Jon Busch (born August 18, 1976) is an American professional soccer coach and former player, who played as a goalkeeper.
He is best remembered for his captivating saves, despite his shorter stature for an elite goalkeeper, and spent most of his 21-year professional playing years in Major League Soccer, appearing for the Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes.
He recorded a career-high 12 shutouts that season, including two in the NCAA Tournament and a career-low 0.89 goals against average (GAA) en route to being named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year.
Busch was named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year and was selected the Division II circuit's first-team All-League keeper.
Major League Soccer took note of his USL play and it resulted in Busch being drafted by Columbus Crew with the 23rd overall pick of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.
Busch did not become a starter for the Crew immediately, sharing the duties in his first MLS season with incumbent Tom Presthus.
The Crew's goalkeeping injury woes intensified in 2006, as Busch was one of several injured keepers on the team roster, managing only eight games.
[4] On March 21 of the same year, he was waived by Toronto as the team found itself over the limit for senior international roster spots.
He was subsequently traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft.
[11] In May 2018, Busch made one last transfer move back to his first MLS club, Columbus Crew SC.
He became the academy goalkeeping coach at Indy Eleven in 2017, while also working with United States youth squads.