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UCLA’S NATIONAL TEAM CONNECTION

Snitko competed for the in Atlanta, and the 1992 Olympic team UCLA WORLD CUP PLAYERS 2006 ...... included six former Bruins ̶ Friedel, ...... Henderson, Jones, Lapper, Moore and ...... Eddie Lewis Zak Ibsen ̶ on its roster, the most ...... (inj.) from any collegiate institution. Other 2002 ...... UCLA Olympians include Caligiuri, ...... Frankie Hejduk ...... Krumpe and Vanole (1988) and Jeff ...... Eddie Lewis Hooker (1984)...... Joe-Max Moore Several Bruins were instrumental to 1998 ...... Brad Friedel ...... Frankie Hejduk the United States’ gold medal win ...... Cobi Jones at the 1991 Pan American Games...... Joe-Max Moore Friedel tended goal for the U.S., while 1994 ...... Moore nailed the game-winning goal ...... Brad Friedel in overtime in the gold-medal match ...... Cobi Jones against Mexico. Jones scored one goal ...... ...... Joe-Max Moore Bruins Pete Vagenas, Ryan Futagaki, Carlos Bocanegra, Sasha and an assist against Canada. A Bruin- Victorine and Steve Shak (clockwise from top left) won bronze 1990 ...... Paul Caligiuri dominated U.S. team won a bronze medals for the U.S. at the 1999 Pan American Games...... medal at the 1999 Pan Am Games. Team ...... captain Vagenas was the team’s leading ...... With such national soccer stars as Cobi Jones, Brad Friedel, Paul Ca- scorer with two goals, including the ligiuri and Frankie Hejduk having once donned a UCLA uniform, it has game-winner against Cuba. Bocanegra become obvious that UCLA Soccer breeds national and international UCLA OLYMPIANS and Victorine also contributed a goal 2000 ...... Brad Friedel caliber players. Past and current UCLA players have made more than apiece in the tournament. Also on the ...... Frankie Hejduk 2,000 appearances for various U.S. National Teams. team were Steve Shak, Ryan Futagaki ...... Pete Vagenas UCLA’s infl uence on U.S. World Cup teams is most notable. In all, 12 ...... and Nelson Akwari. 1996 ...... Frankie Hejduk Bruins have participated in the last fi ve World Cups. Three of those A number of U.S. National Team players ...... players ̶ Friedel, Jones and Joe-Max Moore ̶ have participated in began their National Team participa- 1992 ...... Brad Friedel three World Cups apiece, and Jones set a U.S. record for career World ...... Chris Henderson tion after coming to Westwood, includ- Cup appearances with 11...... Zak Ibsen ing World Cup players Conrad, Lewis, ...... Cobi Jones UCLA had a nation’s-best four players named to the 2006 U.S. World Hejduk, Jones, Moore, Lapper, Krumpe ...... Mike Lapper Cup Team - two-time World Cupper Eddie Lewis, three-time team and Vanole...... Joe-Max Moore member Frankie Hejduk and World Cup rookies Carlos Bocanegra and 1988 ...... Paul Caligiuri UCLA attracts some of the nation’s Jimmy Conrad. An injury took Hejduk out of the World Cup a day after ...... Paul Krumpe best talent as well, becoming a hotbed being selected to the team, but the other three Bruins played and even ...... David Vanole for Youth National Team members. 