FC Dallas MF Rhine set to retire

Oct 23, 2008 - 3:13 PM FRISCO, Texas (Ticker) - FC Dallas midfielder Bobby Rhine on Thursday announced that he will retire from professional soccer following the team's last game of this season on Sunday at Los Angeles.

Rhine, 32, has played his entire 10-year career with FC Dallas and is one of only 17 players in MLS history to have played at least 200 games for one team.

"It is with mixed emotions that I announce my retirement from Major League Soccer following our last game of this season, on Sunday in Los Angeles," Rhine said. "I am proud of my 10-year career with the Dallas Burn and FC Dallas; however, I am sad to be leaving the game and the team that I love. "

Selected sixth overall by FC Dalllas in 1999, Rhine started his career as a forward, was converted to a right back during the 2005 season, and has played right midfield the past two years. His 211 games played in a Dallas uniform places him second on the team's all-time list, his 34 assists are third most, and his 23 goals are the seventh most in team history.