Arapahoe High product Ethan Horvath went overseas to realize his dream of becoming a world class goalkeeper. Now he’s set to suit up for the USMNT on soccer’s biggest stage. BrendanPloen with a story of sacrifice:
United States Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath blocks a penalty kick by Mexico’s Midfielder Andres Guardado, during the second half of of the CONCACAF Nations League Finals at Empower Field at Mile High on June 6, 2021, in Denver. The United States beat Mexico 3 to 2 in a heated game that lasted over two hours. Well before sunrise a decade ago, Peter Horvath found himself at the back of a grocery store trying to gain a foothold, of all things, regarding the complexities of the Norwegian trash system.
“‘What the hell are we doing?’ probably was said more times than not,” Peter Horvath quipped while looking back at those first few weeks in Norway.Ethan is not only the world-class goalkeeper he’d always intended to be, with a starting role for a professional club in England, but he’s now a historic figure in Colorado soccer as well. That fact was cemented Nov. 9 when Horvath became the first Coloradan to be named to a United States Men’s National Team FIFA World Cup roster.
Anthony Latronica was Horvath’s goalkeeping coach from 2007-2010 while also an assistant at the Air Force Academy and again at the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team in January 2012. A Columbine alum who played for Peter in the 1990s, he first met Ethan while he was building an All-American résumé in college.
Horvath’s physical attributes helped, too. He was tall, lanky and athletic. He had a long wingspan, even then. .Horvath hit milestone after milestone. By the summer of 2011, Ethan had just turned 16 when Molde, the four-time Norwegian champions, scouted him at a two-week tournament in Europe. Then, he played two seasons at Arapahoe High School, which included a memorable junior season when he kept 10 shutouts and gave up only 11 goals.
Ethan returned stateside one last time to renew his passport while his visa application was being finalized, and at 17 even spent 10 weeks as a volunteer assistant coach for the Syracuse University women’s soccer team via coaching connections. By October, Horvath was in Norway for good.
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