1984 ...... Jeff Hooker started alongside each other in the United States’ fi nal game. The 2006 UCLA squad consists of 11 A collegiate-best fi ve former UCLA players were on the historic 2002 members who have earned at least one international and several World Cup team - Friedel, Hejduk, Jones, Lewis and Moore. All fi ve others who have been in the national team pool. played major roles in the United States’ best World Cup showing in 72 In 2005, the U.S. Under-20 National Team, coached by Schmid and years, as the U.S. advanced all the way to the quarterfi nals and won featuring Bruins , , and an elimination game for the fi rst time in World Cup history. Friedel in the starting lineup, made history at the World Youth emerged as one of the top goalkeepers in the world, shutting out Championships by becoming the fi rst U.S. team and only the 12th Mexico in the second round and twice earning Man of the Match team ever to record three consecutive shutouts at the WYC. honors in the fi rst round of play. In his fi rst World Cup start, Lewis contributed an assist in the win over Mexico. Friedel, Jones, Moore and Hejduk also started for the U.S. team at the 1998 World Cup. Five former Bruins captured the country’s attention as part of the 1994 U.S. World Cup team which advanced to the second round for the fi rst time in World Cup history. Caligiuri started in all four games for the U.S., and Jones appeared in four with one start. Other former Bruins on the team were Friedel, Moore, Mike Lapper and assistant coach . In the fi rst round of the 1994 World Cup, the U.S. team tied Switzerland 1-1 then upset Colombia 2-1 at the in what was then the biggest win in U.S. soccer history. In 1989, Caligiuri, who made over 100 international appearances for Team USA, became one of the United States’ most famous players after scoring the historic goal in the CONCACAF qualifying round. His 35-yard dipping volley gave the U.S. a 1-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago and placed the U.S. in the 1990 World Cup for the fi rst time since 1950. At the 1990 World Cup, he started all three of the U.S. team’s games and scored the country’s fi rst World Cup goal in 40 years. Three other Bruins played in the 1990 World Cup ̶ Chris Henderson, Paul Krumpe and David Vanole. UCLA soccer players have made their mark in the as well. Four Bruins - Friedel, Hejduk, Pete Vagenas and Sasha Victorine UCLA’s 1994 World Cup Influence (l-r, standing): Paul Caligiuri, Brad Friedel, coach Sigi Schmid, and Mike Lapper. (l-r, front row): Chris were key contributors on the U.S. team that fi nished a best-ever fourth Henderson, Cobi Jones and Joe-Max Moore. Schmid served as an at the 2000 Games in Sydney. In 1996, former Bruins Hejduk and Chris assistant coach on the staff.

