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22017017 FFCC DALLASDALLAS MMEDIAEDIA GGUIDEUIDE FC Dallas 2017 Regular Season Schedule DATE OPPONENT VENUE TIME (CT) TV March 4 LA Galaxy StubHub Center 4 PM Univision March 11 Kansas City Children’s Mercy Park 8 PM TXA 21 March 18 New England Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 April 1 Colorado Dick’s Spor ng Goods Park 8 PM TXA 21 April 8 Minnesota Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 April 14 San Jose Avaya Stadium 10 PM UniMas April 22 Kansas City Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 April 29 Portland Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 May 6 Real Salt Lake Rio Tinto Stadium 8:30 PM TXA 21 May 14 New York Toyota Stadium 7 PM FS1 May 20 San Jose Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 May 28 Houston Toyota Stadium 7 PM FS1 May 31 Chicago Toyota Park 7:30 PM FCDallas.com June 3 Real Salt Lake Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 June 10 Portland Providence Park 9:30 PM TXA 21 June 17 Vancouver BC Place 9 PM TXA 21 June 23 Houston BBVA Compass Stadium 8 PM UniMas July 1 Toronto Toyota Stadium 6 PM TXA 21 July 4 D.C. United Toyota Stadium 7:30 PM TXA 21 July 22 Montreal Stade Saputo 6:30 PM TXA 21 July 29 Vancouver Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 Aug. 5 Philadelphia Talen Energy Stadium 6 PM TXA 21 Aug. 12 Colorado Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 Aug. 19 Kansas City Children’s Mercy Park 7:30 PM TXA 21 Aug. 23 Houston Toyota Stadium 8 PM UniMas Aug. 26 Columbus MAPFRE Stadium 6:30 PM TXA 21 Sept. 2 NY Red Bulls Toyota Stadium 8 PM UniMas Sept. 9 Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium 6 PM TXA 21 Sept. 16 Sea le Toyota Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 Sept. 23 Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 7 PM TXA 21 Sept. 27 Colorado Toyota Stadium 7 PM FCDallas.com Sept. 30 Orlando Orlando City Stadium 3 PM Univision Oct. 15 Sea le CenturyLink Field 4 PM TXA 21 Oct. 22 LA Galaxy Toyota Stadium 3 PM TXA 21 2 | 2017 FC Dallas Media Guide 2017 TEAM BIOS Oscar Pareja | H C Pareja was announced as the sixth FC Dallas head coach in franchise history on Jan. 10, 2014 but fi rst joined the Dallas Burn in August 1998. The Colombian star hung up his boots in 2005 a er tallying 13 goals and 47 assists (second all- me) in a Dallas kit. He spent the next two seasons as an assistant coach for FC Dallas before joining long- me friend and former Colombian Na onal Team teammate Wilmer Cabrera’s staff with the U.S. U-17 Men’s Na onal Team. In 2008, Pareja rejoined FC Dallas as Director of Player Development for the FC Dallas Youth system, a program he quickly established as one of the na on’s best. In the 2010-11 season, Pareja was named the U-18 Academy Coach of the Year before taking the U-18’s to a runner-up fi nish at the na onal championship. U.S. Soccer rated the FC Dallas Academy best in the na on among more than 70 diff erent clubs in 2011. Also in 2011, Pareja served as an assistant coach for the FC Dallas fi rst team and head coach of the FC Dallas Reserves. Exactly six years to the day a er he scored his last goal as a player for FC Dallas, Pareja was inducted into the Walk of Fame alongside former teammate and friend, Bobby Rhine, who passed away unexpectedly one month before the induc on. The Colorado Rapids named Pareja head coach following the 2011 season and in two seasons, the former Dallas man went 25-30-13, orchestra ng a 2013 turnaround that saw the Rapids back into the postseason and had Pareja widely featured among Coach of the Year cha er throughout the season. In his fi rst season as head coach of FC Dallas, in 2014, Pareja won 16 games - the most FC Dallas has won in a single season since 2006. Pareja also led Dallas back into the postseason for the fi rst me since 2011, ed the franchise record for goals scored in a season and recorded the most points in a season in franchise history (54). Pareja improved last season, leading Dallas to the Western Conference Final as the No. 1 seed in the conference during the regular season. The team set a new franchise record for points in a season (60) with a regualr season record of 18-10-6. He con nued to build on his success in 2016, equaling the franchise-record of 60 points in a season with a 17-8-9 record, delivering the franchise its’ fi rst Supporters Shield and also its second US Open Cup tle on his way to winning