Zach Thornton was never a consistent member of the first team at the international level, but he was always a model of consistency as the first-choice 'keeper with two different Major League Soccer franchises.
Thornton, who was always left in the shadow of the likes of Kasey Keller, Brad Friedel and Marcus Hahnemann, made eight national team appearances from 1994 to 2001, but during that time, he was a stalwart between the sticks for the Chicago Fire.
