name: Bobby Rhine
position: F
height: 5-10 weight:170
Birthdate: April 18, 1976
Hometown: Fenton, MO
Regular Season Statsfull bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights
yearclubgpgsmingashtsogfcfscej
2009FC Dallas00000000000
Career21213612,622233420495179202273
Most Recent Video Highlights
date teams video description
11/02/07 FC Dallas @ Dynamo video Bobby Rhine halftime interview
10/11/07 Chivas USA @ FC Dallas video Bobby Rhine Red Card
07/29/06 Rapids @ FC Dallas video Rhine adds to the scoring

Acquired

1999 MLS College Draft - 1st round (6th overall). It was the team's natural selection.

Professional Experience

2007: Made his 200th regular season appearance on 7/14 at DC, starting as one of three midfielders and wearing the Captain's armband in the 3-3 comeback draw… Made all six of his other starts at right back, though he made the majority of his substitute appearances as a midfielder… Appeared in team-record 18th USOC game vs. CHA on 8/7 and registered game-winning assist on Alvarez's goal in USOC quarterfinal victory over Charleston on 8/7… Scored from 50 yards out in 3-2 Reserve loss to Columbus on 8/12… Started at right back vs. CHV on 10/11 and wore the captain's armband, before receiving a red card in the 81st minute for dissent, forcing him to miss the 10/20 game vs. KC…

2006: Started 30 of the 32 games, tallying two goals and two game-winning assists…played as a right back in every game, though moved to right midfield in the second half on 7/15 at CHI due to injuries…finished second on the team in minutes played with a career-high 2,593…made 120th career start (all have come with FCD) on 9/23 vs. RSL…is second on the Dallas all-time games played list…his goal in the 77th minute on 7/15 @ CHI gave him at least one goal in each of the last eight MLS seasons…one of seven players in FC Dallas history to have scored 20 or more goals for the club…was shown the first red card of his MLS career on 5/10 vs. LA…

2005: Set personal highs in games played, started, minutes played and assists…Became only the second Dallas player in history to record more than 20 goals and 20 assists in his career with Dallas…After starting the first game at forward along side Carlos Ruiz, was moved to right back where he played the remainder of the season.

2004: Started six of 19 games he played in, collected two goals and two assists …Netted his two goals in consecutive matches on 4/3 vs. COL and on 4/17 @ CHI to open the season…His goal on 4/3 came on a penalty kick…Suffered a right knee MCL sprain on 5/22 @ KC and missed nine consecutive matches from 5/29 - 7/17.

2003: Saw action in 25 matches, starting 10…Scored two goals and added one assist.

2002: Finished the season second on the team in scoring with seven goals and six assists…Scored a hat trick and added an assist in 4-1 win over Colorado on 6/8 and was later voted as the MLS Player of the Week…Tallied a golden goal in overtime vs. LA on 8/24.

2001: Despite playing in only 18 matches on the year due to injury, finished third on the team in scoring with five goals and seven assists…Scored the game-tying goal and assisted on the game-winner in overtime vs. CHI on 4/21.

2000: Saw action in 23 matches, making 17 starts…Collected three-game-winning assists on the year.

1999: Made his MLS debut on 4/10 @ Chicago…In his first MLS start, tallied two goals vs. SJ on 5/15 …Registered his first MLS assist vs. the MetroStars on 8/4.

College

1998: MAC Player of the Year finalist and NSCAA Second Team All-America selection …First Team All-New England and First Team All-Big East…Finished his UConn career with 42 goals and 20 assists for 104 career points…Finished the 1998 season as team's leading goal scorer with 15 goals…Was a teammate of current FC Dallas teammate Chris Gbandi.

Personal

Has a degree in sociology and is half-way to a masters in educational psychology…Grew up in St. Louis, playing soccer at Hazelwood HS and with Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, where he was teammates with current RSL midfielder Chris Klein…Trained with Hellenic FC of the South Africa Premier League in 2002, with English Second Division club Walsall prior the 2001 season, and Bastia of the French First Division prior to the 2000 season…would like to get into broadcasting…is an avid golfer and grew up playing baseball as a youth…favorite musical artists are Coldplay, John Mayer, Jack Johnson and Austin, Texas-based musician Bob Schneider…became a small-business owner in 2007, starting "Pumped up Soccer", an inflatable soccer field company…has four younger siblings…Is married to Bevan and missed 9/23/07 game at LA for the birth of his first child, Jake.