2006 Columbus Crew Roster
Team Record: 8-15-9 - 33 points
Finishing 6th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Coach: Sigi Schmid (8-15-9)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 212,699, Avg. 14,180 in 15 home dates
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer ended the 2006 season with a record of 8 wins and 15 losses and 9 ties for 33 points finishing sixth in MLS's Eastern Conference.
Columbus scored 30 goals, worst in the league and allowed 42. Jason Garey and Joseph Ngwenya netted 5 goals each for the Crew, while Bill Gaudette and Jon Busch topped the squad with 3 wins each, and Jon Busch earned a 0.76 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Sigi Schmid coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Becerra | F | May 22, 1984 | 6'2" | 190 | San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| Leonard Bisaku | M | October 22, 1974 | 5'10" | 160 | Prizren, Yugoslavia |
| Marc Burch | D | May 7, 1984 | 6'1" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH |
| Jon Busch | G | August 18, 1976 | 5'10" | 165 | Queens, NY |
| Knox Cameron | F | September 17, 1983 | 6'3" | 201 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Ryan Coiner | F | September 7, 1979 | 6'1" | 185 | San Diego, CA |
| Jason Garey | F | July 19, 1984 | 6'0" | 180 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Bill Gaudette | G | September 14, 1981 | 6'2" | 205 | Hummelstown, PA United States |
| Eddie Gaven | M | October 25, 1986 | 6'0" | 165 | Hamilton, NJ |
| Marcos Gonzalez | D | June 9, 1980 | 6'2" | 180 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Ned Grabavoy | M | July 1, 1983 | 5'7" | 160 | Joliet, IL |
| Andy Gruenebaum | G | December 30, 1982 | 6'1" | 200 | Kansas City, MO |
| Duke Hashimoto | F | December 15, 1984 | 5'7" | 150 | Kapolei, HI |
| Frankie Hejduk | D | August 5, 1974 | 5'8" | 155 | La Mesa, CA |
| Ezra Hendrickson | D | January 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 185 | Layou, St. Vincent & Grenadines |
| Dominik Jakubek | G | September 2, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | Santa Clara, CA |
| Kei Kamara | F | September 1, 1984 | 6'3" | 186 | Kenema, Sierra Leone |
| Joel Kitamirike | D | April 5, 1984 | 6'0" | 185 | London, England |
| Ritchie Kotschau | D | November 22, 1975 | 5'10" | 180 | Mineola, NY |
| Chris Leitch | D | April 1, 1979 | 5'11" | 165 | Columbus, OH |
| Chad Marshall | D | August 22, 1984 | 6'4" | 190 | Riverside, CA |
| Kyle Martino | M | February 19, 1981 | 5'10" | 144 | Atlanta, GA |
| Brandon Moss | D | May 12, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | Albuquerque, NM |
| Joseph Ngwenya | F | March 30, 1981 | 6'1" | 175 | Plumtree, Zimbabwe |
| Dayton O'Brien | M | October 29, 1983 | 5'11" | 155 | Memphis, TN |
| Duncan Oughton | D | June 14, 1977 | 5'9" | 160 | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Noah Palmer | G | April 21, 1983 | 6'3" | 199 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Rusty Pierce | D | July 24, 1979 | 5'10" | 165 | The Woodlands, TX |
| Dan Popik | G | March 23, 1979 | 6'3" | 200 | Syosset, NY |
| Jose Retiz | M | January 22, 1979 | 6'0" | 162 | Acapulco, Mexico |
| Sebastian Rozental | F | September 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 175 | Santiago, Chile |
| Danny Szetela | M | June 17, 1987 | 5'11" | 170 | Passaic, NJ |
| Jacob Thomas | F | February 14, 1977 | 5'10" | 178 | Austin, TX |
| Eric Vasquez | M | November 18, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Miami, FL |
| Ricardo Virtuoso | F | March 1, 1984 | 5'8" | 155 | Guarapuava, Brazil |
| Jonny Walker | G | September 13, 1974 | 6'3" | 180 | Torrance, CA |
| Tim Ward | D | February 28, 1987 | 6'0" | 165 | Waukesha, WI |
| John Wolyniec | F | January 24, 1977 | 6'1" | 172 | Staten Island, NY |
| Jed Zayner | D | December 13, 1984 | 5'11" | 165 | Valparaiso, IN |
