Editing Danny Califf (section)

==Club career==
After his sophomore season, Califf signed a [[Project-40]] contract with MLS and entered the [[2000 MLS SuperDraft]], where he was selected sixth overall by the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]. Califf was immediately slotted into the Galaxy's starting line up, appearing in 18 games, 16 of them starts, as a rookie. Over the next three years, Califf would establish himself as one of the best central defenders in the league, starting 69 games for the Galaxy while helping the team to win a [[U.S. Open Cup]] in 2001 and a [[MLS Cup]] in 2002. Califf struggled with injuries in 2004, and was able to make only 10 starts, playing 855 minutes.

Califf was traded to the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] for an [[allocation (MLS)|allocation]] prior to the 2005 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-24-sp-galaxy24-story.html|title=Galaxy Trades Califf to San Jose|first=Grahame L.|last=Jones|date=24 March 2005|via=LA Times}}</ref> He then regained his old form and even improved, being named to the [[MLS Best XI]] for the first time. Califf has scored seven league goals and four assists in six years in MLS.

He left the Quakes after just one season to sign with [[AaB Football|Aalborg]] in the [[Danish Superliga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/351682/danish-soccer-club-aab-signs-danny-califf|title=Danish soccer club AaB signs Danny Califf|website=ESPNFC.com}}</ref> In his first full season at Aalborg, Califf played 30 of 33 games, and helped the team win [[bronze medal]]s in the [[Danish Superliga 2006-07|2006–07 Superliga]] season. Califf scored his first Aalborg goal on the last match day of the season, as bronze medal contenders [[Odense BK]] were defeated 3–1. After the season, during AaB's Intertoto Cup campaign, Califf was named club captain. In the [[Danish Superliga 2007-08|2007–08 Superliga]] season he helped Aalborg to a [[gold medal]] but after the season he could not agree with Aalborg on a new contract. He eventually signed with [[Danish Superliga]] rivals [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]].

On December 3, 2009, the [[Philadelphia Union]] announced that they had acquired Califf's MLS rights from [[Houston Dynamo]] and that he would join the team for their inaugural 2010 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://philadelphiaunion.com/ReadNews.aspx?aid=193 |access-date=December 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208164708/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/ReadNews.aspx?aid=193 |archive-date=December 8, 2009 |title=Philadelphia Union : Union News & Features }}</ref> Before the Union's first game against [[Seattle Sounders FC]] he was announced as the team's captain. Califf scored his first goal for the Union in the 2011 MLS season opener win against Houston Dynamo on March 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Levine |first=Judah |url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/03/recap-union-take-opener-houston-1-0 |title=Recap: Union Take Opener in Houston 1–0 |publisher=Philadelphia Union |date=March 19, 2011 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-date=March 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322151430/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/03/recap-union-take-opener-houston-1-0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was named to the MLS Team of the week for this performance that match also.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/team-week-debuts-mlssoccercom |title=Team of the Week debuts on |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=March 22, 2011 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011044142/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/team-week-debuts-mlssoccercom |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 8, Califf was named a nominee for the [[MLS All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/06/fan-ballot-launched-att-mls-all-star-game-0 |title=2011 |publisher=Philadelphia Union |access-date=2011-07-03 |archive-date=2019-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402112213/https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/06/fan-ballot-launched-att-mls-all-star-game-0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was announced that he was fifth in defender voting for the All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/06/28/week-left-all-star-fan-voting-see-latest-results|title=With a week left in All-Star fan voting, see latest results|date=28 June 2011|access-date=6 July 2011|archive-date=3 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403060803/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/06/28/week-left-all-star-fan-voting-see-latest-results|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 17, 2012, Califf was traded to [[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]] for [[Michael Lahoud]] and allocation money.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/05/17/union-complete-califf-trade-get-lahoud-chivas-usa|title=Union complete Califf trade, get Lahoud from Chivas USA|date=17 May 2012|access-date=14 December 2012|archive-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513185412/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/05/17/union-complete-califf-trade-get-lahoud-chivas-usa|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the end of the 2012 season, Chivas USA declined Califf's contract option and he entered the [[2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft]]. On December 14, 2012, Califf was selected by [[Toronto FC]] with the first pick of stage two of the draft and that day signed a contract with Toronto for the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-claims-califf|title=Toronto Claims Califf|date=14 December 2012|access-date=14 December 2012|archive-date=29 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129051247/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/12/toronto-claims-califf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Retirement===
Califf announced his retirement from soccer on July 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/califf-announces-retirement|title=Califf Announces Retirement|date=12 July 2013|access-date=12 July 2013|archive-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705043718/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/07/califf-announces-retirement|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Califf became an assistant coach under Charlie Dodds, President of YSC Sports, home of the Philadelphia Union Academy. After one year of coaching at YSC Sports, he returned to Toronto FC as a scout through 2016.

Califf has settled back in his hometown of Orange, CA with his family. Currently, he is the Founder and President of his own personal training company, Professional Soccer Resource (PSR) and holds the title of Technical Director for the youth soccer club Boca O.C.