=Pat Onstad joins MLS's Crew as assistant coach|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/pat-onstad-joins-mls-s-crew-as-assistant-coach-1.2492115|access-date=5 August 2021|website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> When Gregg Berhalter left Columbus to coach the [[United States men's national soccer team]], Onstad was promoted to technical director by Crew president and general manager [[Tim Bezbatchenko|Tim Bezbachenko]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=mlssoccer|title=Columbus Crew SC name Pat Onstad technical director {{!}} MLSSoccer.com|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/columbus-crew-sc-name-pat-onstad-technical-director|access-date=2021-08-05|website=mlssoccer|language=en}}</ref>

On November 1, 2021, Onstad was hired as general manager of the [[Houston Dynamo]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 1, 2021|title= Houston Dynamo FC hires Club legend Pat Onstad as General Manager |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-fc-hires-club-legend-pat-onstad-as-general-manager|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=Houston Dynamo FC}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Rochester Rhinos'''
* [[A-League (1995-2004)|A-League]] Championship: 1998, 2001
* A-League Commissioner's Cup: 1998, 1999
* [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]: [[1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|1999]]
* Eastern Conference Championship: 1998, 1999
* Northeast Division Champs: 1998, 1999, 2002

'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
* [[Major League Soccer]] MLS Cup: [[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]
* Major League Soccer Supporters Shield: [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]
* Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: [[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]
* Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: (Regular Season) [[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]], [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]

'''Houston Dynamo'''
* [[Major League Soccer]] MLS Cup: [[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]], [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]
* Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: [[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]], [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]

'''Canada'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html|title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref>
*[[North American Nations Cup]]: 3rd place, [[1991 North American Nations Cup|1991]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/north-am-champ91.html#sqd|title=North American Championship 1991 (Los Angeles, USA)-Squads|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref>

'''Canada U20'''
* [[CONCACAF Under-20 Championship|CONCACAF U-20 Championship]]: 1986

'''Individual'''
* [[MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award|MLS Goalkeeper of the Year]]: 2003, 2005
* [[MLS Best XI]]: 2003, 2005
* [[Canadian International Player of the Year|Canadian Player of the Year]]: 2003
* [[A-League (1995-2004)|A-League]] Goalkeeper of the Year: 1998
* A-League: First Team: 1998, Second Team 1999
* [[MLS Save of the Year Award|MLS Save of the Year]]: [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]]
* Rochester Rhinos Hall of Fame: 2012
* [[Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame]]: 2015

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Canada Soccer player|id=2423}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]
* {{MLS player|pat-onstad}}
* {{NFT player|1283}}

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