2012 Chicago Fire Roster
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 17-11-6 - 57 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Frank Klopas (17-11-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 278,947, Avg. 16,409 in 17 home dates
2012 Chicago Fire StatisticsTeam Record: 17-11-6 - 57 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Frank Klopas (17-11-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 278,947, Avg. 16,409 in 17 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2012 season with a record of 17 wins and 11 losses and 6 ties for 57 points finishing fourth in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Chicago recorded 46 goals and allowed 41. Chris Rolfe scored 8 goals for the Fire, while Dominic Oduro and Marco Pappa contributed five or more as well. Sean Johnson topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 0.82 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Frank Klopas coached the team. The 2012 Chicago Fire lost in the Wild Card.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | M | December 15, 1988 | 5'8" | 155 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Jalil Anibaba | D | October 19, 1988 | 6'0" | 185 | Fontana, CA |
| Orr Barouch | F | November 29, 1991 | 6'2" | 190 | Haifa, Israel |
| Austin Berry | D | October 6, 1988 | 6'2" | 188 | Cincinnati, OH |
| Corben Bone | M | September 16, 1988 | 5'9" | 152 | Plano, TX |
| Kheli Dube | F | June 18, 1983 | 6'1" | 155 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Alvaro Fernandez | M | October 11, 1985 | 6'1" | 159 | Soriano, Uruguay |
| Guillermo Franco | F | November 3, 1976 | 5'11" | 168 | Corrientes, Argentina |
| Arne Friedrich | D | May 29, 1979 | 6'1" | 170 | Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
| Dan Gargan | D | December 14, 1982 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Cory Gibbs | D | January 14, 1980 | 6'1" | 180 | Plantation, FL |
| Sebastian Grazzini | M | January 25, 1981 | 5'11" | 165 | Rosario, Argentina |
| Kellen Gulley | F | April 6, 1994 | 6'0" | 178 | Clinton, MS |
| Sean Johnson | G | May 31, 1989 | 6'3" | 217 | Atlanta, GA |
| Hunter Jumper | D | February 28, 1989 | 6'2" | 173 | Plano, TX |
| Steven Kinney | D | October 28, 1987 | 6'0" | 183 | Norcross, GA |
| Sherjill MacDonald | F | November 20, 1984 | 6'0" | 187 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Jay Nolly | G | January 2, 1982 | 6'3" | 205 | Orlando, FL United States |
| Patrick Nyarko | F | January 15, 1986 | 6'0" | 160 | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Dominic Oduro | F | August 13, 1985 | 6'0" | 160 | Pramso, Ghana |
| Daniel Paladini | M | November 11, 1984 | 5'9" | 164 | Van Nuys, CA |
| Pari Pantazopoulos | D | September 17, 1988 | 6'0" | 180 | Athens, Greece |
| Marco Pappa | M | November 15, 1987 | 5'10" | 155 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Pavel Pardo | M | July 26, 1976 | 5'10" | 150 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Logan Pause | M | August 22, 1981 | 5'10" | 158 | Hillsborough, NC |
| Victor Pineda | M | March 15, 1993 | 5'11" | 152 | Bolingbrook, IL |
| Federico Puppo | F | December 6, 1986 | 5'8" | 160 | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay |
| Rafael Robayo | M | April 24, 1984 | 6'0" | 172 | Bogota, Colombia |
| Chris Rolfe | F | January 17, 1983 | 5'8" | 155 | Kettering, OH |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | October 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 170 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Wells Thompson | M | November 25, 1983 | 5'10" | 156 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Paolo Tornaghi | G | June 21, 1988 | 6'2" | 165 | Garbagnate Milanese, Italy |
| Michael Videira | M | January 6, 1986 | 5'10" | 183 | Milford, MA |
| Tony Walls | M | January 16, 1990 | 5'11" | 185 | Wauwatosa, WI |
| Kwame Watson-Siriboe | D | November 13, 1986 | 6'3" | 196 | Chino Hills, CA |