52 2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER UCLA’S ALL-TIME NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER

Name, Position International “Caps” “A” “B” U-23 U-20 U-18/17 Tot Nelson Akwari, d ‒ ‒ 5 16 42 63 Chad Barrett, f ‒ ‒ ‒ 18 4 22 *Dan Beaney, d ‒ 9 ‒ ‒ ‒ 9 , f/mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 5 7 12 *Eric Biefeld, d 2 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 2 Steve Black, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 14 ‒ 14 Carlos Bocanegra, d 42 ‒ 7 23 3 75 Andy Burke, d ‒ ‒ ‒ 3 ‒ 3 Paul Caligiuri, mf/d 114 9 ‒ 13 ‒ 136 *Jimmy Conrad, d 17 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 17 DJ Countess, gk ‒ ‒ 12 14 44 70 Mike Enfi eld, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 1 14 15 , mf 5 4 ‒ 13 ‒ 22 *Benny Feilhaber, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 13 ‒ 13 *Ray Fernandez, mf ‒ 1 ‒ 5 ‒ 6 Greg Folk, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 11 11 *Brad Friedel, gk 82 ‒ 23 ‒ ‒ 105 Ryan Futagaki, mf ‒ ‒ 5 16 ‒ 21 Tim Gallegos, mf/f ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 12 12 *Sam George, mf ‒ 7 ‒ ‒ ‒ 7 Trini Gomez, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 11 11 Adolfo Gregorio, mf ‒ ‒ 2 1 23 26 *Tim Harris, gk 1 11 ‒ ‒ ‒ 12 Jimmy Conrad *, gk 5 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 5 , d ‒ ‒ ‒ 15 25 40 *Frankie Hejduk, d 72 ‒ 30 ‒ ‒ 102 Chris Henderson, mf 78 5 10 15 1 109 , mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 5 ‒ 5 Frankie Hejduk , f ‒ ‒ ‒ 12 ‒ 12 Jeff Hooker, f 13 13 ‒ 3 ‒ 29 Patrick Ianni, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 16 ‒ 16 Tayt Ianni, f 1 3 ‒ 14 ‒ 18 *Zak Ibsen, f 15 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 15 *Tahj Jakins, d ‒ 2 ‒ ‒ ‒ 2 *Cobi Jones, f 164 9 17 ‒ ‒ 190 *Paul Krumpe, d 36 2 ‒ ‒ ‒ 38 Robbie LaBelle, f ‒ ‒ ‒ 4 ‒ 4 *Mike Lapper, d 44 ‒ 24 ‒ ‒ 68 Martin Lemon, gk ‒ ‒ ‒ 1 ‒ 1 Jason Leopoldo, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 3 3 *Eddie Lewis, mf 72 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 72 Lucas Martin, f 2 ‒ ‒ 14 ‒ 16 Kiel McClung, d ‒ ‒ ‒ 10 ‒ 10 Cliff McKinley, f ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 2 2 *Ole Mikkelsen, f ‒ 5 ‒ ‒ ‒ 5 *Joe-Max Moore, mf 100 8 15 ‒ ‒ 123 , d ‒ ‒ ‒ 4 ‒ 4 , mf ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 21 21 Brandon Owens, d ‒ ‒ ‒ 3 33 36 Peter Pelle, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 5 ‒ 5 *Tibor Pelle, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 1 ‒ 1 , gk ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 17 17 *Tom Poltl, f ‒ ‒ ‒ 11 ‒ 11 *Antè Razov, f 24 ‒ 5 2 ‒ 31 Eric Reed, gk ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 1 1 Joe-Max Moore *, gk 1 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 1 , gk 3 ‒ ‒ 14 21 38 , d 3 3 ‒ 10 19 35 Justin Selander, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 2 2 *Steve Shak, d ‒ ‒ 9 ‒ ‒ 9 *Tom Silvas, f 2 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 2 *Chris Snitko, gk ‒ ‒ 5 ‒ ‒ 5 Michael Stephens, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 7 7 McKinley Tennyson, f ‒ ‒ ‒ 6 2 8 *Billy Thompson, f 3 10 ‒ ‒ ‒ 13 *Scot Thompson, d ‒ ‒ 2 ‒ ‒ 2 Shaun Tsakiris, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 10 4 14 *Pete Vagenas, mf 2 ‒ 14 ‒ ‒ 16 *, d 37 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 37 *David Vanole, gk 24 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 24 Sasha Victorine, mf 4 ‒ 6 16 ‒ 26 Brad Webster, mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 3 ‒ 3 *Zack Wells, gk 1 ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ 1 *Marvell Wynne, d ‒ ‒ ‒ 11 ‒ 11 Alex Yi, d ‒ ‒ 6 12 39 57 , mf ‒ ‒ ‒ 3 5 8 Totals 969 101 197 375 373 2,015

Legend: “A” ̶ The U.S. National Team. “B” ̶ Includes Olympic Developmental Team and World University Games Team and Pan Am Games prior to 1989. Also 2nd U.S. National Team. U-23 ̶ Under-23 team, which also includes appearances in the Olympics and Olympic Developmental Team from 1989 to present. U-20 ̶ Under 20 team. U-18/17 ̶Under 18 or Under 17 team. *Players who began their National Team participation after signing with UCLA. Players in bold are current UCLA players. This list is current as of 8/4/06. 2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER 53 UCLA - NO. 1 PRODUCER OF PRO TALENT

