{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Travis Rinker | image = | caption = | full_name = Travis Rinker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|05|04}} | birth_place = Huntington, New York, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 1 in | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Bridgeport Purple Knights | years1 = 1994– | clubs1 = Long Island Rough Riders | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1996 | clubs2 = → MetroStars (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Travis Rinker''' (born May 4, 1968, in Huntington, New York) is an American retired professional soccer player.
== Playing career == Rinker was named USISL defender of the year in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_awards.asp?year=1994|title=USISL Awards|date=8 February 2001|publisher=Charleston Battery|accessdate=6 February 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212210855/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_awards.asp?year=1994|archivedate=12 February 2012}}</ref> In 1996, he was loaned to MetroStars.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sluggish MetroStars Can't Get It Together |first=Alex |last=Yannis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/20/sports/soccer-sluggish-metrostars-can-t-get-it-together.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 May 1996 |accessdate=7 February 2011}}</ref>
== Statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | USA ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Open Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | North America ! colspan=2 | Total |- |1996||MetroStars (loan)||MLS||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://metrofanatic.com/team/player.jsp?ID=21 Profile on MetroFanatic] * {{MLS player|travis-rinker}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rinker, Travis}} Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Huntington, New York Category:Soccer players from Suffolk County, New York Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:University of Bridgeport alumni Category:Long Island Rough Riders players Category:New York Red Bulls players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:USL Second Division players Category:A-League (1995–2004) players Category:LA Galaxy draft picks Category:20th-century American sportsmen