350:
as one of the ten best New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s. He was also named as one of the top ten South Jersey high school players on the All
Century team by the Philadelphia Inquirer. His 1988 Shawnee team was named the top high school team of the century by the Philadelphia
398:
claimed Zaun off the waiver list. After playing with the Fire for part of one season Zaun moved on to play and coach for the Lehigh Valley Steam of the USL A-League. The Steam qualified for the playoffs in their inaugural season. Zaun retired after that season and began his coaching career.
358:
where he played on the men's soccer team from 1989 to 1993 where he played in two Final Fours and four NCAA tournaments. In 1990, Zaun moved from center midfield to sweeper after starting sweeper
394:. He spent three seasons in New Jersey, but saw time in only four games in 1998 due to injuries in his final season. The MetroStars waived Zaun on February 25, 1999. On March 1, 1999, the
658:
344:
where he was the 1988 New Jersey Player of the Year. Shawnee won the Group 4 NJ State
Championship that season and finished as the #1 ranked team in New Jersey. In 1999, he was named by
578:
573:
663:
628:
419:. Following his retirement from playing professionally, Zaun joined the Rutgers University soccer team as an assistant coach then moved up to Associate Head Coach since 2003.
447:
653:
643:
648:
638:
623:
363:
568:
613:
588:
275:
110:
633:
608:
618:
603:
593:
505:
472:
519:
598:
563:
341:
391:
337:
300:
67:
490:
435:
395:
227:
191:
583:
558:
379:
157:
553:
412:
308:
263:
209:
469:
355:
340:
where he was a 1986 and 1987 New Jersey first team All State player. He finished high school at
304:
293:
48:
457:
523:
494:
476:
452:
408:
346:
250:
516:
547:
538:
487:
416:
320:
316:
407:
After graduating from
Rutgers in 1994, Zaun briefly coached as an assistant with
367:
359:
387:
173:
362:
was diagnosed with an abscessed appendix. That year, Rutgers went to the
411:. He returned to coaching in 1999 when he was a player-coach with the
297:
383:
312:
448:"The Century's Best – Boys Soccer: Top 10 Players of each decade"
370:. Rutgers inducted Zaun into its Hall of Fame in 2006.
378:
Zaun began his professional career with the expansion
390:
selected Zaun in the 4th round (39th overall) of the
460:
as of
January 10, 2003. Accessed September 11, 2008.
303:who has also served as an assistant coach with the
269:
257:
244:
239:
221:
203:
185:
167:
151:
125:
120:
104:
78:
73:
63:
55:
44:
26:
21:
659:Soccer players from Burlington County, New Jersey
307:men's soccer team. He played professionally in
8:
629:Soccer players from Essex County, New Jersey
579:Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer coaches
574:Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players
16:
283:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
88:
664:Men's association football player-managers
135:
15:
654:Shawnee High School (New Jersey) alumni
428:
649:Holy Cross Academy (New Jersey) alumni
456:, November 7, 1999, backed up by the
436:Holy Cross High School Soccer Records
96:
7:
644:Men's association football defenders
639:New York Red Bulls non-playing staff
624:Sportspeople from Orange, New Jersey
143:
386:in 1994. On February 6, 1996, the
14:
59:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
614:Long Island Rough Riders players
392:1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
366:where it finished runner-up to
589:North Jersey Imperials players
506:February 25, 1999 Transactions
488:Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
364:NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
319:and coached one season in the
1:
569:American men's soccer players
634:Major League Soccer players
609:Lehigh Valley Steam players
680:
619:USL First Division coaches
604:USL First Division players
594:New York Red Bulls players
282:
274:
262:
249:
66:
58:
47:
29:
296:) is a retired American
292:(born April 2, 1971, in
228:Long Island Rough Riders
599:Chicago Fire FC players
564:American soccer coaches
276:Rutgers Scarlet Knights
111:Rutgers Scarlet Knights
380:North Jersey Imperials
338:Holy Cross High School
336:Zaun played soccer at
158:North Jersey Imperials
517:Rutgers Coach Profile
22:Personal information
413:Lehigh Valley Steam
342:Shawnee High School
309:Major League Soccer
264:Lehigh Valley Steam
210:Lehigh Valley Steam
18:
522:2008-05-14 at the
493:2008-07-03 at the
475:2010-01-02 at the
356:Rutgers University
351:Inquirer as well.
