For DC, Rimando played in every game in 2002 and in 25 games in 2003 until he missed the end of the season with an injury. In 2004,
with Hudson gone, he lost his starting job to
Troy Perkins,
but regained it for the stretch run, backstopping DC to theMLS Cup. In 2005 he regained his everyday starter status, but was beaten out by Perkins again in 2006, playing only two games during the whole season.
On December 11, 2006, Rimando was traded along with
Freddy Adu to
Real Salt Lake.
[3] He was then traded to
New York Red Bulls on February 9,
[4] only to be traded back to Real Salt Lake on February 23 following the sudden retirement of the latter team's first-choice keeper
Scott Garlick.
[5]
Rimando was RSL's first-choice keeper during the 2007 season. His team struggled constantly and never seriously contended for a playoff berth, but Rimando did a great job in the nets. He led MLS with 146 saves in 27 games, including heroic efforts against
New England (13 saves in a 0-0 draw on June 2) and
Toronto FC (12 saves in a 0-0 draw on September 15). His hard work was rewarded at the end of the season when he was named Real Salt Lake's 2007
Most Valuable Player.