Monthly Archives: February 2001

Costa Rica: Bad news for the Ticos: Paulo Wanchope was ruled out of the opening qualifying match against Honduras after undergoing surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee. Honduras: The Catrachos scrapped a friendly, scheduled for February 16 against Peru in Miami. A second friendly, against Mexico’s Club America, scheduled for February 21 in […]

USA-MEXICO Feb. 28 in Columbus, Ohio R: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (El Salvador) RA: Vladimir FERNANDEZ ((El Salvador), Raul CARDONA ((El Salvador); 4: Victorino RODRIGUEZ ((El Salvador) JAMAICA-COSTA RICA Feb. 28 in Kingston R: Carlos BATRES (Guatemala) RA: Arnulfo GONZALEZ (Guatemala), Erick ALVAREZ (Guatemala; 4: Mario RAMIREZ (Guatemala) COSTA RICA-HONDURAS Feb. 28 in San Jose R: Ali […]

1. D.C. United traded defender Carlos Llamosa to Miami for defender Brian Kamler and the No. 4 SuperDraft pick. 2. D.C. United traded defender Jeff Agoos to San Jose for forward Abdul Thompson Conteh and the No. 8 and No. 10 SuperDraft picks. 3. D.C. United traded goalie Tom Presthus and the No. 10 SuperDraft […]

The U.S. under-18 national team is convening in Bradenton, Fla., for an 11-day training camp with head coach George Gelnovatch. The camp will be the team’s first action of the year. While in Florida, the team will play the U.S. under-17s (Feb. 6), the Chicago Fire (Feb. 8), the Tampa Bay Mutiny (Feb. 9) and […]

No. 1 pick CHRIS CARRIERI — San Jose Earthquakes Reaction to being selected with the top pick in the draft: “I never thought I’d go No. 1. I know the Pro-40 status helped me out a little bit since I don’t take up a roster spot. This weekend there were some ups and downs for […]

ACC players — North Carolina’s Chris Carrieri, Duke’s Ali Curtis and Clemson’s Mark Lisi — went 1-2-3 in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. Four foreigners went in the first round: New Zealand’s Ryan Nelsen and Duncan Oughton, Bolivia’s Joselito Vaca and Trinidad & Tobago’s Craig Demmin. D.C. United, which entered draft weekend with no picks in […]

Update on Americans in Europe Three goals for Razov; starts for McBride, Moore, Reyna, Regis, Keller, Cherundolo. Croatia Erik Kuster, Cakonec (D1) winter break Denmark Will Orben, Viborg (SL) winter break England Brad Friedel, Blackburn (D1), started (90 min.) vs. Barnsley (0-0) Ben Olsen, Nottingham Forest (D1) DNP vs. Huddersfield Town (1-1) Marcus Hahnemann, Fulham […]

This article supplements information found on page 37 of the Feb. 12, 2001 issue of Soccer America Magazine. Then & Now DiBernardo: æSoccer keeps me very busyÆ Angelo DiBernardo, a 1978 Hermann Trophy winner at Indiana, was one of the first Americans to leave college early for a successful pro career — L.A. Aztecs (1979) […]

The following are the results of the poll in which 1,030 fans responded to some burning questions surrounding the U.S. national team? 1. Who should start in goal? Brad Friedel 100 – 9.7% Kasey Keller 667 – 64.8% Tony Meola 252 – 24.5% No response 11 – 1.1% 2. Should teenager Landon Donovan be added […]

A summary of MLS transactions for February 2001: Feb. 5 Columbus Crew — Traded a first-round draft pick (No. 3) to D.C. United for goalkeeper Tom Presthus and a first-round draft pick (No. 10). D.C. United — Traded goalkeeper Tom Presthus and a first-round draft pick (No. 10) to Columbus for a first-round draft pick […]

Three Notre Dame players were selected in the league’s Feb. 4 Supplemental Draft, including Kelly Lindsey and Jen Grubb, who went 1-2 to the Bay Area CyberRays and the Washington Freedom, respectively. The Boston Breakers drafted Meotis Erikson, who like Lindsey finished her Irish career in the 2000 College Cup semifinals, with the fifth pick […]

The appearance of Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley in the U.S. starting lineup against China wasn’t the first time teenagers have been drafted into service for the national team. In 1977, Ricky Davis and Gary Etherington debuted with much fanfare at New York’s Randall’s Island in a tournament against Latin American club teams. In 1991, […]