Once again proving it is one of the top produc- Carlos ers of soccer talent, UCLA had a league-high Bocanegra UCLA’S MLS DRAFT HISTORY 22 former athletes on opening day Major Yr. Player Team Rd./overall League Soccer (MLS) rosters in 2006. 1996 Billy Thompson# Columbus 3rd/21 Jorge Salcedo# 3rd/24 Overall, 46 Bruins have played in MLS in the Frankie Hejduk# Tampa Bay 7th/67 league’s 11 years of existence, more than any Tayt Ianni# Tampa Bay 8th/77 other school in the nation by far. Every start- John O’Brien# Los Angeles 11th/104 ing UCLA goalkeeper since 1990 has played in Paul Caligiuri* Columbus 1st/10 the league. Some of the most successful MLS Zak Ibsen* New 3rd/26 players came from UCLA, including 2005 MLS Tampa Bay 1st/4 Chris Snitko Kansas City 1st/5 Defender of the Year Jimmy Conrad, two-time Greg Vanney Los Angeles 2nd/17 Defender of the Year and 2000 Rookie of the Eddie Lewis San Jose 3rd/23 Year Carlos Bocanegra, 1999 MLS Goalkeeper Los Angeles 3rd/27 of the Year Kevin Hartman, and 1997 Goal- 1997 Tahj Jakins Colorado 1st/1 keeper of the Year Brad Friedel. Kevin Hartman Los Angeles 3rd/29 Sam George* New England 3rd/22 Thirteen former Bruins have won MLS titles 1998 Josh Keller Tampa Bay 1st/7 - Mike Enfi eld, Hartman, Cobi Jones and Pete Vagenas with the Los Angeles Gal- Matt Reis Los Angeles 3rd/26 axy in 2005; Nick Rimando in 2004 with DC United; Adam Frye, Hartman, Jones, Kevin Coye New England 3rd/29 Matt Reis, Vagenas and Sasha Victorine in 2002 with the Sigi Schmid-coached Nick Theslof Columbus 3rd/33 Galaxy; Conrad and Zak Ibsen in 2001 with the ; Tahj Jakins Tayt Ianni* Colorado 3rd/35 in 2000 with the Kansas City Wizards; and Josh Keller and Ante Razov with the 1999 Los Angeles 2nd/13 Fire in 1988. Tom Poltl Colorado 2nd/20 Adam Frye* San Jose 1st/3 UCLA has been well-represented in the MLS All-Star Games. At least two Bruins 2000 Steve Shak NY/NJ 1st/1 have been on All-Star teams every season since the league’s inception, including Carlos Bocanegra Chicago 1st/4 eight-time All-Star Cobi Jones. Conrad and Razov were selected as starters for Sasha Victorine Los Angeles 1st/11 the 2006 team that defeated Chelsea FC, 1-0, and Hejduk, Reis and Vanney were Pete Vagenas Los Angeles 2nd/23 starters for the 2005 team that defeated Fulham FC, 4-1. Nick Rimando Miami 3rd/35 2001 Ryan Lee Colorado 3rd/32 Bruins have also been very successful in MLS drafts. Marvell Wynne (2006, New McKinley Tennyson Columbus 4th/39 York), Tahj Jakins (1997, Colorado) and Steve Shak (2000, New York/) Shaun Tsakiris New England 5th/54 were No. 1 overall picks. Four or more Bruins were selected in the 1996, 1998, 2003 Scot Thompson Los Angeles 2nd/16 2000, and 2004 drafts. Jimmy Frazelle Los Angeles 5th/50 Ryan Futagaki Chicago 6th/54 Other former MLS Bruins have been successful overseas, as well. Two Bruins 2004 Kansas City 1st/4 played in the English in 2006 - Friedel (Blackburn) and Bocanegra Leonard Griffi n Chicago 2nd/11 (Fulham). Friedel became the fi rst American player picked for the 2002 English Adolfo Gregorio Colorado 2nd/15 Premier League team of the year when he was voted the top goalkeeper by his NY/NJ 3rd/21 peers. Others playing overseas in 2006 are Eddie Lewis (Leeds United in England) Ty Maurin Dallas 3rd/29 2005 Chad Barrett Chicago 1st/3 and Benny Feilhaber (Hamburg SV in Germany). Mike Enfi eld Los Angeles 2nd/15 Several others played in Europe before returning to the U.S. to play in MLS. Paul Aaron Lopez Chivas 3rd/26 Caligiuri, the fi rst American-born player ever to play in the top-fl ight division in 2006 Marvell Wynne NY 1st/1 Germany, fi rst played abroad with SV Meppen and also played with St. Pauli in Patrick Ianni Houston 1st/8 the German . Hejduk also played in the German Bundesliga with Bayer Chivas USA 4th/37 Jordan Harvey* Colorado 1st/9 Leverkusen, and Jones (Coventry City), Joe-Max Moore (Everton) and Adolfo Gregorio (Darlington) enjoyed stints in England. # - initial draft; * - supplemental draft

