Jim St. Andre

Jim St. Andre (born February 15, 1968) is an American former professional soccer goalkeeper.

He is best known for being the first starting goalkeeper in the history of the New England Revolution during Major League Soccer's inaugural 1996 season, where he appeared in 15 matches. St. Andre played professionally across multiple U.S. leagues, including the American Professional Soccer League (APSL, later A-League), National Professional Soccer League (indoor), and MLS. He achieved success with the Colorado Foxes, winning APSL championships in 1992 and 1993 while leading the league in goals-against average (GAA) in 1993.

A standout at the University of Vermont, St. Andre set school records with 43 career shutouts, a 0.66 GAA, and a 729:15 scoreless streak, earning third-team All-American honors in 1987 and induction into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

After retiring from professional soccer, he briefly played for the U.S. National Beach Soccer Team and transitioned into media as a commentator for ESPN (including the 1998 FIFA World Cup) and Fox Sports.

He later became a real estate broker in New York City, affiliated with Compass.

College St. Andre attended college and played men's soccer at the University of Vermont where over 4 seasons he registered 42 shutouts, 50 wins and a 0.66 career GAA, all school records. He was named to the All-New England list all four seasons with Vermont and was a 1987 third team All-American. He led all NCAA Division I goalkeepers in 1989 with a 0.44 GAA. In 2000, The University of Vermont inducted St Andre into its Athletic Hall of Fame. He then spent the 1992–1993 season with the Denver Avalanche. On March 8, 1995, the Wichita Wings signed him.

Major League Soccer When Major League Soccer began preparations for its first season, it allocated various known players to each of the league's new teams. On February 5, 1996, MLS allocated St Andre to the Revolution. St Andre started in net for the Revolution's inaugural match on April 13, 1996, and became the first player in Revolution history to receive a red card, being sent off in the 90th minute of the game. St Andre played only 15 games for the Revs, attaining a 1.81 GAA, putting him 10th out of 13 keepers in MLS that year. He won 6 games and had 2 shutouts. Fellow Revs keeper Aidan Heaney, on the other hand ranked 7th in the league with a 1.70 GAA in 19 games (8 wins and 4 shutouts). The Revs waived St. Andre on November 7, 1996.

Beach soccer St Andre played for the United States men's national beach soccer team After his release from the Revolution in November 1996.

In 1998, St. Andre represented the team the Mundialito de Futebol de Praia (Beach Soccer Mundialito), held in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The United States won the tournament, their only Mundialito title defeating Brazil 3–2 in the semifinals, and claiming the championship with an 8–2 victory over Peru in the final. Co-Most Valuable Player, Vermont men's soccer team (1989) NSCAA Third-Team All-American (1987) All-New England selection (1986–1989) North Atlantic Conference (NAC) All-Conference First Team (1989) Russell O. Sunderland Memorial Trophy (1990) APSL Leading Goalkeeper (1.19 GAA, league-best): 1993 Career wins by a goalkeeper: 50 (1986–1989) Career shutouts: 43 (second all-time NCAA Division I at retirement) Career goals-against average (GAA): 0.66 Longest scoreless streak: 729:15 Led NCAA Division I goalkeepers in GAA: 0.44 (1989)