Marcus Hahnemann has hung up his gloves...again.
The 42-year-old goalkeeper announced his "fourth" retirement via Instagram on Wednesday night, appearing to conclude a professional career that spanned more than two decades right where it began – in his hometown of Seattle.
Hahnemann spent the last two-and-a-half years as a Sounders backup after coming out of a previous retirement in August 2012 to sign with the club. Hahnemann, who played with the Sounders during their A-League days from 1994-1996, made only four league appearances during his final stint in Seattle, registering most of his playing time in the US Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League.
A backup 'keeper for the US at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, Hahnemann is best known for his time in England, where he made over 300 appearances in 13 years with Fulham, Reading, Wolverhampton and Everton. The vast majority of those appearances came at Reading, where the sturdy backstop manned the net from 2002-2009, earning Championship Goalkeeper of the Year honors to help the Royals land promotion to the English Premier League in 2006.
Hahnemann began his pro career with the lower-division Sounders in 1994, signing with the club after leading Seattle Pacific University to the NCAA Division II national championship in 1993.
He spent three seasons with Seattle, not signing with MLS until its second year in 1997, when he joined the Colorado Rapids. Hahnemann spent two-and-a-half years in Denver, helping lead the Rapids to a MLS Cup appearance in his first season before eventually transferring to Fulham in June 1999.
Hahnemann retires having earned over 450 professional appearances and nine US national team caps over the course of a 22-year pro career.