The U.S. under-19 women’s national team are in Las Vegas participating in an Olympic Development Program inter-regional camp. The U-19s will play matches against three regional teams: Region II (Feb. 9), Region I (Feb. 10) and Region III (Feb. 11). In preparation the team is training with head coach Tracey Leone at UNLV. The U.S. […]

First Round 1. San Jose Chris Carrieri 2. Tampa Bay Ali Curtis 3. D.C. United Mark Lisi 4. D.C. United Ryan Nelsen 5. Dallas Joselito Vaca 6. Tampa Bay Craig Demmin 7. Dallas Ryan Suarez 8. D.C. United Santino Quaranta 9. Los Angeles Brian Mullan 10. Columbus Duncan Oughton 11. Los Angeles Isaias Bardales 12. […]

Interview with Ken Farrell, director of coaching, by Soccer America Youth Soccer Letter executive editor Dan Woog Location: Suburban New Orleans. History: Started in 1972 as a parks and recreation program; nine years ago the premier program was organized by Mike Jeffries and built from the ground up. Major accomplishments: National U-16 boys finalist; USYSA […]

D.C. United traded veteran central defender Carlos Llamosa to the Miami Fusion for defender/midfielder Brian Kamler and the No. 4 pick in the first round of Monday’s MLS SuperDraft. Llamosa was United’s first round draft pick in the 1997 supplemental draft. He has earned 16 caps for the United States. Kamler is no stranger to […]

The following are statements made after the U.S. loss to Colombia in a friendly Feb. 3 in Miami: Defender Jeff Agoos Describing the play that led to the Colombia goal: ôWe got caught out of shape on a counter attack, and we tried to slow them up. I went out to mark the guy with […]

MLS has allocated Ugandan defender Tenywa Bonseu of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to the Columbus Crew and Canadian international striker Dwayne DeRosario of the Richmond Kickers to the San Jose Earthquakes. Bonseu was a late season defensive callup by the Chicago Fire in its 2000 MLS Cup playoff run. The 6-foot-1, 168-pound Bonseu appeared in six […]

Ante Razov scored a hat trick in 28 minutes to lead Racing Ferrol to a 5-0 away win over Compostela in the Spanish Second Division. The former Chicago Fire forward continued his outstanding play since arriving in December with goals in the 58th minute (on a penalty), 69th and 86th to seal the win before […]

The U.S. Under-17 national team continued its strong showing in 2001, defeating Guatemala 4-0 in a game played before the USA-Colombia international Feb. 3 at the Orange Bowl. The U-17s got two goals on headers from defender Gray Griffin and yet another strike from powerful forward Ed Johnson, his sixth in three internationals this year. […]

A week after defeating China, 2-1, the USA played its second international friendly of 2001 and fell, 1-0, to Colombia. Freddy Grisales scored in the 53rd minute in a match before 14,169 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla. ò Colombia remains undefeated (5 wins, 2 ties) in its seven encounters with the USA in […]

EvertonÆs U.S. striker Joe-Max Moore started against Manchester United and almost hit the equalizer in the second half, only to have his shot deflected just over the crossbar. Everton fell, 1-0. MooreÆs former UCLA teammate, keeper Brad Friedel, got credit for a pair of crucial saves to preserve BlackburnÆs 0-0 tie with Barnsley. ENGLAND Brad […]

Steve Cherundolo was the only American to see action in GermanyÆs pro leagues on Feb. 3. Frankie HejdukÆs Bayer Leverkusen plays on Sunday. Conor Casey, Borussia Dortmund (D1) DNP vs. Munich 1860. Steve Cherundolo, Hannover (D2), started (90 min.) vs. LR Ahlen (1-2) Landon Donovan, Bayer Leverkusen (D1) vs. Unterhaching, Feb. 4 (Donovan is with […]

In its second game of the year, a friendly against Colombia Feb. 3 in Miami, the USA lost, 1-0, on a goal by Freddy Grisales in the 53rd minute. USA lineup: Meola, Pope, Llamosa, Vanney, Agoos, Jones, Armas, Mathis (Wolff, 61), Beasley (Klein, 71), Donovan, Albright.

The U.S. under-20 national team used a 92nd-minute goal from Seth Trembly to top Mexico, 2-1, in Guadalajara on Feb. 1, the second time in three days the USA has topped their southern border rivals. On Jan. 30, the U.S. topped Mexico 1-0 on a Kyle Martino goal. “It is huge to come down here […]