Keith Johnson (soccer)
American soccer player
Keith Johnson (born July 2, 1980) is an American Paralympic soccer player. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was young, he played a variety of sports and graduated from East Anchorage High School in 1999.
A CP7 goalkeeper, Johnson has been a long time fixture on the USPNT, competing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. Throughout his national team career, Johnson has been awarded eight “Man of the Match” Awards.
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Johnson was born in Alaska on July 2, 1980 and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was very young. As a youngster, he played and participated in a number of sports including American football, baseball, ice skating, cycling and weight training. He attended East Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska, graduating in 1999. In 2003, he was working at Alaska Sales and Service, after having only completed one year of college.
Johnson later moved to Houston, Texas to help take care of his grandmother. In December 2007, he married Amanda Johnson.
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