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{{Short description|American soccer player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox football biography| name     = Dan Popik
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|3|23}}
| birth_place = [[Syosset, New York]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| collegeyears1 =   1998–1999
| college1 =   [[St. John's Red Storm men's soccer|St. John's Red Storm]]
|  years1 =   2000–2002
| years2 =  2003–2004
| years3 =  2006
|  clubs1 =   [[Milwaukee Rampage]]
| clubs2 =  [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| clubs3 =  [[Columbus Crew]]
| caps1 =    ?
| caps2 =  2
| caps3 =  1
| goals1 =  ?
| goals2 =  0
| goals3 =  0
|  manageryears1 = 2005–2010
| manageryears2 =  2009
| manageryears3 = 2011
| manageryears4 = 2012–2013
|  managerclubs1 = [[NC State Wolfpack men's soccer|NC State Wolfpack]] (assistant)
| managerclubs2 =  [[Carolina RailHawks]] (assistant)
| managerclubs3 = [[Furman Paladins men's soccer|Furman Paladins]] (assistant)
| managerclubs4 = [[Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer|Green Bay Phoenix]]
}}

'''Dan Popik''' (born March 23, 1979, in [[Syosset, New York]]) is a retired American [[soccer]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] who is currently coaching at CASL for the U14, U15, and U16 teams, representing all three in Region 3 play. He has previously served as an assistant with the [[Carolina RailHawks]] of the [[USL First Division]] and two Division I men's teams, [[NC State Wolfpack men's soccer|NC State]] and [[Furman Paladins men's soccer|Furman]]. Popik last played [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]].

A highly touted prospect who spent time with the Under-20 [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]], Popik played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[St. John's Red Storm men's soccer|St. John's University]], but left after two seasons. He did not get into MLS right away; instead, he signed with the [[USL First Division|A-League]]'s [[Milwaukee Rampage]] in 2000. Popik would play three years for the club, leading them to the league championship in 2002.

Popik signed with the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] prior to the 2003 MLS season as backup to [[Kevin Hartman]]. In two seasons, he only appeared in two league games, neither of them starts.<ref name=MLS>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/player/dan-popik |title=Dan Popik |publisher=Major League Soccer |accessdate=December 19, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Galaxy released Popik after the 2004 season. He was the lone player who ended the 2004 season on an MLS roster to attempt to become a [[replacement player]] for the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] during the labor dispute in early 2005.

He is currently the assistant coach/goalkeeper coach at [[North Carolina State University]]. In 2006, he joined the [[Columbus Crew]] as an injury replacement and played one game.<ref name=MLS/>  He remained at NC State until 2009 when he became the goalkeeper coach with the [[Carolina RailHawks]] of the [[USL First Division]]. In 2011, he became associate head coach at Furman University, and took his position at Green Bay in 2013. He stepped down from Green Bay prior to the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinsoccercentral.com/news_article/show/407543?referrer_id=811630|title=Sources: Popik steps down as UW-Green Bay men's coach|first=ERIC|last=ANDERSON|date=August 4, 2014|publisher=}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055952/http://www.greenbayphoenix.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=110089&SPID=13685&DB_OEM_ID=22500&ATCLID=205458154&Q_SEASON=2013 Green Bay bio]

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[[Category:1979 births]]
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[[Category:American soccer coaches]]
[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Milwaukee Rampage players]]
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[[Category:A-League (1995–2004) players]]
[[Category:Furman Paladins men's soccer coaches]]
[[Category:Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer coaches]]
[[Category:NC State Wolfpack men's soccer coaches]]
[[Category:St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Soccer players from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
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