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Columbus' Chad Marshall named MLS Defender of the Year
Columbus defender Chad Marshall was named Major League Soccer's Defender of the Year on Thursday, becoming just the second Crew player to win the award.
Marshall, 24, returned from an injury-plagued 2007 season to start 29 games in 2008 and help the Crew capture the Supporters Shield trophy, awarded to the team with the best regular season record.
Led by Marshall, the Crews defense allowed the third fewest goals (36), behind only the Houston Dynamo (32) and the Chicago Fire (33).
Marshall joins Robin Fraser, who won the award in 2004, as the only players in Columbus history to win Defender of the Year.
Now in his fifth MLS season, the 6-foot-4, 190-pounder was taken second overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He has been widely regarded as one of the leagues top defenders since his rookie year, when he was a finalist for MLS Rookie of the Year.
After a series of concussions forced him to miss 17 games in 2007 and left his career in jeopardy, Marshall made a stunning return to full fitness and form this season.
A big, athletic defender, Marshall has consistently frustrated Crew opponents thanks to his aerial dominance and well-timed tackles - while only earning two yellow card cautions all season.
This season has also seen Marshall utilize his size and leaping ability to get on the end of set pieces, as he has registered a career-high four goals - three of which were game-winners.
Defender of the Year is given to the player who earns the most votes in polling of MLS players, general managers, coaches, and members of the media.
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