MLS: San Jose swaps Cerritos for DallasÆ Graziani

2001 MLS champ San Jose has acquired Dallas forward Ariel Graziani in exchange for forward Ronald Cerritos and a second round draft pick (No. 17 overall) in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. Graziani led the Dallas Burn in goals scored the past two seasons, netting 15 in 2000 and 11 in 2001. The Argentine native has Ecuadoran citizenship and has played for EcuadorÆs national team. He played in the Argentine, Ecuadoran and Mexican leagues before joining MLS in 1999. Cerritos, a member of El SalvadorÆs national team, scored 55 goals and 38 assists since joining San Jose in 1997. San Jose also named Johnny Moore its general manager. The Scotland native played for the NASLÆs San Jose Earthquakes in 1974-79.