the 2016 MLS Coach of the Year award. As a player, Pareja appeared in 385 games for Independiente Medellín and Depor vo Cali before joining MLS in 1998. He then played 183 games in MLS (New England and Dallas). Pareja also earned 11 caps with the Colombian Na onal Team, scoring three goals for his country from 1991 to 1996. Fernando Clavijo | T D Fernando Clavijo, a na ve of Maldonado, Uruguay, was named FC Dallas Technical Director on March 7, 2012. The Na onal Soccer Hall of Fame-member played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and 10 in Major Indoor League Soccer before transi oning to a spot on the sidelines. Inducted into the Na onal Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005, Clavijo earned 61 caps for the U.S. Na onal Team. When his playing career ended, Clavijo stepped to the sidelines and was head coach of the Colorado Rapids from 2005 to 2008. He also served as an assistant with the MetroStars in 1998 and head coach of the New England Revolu on from 2000 to 2002. At the interna onal level, Clavijo was an assistant coach with the Nigerian na onal team in 1998 and head coach of the Hai an na onal team from 2003 to 2005. Most recently, Clavijo has served as execu ve director of soccer for Traffi c Sports USA in Florida. Marco Ferruzzi | A C Marco Ferruzzi enters his 14th season as an assistant coach. During his tenure, FC Dallas has compiled a regular season record of 169-142-107. In addi on to running training sessions and evalua ng players for the fi rst team, Ferruzzi oversees the scou ng of college and youth players for the club, including the staff prepara ons for the annual MLS Player Combine and SuperDra . He has served as a reserve team, Pre-Academy and premier team coach in the FC Dallas youth club. Ferruzzi, 46, was selected sixth overall in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Dra by the Tampa Bay Mu ny, where he played in 19 games, registering two assists. Following his me with Tampa Bay, Ferruzzi played two seasons with the Minnesota Thunder of the A-League, captaining them to the league fi nal in 2003. The former midfi elder previously played four seasons with the Richmond Kickers (A-League), serving as the team’s captain when the Kickers reached the fi nals in 2002. Ferruzzi, who also holds his USSF “A” coaching license, played his collegiate soccer at the UNC for four seasons. He is married to Zaida and has a daughter, Ysabella and a son, Diego. 4 | 2017 FC Dallas Media Guide Josema Bazan| A C FC Dallas Academy coach Josema Bazan was promoted to an assistant coaching posi on with the FC Dallas fi rst team on Feb. 10, 2014. Bazan originally joined FC Dallas as an academy coach for the U-16 and U-18 teams on April 28, 2011, where he worked closely with current FC Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja. A U.S. Soccer Federa on “A” Licensed Coach, Bazan is a cer fi ed trainer that holds both a Director of Coaching Diploma, an Argen ne Youth Na onal Soccer Diploma and an Argen ne Professional License. He has served as an assistant coach for the U-17, U-20 and full Venezuelan Na onal Teams. Bazan coached youth soccer in Dallas for nearly 20 years before ini ally joining FC Dallas. He formed a youth academy named River Plate SC in Dallas in 1997 before becoming the Director of Coaching for Andromeda SC. As a player, Bazan played in the U-20 World Cup for Argen na in 1991. He also played professionally in Argen na, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil from 1986 to 1996. Bazan ended his playing career in Dallas with the DFW Tornados of the then United Soccer Leagues’ D3 Pro League. He is reknown for his grilling abili es and leads team bbq’s once per month during the season. Drew Keeshan | G C Drew Keeshan is entering his 10th season as FC Dallas’ goalkeeper coach. He also serves as the Director of Goalkeeping for the FC Dallas Academy and played an integral role in the development of 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Championship goalkeeper Richard Sanchez and current former Mexican U-20 goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez. Prior to joining FCD, the Tipperary, Ireland, na ve spent the 2007 season as an assistant coach at Clemson following a successful season in a similar role at Emory in 2006. Keeshan began his professional career with Waterford United in 1993, and then had s nts at Galway United, Kilkenny City and Limerick Football Club, all in the League of Ireland.