305:Rutgers University
294:Orange, New Jersey
49:Orange, New Jersey
403:Managerial career
354:He then attended
287:
286:
240:Managerial career
671:
539:MetroFan profile
526:
514:
508:
503:
497:
485:
479:
467:
461:
458:Internet Archive
444:
438:
433:
272:
260:
247:
224:
206:
188:
170:
154:
145:
137:
107:
98:
90:
40:
36:
34:
19:
679:
678:
674:
673:
672:
670:
669:
668:
544:
543:
535:
530:
529:
524:Wayback Machine
515:
511:
504:
500:
495:Wayback Machine
486:
482:
477:Wayback Machine
470:1990 Final Four
468:
464:
453:The Star-Ledger
445:
441:
434:
430:
425:
409:Drew University
405:
376:
347:The Star-Ledger
334:
329:
270:
258:
245:
222:
204:
186:
168:
152:
105:
51:, United States
38:
32:
30:
12:
11:
5:
677:
675:
667:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
546:
545:
542:
541:
534:
533:External links
531:
528:
527:
509:
498:
480:
462:
446:Jandoli, Ron.
439:
427:
426:
424:
421:
404:
401:
375:
372:
333:
330:
328:
327:Playing career
325:
285:
284:
280:
279:
273:
267:
266:
261:
255:
254:
248:
242:
241:
237:
236:
233:
230:
225:
219:
218:
215:
212:
207:
201:
200:
197:
194:
189:
183:
182:
179:
176:
171:
165:
164:
162:
160:
155:
149:
148:
139:
132:
127:
123:
122:
121:Senior career*
118:
117:
115:
113:
108:
102:
101:
92:
85:
80:
76:
75:
74:College career
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
46:
45:Place of birth
42:
41:
28:
24:
23:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
676:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
584:USISL players
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
559:Living people
557:
555:
552:
551:
549:
540:
537:
536:
532:
525:
521:
518:
513:
510:
507:
502:
499:
496:
492:
489:
484:
481:
478:
474:
471:
466:
463:
459:
455:
454:
449:
443:
440:
437:
432:
429:
422:
420:
418:
414:
410:
402:
400:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
373:
371:
369:
365:
361:
357:
352:
349:
348:
343:
339:
331:
326:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
299:
295:
291:
281:
277:
268:
265:
256:
252:
243:
238:
234:
231:
229:
226:
220:
216:
213:
211:
208:
202:
198:
195:
193:
190:
184:
180:
177:
175:
172:
166:
163:
161:
159:
156:
150:
147:
140:
138:
133:
131:
128:
124:
119:
116:
114:
112:
109:
103:
100:
93:
91:
86:
84:
81:
77:
72:
69:
62:
54:
50:
43:
39:(age 53)
37:April 2, 1971
27:Date of birth
25:
20:
512:
501:
483:
465:
451:
442:
431:
417:USL A-League
406:
396:Chicago Fire
377:
353:
345:
335:
332:Early career
321:USL A-League
317:USL A-League
289:
288:
251:Drew Rangers
192:Chicago Fire
141:
134:
129:
94:
87:
82:
554:1971 births
374:Club career
360:Alexi Lalas
278:(assistant)
253:(assistant)
64:Position(s)
548:Categories
423:References
388:MetroStars
174:MetroStars
33:1971-04-02
290:Jeff Zaun
271:2001–2008
169:1996–1998
153:1994–1995
106:1989–1993
17:Jeff Zaun
520:Archived
491:Archived
473:Archived
315:and the
301:defender
68:Defender
415:of the
382:of the
298:soccer
56:Height
384:USISL
313:USISL
126:Years
79:Years
368:UCLA
259:1999
246:1994
223:2000
205:1999
187:1999
136:Apps
130:Team
89:Apps
83:Team
235:(0)
217:(0)
199:(0)
181:(0)
144:Gls
97:Gls
550::
450:,
323:.
311:,
232:12
214:19
178:35
35:)
196:1
146:)
142:(
99:)
95:(
31:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.