BRUINS ABROAD Belgium Benny Feilhaber, Hamburg SV (05-present) Adolfo Gregorio, Alex Yi, Royal Antwerp (02-04) Seth George, 1860 Munich (99) Darlington FC Brazil Frankie Hejduk, Bayer Leverkusen (98-02) Cobi Jones, Vasco de Gama (96) Joe-Max Moore, Nurnberg (95-96), FC Saarbruecken (94-95) England Carlos Bocanegra, Fulham (04-present) Holland Brad Friedel, Blackburn (01-present), Shea Travis, NEC Njimegen (00) Liverpool (97-01) Adolfo Gregorio, Darlington FC (04-05) Alex Yi, Nocerina (02) Cobi Jones, Coventry City (94-95) Mexico Eddie Lewis, Leeds United (05-present), Mike Getchell, FC Morelia (88-89) Preston North End (02-05), Fulham Jorge Salcedo, FC Morelia (95-96) (00-02) Joe-Max Moore, Everton (99-02) Ante Razov, Racing Ferrol (01) Billy Thompson, Pau (91-94) Sweden Greg Vanney, Bastia (02-04) Steve Shak, Boden BK (04) McKinley Tennyson, Jr., GIF Sundsvall (02) Germany Shea Travis, Boden BK (01) Paul Caligiuri, St. Pauli (95-96), FC Freiburg (92-94), FC Hansa Rostock (90-91), SV Switzerland Meppen (Germany, 87-89), Hamburg SV Frankie Hejduk, FC St. Gallen (02-03) (87)

54 2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER BRUINS IN

Chris Henderson, New York (2006-pres.), Frankie Hejduk - Columbus (2003-pres.), Cobi Jones - Los Angeles (1996-pres.) Columbus (2005), Colorado (1996-1998, Tampa Bay (1996-98) 2002-05), Miami (2001-2002), Kansas City (1999-2000)

Ante Razov - Chivas USA (2006-pres.), Greg Vanney - Dallas (2005-pres.), Los Kevin Hartman - Los Angeles (1997-pres.) NY/NJ (2005), Columbus (2005), Chicago Angeles (1996-2001) (1998-2004), Los Angeles (1996-1997)

2006 MLS BRUINS Player Team Nelson Akwari Chad Barrett Chicago Fire Jonathan Bornstein Chivas USA Jimmy Conrad Kansas City Wizards Mike Enfi eld Los Angeles Galaxy Leonard Griffi n Chicago Fire Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy Jordan Harvey Frankie Hejduk Chris Henderson Patrick Ianni Houston Dynamo Cobi Jones Los Angeles Galaxy Ante Razov Chivas USA Matt Reis Nick Rimando DC United Matt Taylor Chivas USA Pete Vagenas Los Angeles Galaxy Greg Vanney FC Dallas Sasha Victorine Kansas City Wizards Matt Reis - New England (2003-pres.), Los Angeles (1998-2002) Zach Wells Houston Dynamo Marvell Wynne New York Red Bulls Alex Yi FC Dallas

2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER 55 BRUINS IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Jimmy Conrad - Kansas City (2003-pres.), Nick Rimando - D.C. (2002-pres.). Miami Pete Vagenas - Los Angeles (2000-pres.) San Jose (1999-2002) (2000-2001)

