Year and was selected to the USL D1 All-League Team. In 2008, he received the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy, awarded to the club's Most Valuable Player. He was also a finalist for the USL First Division Goalkeeper of the Year award and was selected to the USL D1 All-League Team for the second year in a row, after finishing the season with a league-leading goal-against average of 0.760. He was named Most Valuable Player in the Canadian Championship helping the club win the inaugural tournament, after conceding only two goals in four games. In the CONCACAF Champions League, Jordan helped the Impact become the first Canadian team to qualify for the quarterfinal round of the competition, posting five shutouts in nine matches highlighted by playing in the Impact's historic 2-0 victory over Mexican power Santos Laguna in front of 55,571 spectators at Olympic Stadium on February 25, 2009. In 2009, he played a key role in helping the Impact capture the league championship, while setting a club record for six consecutive playoff wins. In 2010, in his last season with the Impact, he led the team to the playoff semi-final round. With the Impact, Jordan has also faced several world-renowned clubs in international friendly games, including AC Milan, ACF Fiorentina, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Club Atlético River Plate. International Jordan was a member of the United States National Team pool from 2000 and 2002. He was a bronze medal winner with U.S. National B Team at the 1997 World University Games in Sicily, Italy, and represented his country on the U23, U21, U20 and U18 National Teams. Soccer management Matt Jordan spent four years as the Montreal Impact's technical director after being appointed to the position, following a 13-year professional playing career. Jordan was named the Houston Dynamo's Technical Director/General Manager on November 4, 2014. On August 30, 2021, Houston Dynamo parted ways with Matt Jordan. Honors Club Montreal Impact USL First Division Championship (1): 2009 Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup (1): 2008 Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup (1): 2013 Individual George Gross Memorial Trophy: 2008 References External links Montreal Impact bio 1975 births Living people American expatriate sportspeople in Canada American expatriate soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark American soccer players Clemson Tigers men's soccer players Colorado Rapids players Columbus Crew players FC Dallas players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate soccer players in Canada Association football goalkeepers Major League Soccer