Sasha Victorine - Kansas City (2005-pres.), Nelson Akwari - Salt Lake (2005-pres.), - Chicago (2004-pres.) Los Angeles (2000-04) Columbus (2003-04), NY/NJ (2002)

Matt Taylor - Chivas (2005-pres.), Kansas Zach Wells - Houston (2006-pres.), NY/NJ Mike Enfield - Los Angeles (2005-pres.) City (2004) (2004-05)

56 2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER BRUINS IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

UCLA’S ALL-TIME PROFESSIONAL ROSTER Former Major League Soccer Players Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago) Paul Caligiuri (Los Angeles, Columbus) DJ Countess (New York/New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago, Salt Lake) Brad Friedel (Columbus) Adam Frye (Los Angeles, San Jose, Tampa Bay) Ryan Futagaki (Chicago) Sam George (New England, Tampa Bay, Chicago) Seth George (Los Angeles) Sean Henderson (Colorado) Tayt Ianni (San Jose) Zak Ibsen (San Jose, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas) Tahj Jakins (Colorado, Kansas City) Josh Keller (Tampa Bay, Chicago) Mike Lapper (Columbus) Eddie Lewis (San Jose) Aaron Lopez (Chivas USA) Ty Maurin (Dallas) Joe-Max Moore (New England) Alex Yi - Dallas (2005-pres.) Chad Barrett - Chicago (2005-pres.) Jorge Salcedo (Los Angeles, Columbus, Chicago, Tampa Bay) Steve Shak (Colorado, NY/NJ) Chris Snitko (Kansas City, Chicago, Dallas) McKinley Tennyson Jr. (Los Angeles) Billy Thompson (Columbus) Scot Thompson (Los Angeles) Current A-League Players Tom Poltl (Portland) Steve Shak (Virginia Beach) Scot Thompson (Portland) Others Dan Beaney (LA United) Eric Biefeld (LA Heat) Steve Black ( Nomads) Eric Chaisongkram () (Orange County Waves) Chadd Davis (Long Island Rough Riders) Dale Ervine (Wichita Wings, Anaheim Splash) Ray Fernandez (LA Salsa) Firooz Fowzi (LA Aztecs) Peter Fredrickson (LA Aztecs) Mike Getchell (LA Heat) Nat Gonzalez (Seattle SeaDogs) Tim Harris (LA Lazers, Minnesota Strikers, Kickers) Jonathan Bornstein - Chivas USA (2006- Jordan Harvey - Colorado (2006-pres.) Jeff Hooker (Los Angeles Heat, Colorado Foxes) pres.) Brian Irvin (Anaheim Splash) Paul Krumpe (Chicago Sting, Colorado Foxes, LA Kickers) Jose Lopez (LA Aztecs) Lucas Martin (San Diego Nomads) Ole Mikkelsen (Washington Diplomats, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, San Jose Earth- quakes, LA Lazers) (San Diego Nomads, California Kickers) John O’Brien (Anaheim Splash) Tim Pierce (El Paso Patriots) Paul Ratcliff e (Anaheim Splash) Leif Redal (LA Aztecs) Will Steadman (New Mexico Chiles) Thomas Silvas (LA Heat) Doug Swanson (Canton Invaders) Nick Theslof (Columbus Crew, Orange County Waves) Shaun Tsakiris (Rochester Raging Rhinos) Harry Tweedie (LA Aztecs) David Vanole (LA Heat, San Francisco Blackhawks) Mike Vanneman (LA Aztecs) Sergio Velasquez (LA Aztecs, Seattle Sounders) Fesseha Wolde-Emmanuel (LA Aztecs) Kenny Wright (Carolina Dynamo) Patrick Ianni - Houston (2006-pres.) Marvell Wynne - New York (2006-pres.) Carlos Zavaleta (LA Skyhawks, California Sunshine)

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