TABLE OF CONTENTS THE CLUB REVOLUTION YOUTH TEAMS Welcome 2 Program Overview 184 2010 Schedule 4 Coaching Staff 184 2010 Quick Facts 5 U.S. Soccer Development Academy 186 Club History 6 Under-18 Schedule 187 THE CLUB Gillette Stadium 8 Under-18 Roster 188 Investor/Operators 10 Under-16 Schedule 189 Executives 11 Under-16 Roster 190 Team Staff 15 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 2009 REVOLUTION MLS Staff Directory 192 2010 Alphabetical Roster 20 2009 In Review 193 2010 Numerical Roster 20 Chicago Fire 194 2010 Team TV/Radio Guide 21 Chivas USA 196 How the Revolution Was Built 22 Colorado Rapids 198 Head Coach Steve Nicol 23 Columbus Crew 200 Assistant Coaches 24 D.C. United 202 Team Staff 24 FC Dallas 204 Player Profiles 26 Houston Dynamo 206 Kansas City Wizards 208 TEAM HISTORY LA Galaxy 210 Year-by-Year Results 58 New York Red Bulls 212 2009 In Review 59 Real Salt Lake 214 2008 In Review 65 San Jose Earthquakes 216 2007 In Review 71 Seattle Sounders FC 218 2006 In Review 77 Toronto FC 220 2005 In Review 83 Philadelphia Union 222 2004 In Review 89 Portland 2011 222 2003 In Review 95 Vancouver 2011 222 2002 In Review 101 2001 In Review 108 MEDIA INFORMATION 2000 In Review 113 General Information & Policies 226 1999 In Review 119 Revolution Communications Directory 227 1998 In Review 124 MLS Communications Directory 227 1997 In Review 129 Directions 227 1996 In Review 135 MLS Team PR Directory 228 Regional Media Directory 229 TEAM RECORDS Television & Radio Information 231 Awards 142 revolutionsoccer.net 232 Career Records 144 Patriot Place 233 Annual Leaders 146 Ticket Information 234 Individual Game Highs 148 Notes 237 Team Game Highs & Lows 149 Career Playoffs Statistics 150 Playoffs Individual Game Highs 152 Team Playoffs Game Highs & Lows 153 All-Time Player Registry 154 All-Time Coaching Registry 167 Coaching Records 167 Important Dates of Note 168 Draft History 176 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 178 CONCACAF Tournament 179 SuperLiga 180 The 2010 New England Revolution media guide is designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of the team and Major League Soccer. For additional information, or to arrange interviews, please contact the Revolution Communications staff. 2010 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS EDITORS: Jeff Lemieux, Michael Jurovaty, Lizz Summers. CONTRIBUTORS: Cathal Conlon, Jason Dalrymple, Frank Dell’Apa, Brad Feldman, Andrew Martin, Kyle McCarthy, Garry Rosenfield, Missy Wade. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: MLS, MLS Communications and MLS team PR Directors, New England Revolution and New England Patriots staff, U.S. Soccer Federation. PHOTOGRAPHY: Keith Nordstrom, Marc Masse, David Silverman, WireImage and Getty Images. DESIGN & LAYOUT: Lizz Summers, Jeff Lemieux, Jason Dalrymple. COVER DESIGN: Michelle Muise. PRINTING: The Graphic Group. 1 2010 SCHEDULE 2010 SCHEDULE Day Date OPPONENT (Location) TIME (ET) TELEVISION MARCH Sat. 27 at LA Galaxy (Carson, Calif.) 11:00 p.m. FSC/FSE APRIL Sat. 3 at D.C. United (Washington, D.C.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 10 Toronto FC (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 17 at San Jose Earthquakes (Santa Clara, Calif.) 10:00 p.m. CSN Sat. 24 Colorado Rapids (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN MAY Sat. 1 FC Dallas (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Wed. 5 Chivas USA (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 8 at Columbus Crew (Columbus, Ohio) 7:00 p.m. FSC/FSE Sat. 15 San Jose Earthquakes (Foxborough, Mass.) 6:00 p.m. CSN Sat. 22 at Toronto FC (Toronto, Ontario) 4:00 p.m. CSN Sat. 29 New York Red Bulls (Foxborough, Mass.) 8:00 p.m. Galavision JUNE Sat. 5 at Seattle Sounders FC (Seattle, Wash.) 10:30 p.m. CSN Sun. 27 Chicago Fire (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:00 p.m. CSN JULY Fri. 2 at Real Salt Lake (Sandy, Utah) 10:00 p.m. CSN Sat. 10 LA Galaxy (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 31 at Philadelphia Union (Chester, Pa.) 3:30 p.m. CSN AUGUST Sat. 7 D.C. United (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 14 Houston Dynamo (Foxborough, Mass.) 8:00 p.m. CSN Wed. 18 at Chicago Fire (Bridgeview, Ill.) 8:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 21 at Kansas City Wizards (Kansas City, Kan.) 8:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 28 Philadelphia Union (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN SEPTEMBER Sat. 4 Seattle Sounders FC (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Fri. 10 at Chivas USA (Carson, Calif.) 10:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 18 at Colorado Rapids (Commerce City, Colo.) 9:00 p.m. CSN Wed. 22 at FC Dallas (Frisco, Texas) 8:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 25 Columbus Crew (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN OCTOBER Sat. 2 Real Salt Lake (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. CSN Sun. 10 at Houston Dynamo (Houston, Texas) 8:30 p.m. CSN Sat. 16 Kansas City Wizards (Foxborough, Mass.) 8:00 p.m. CSN Thurs. 21 at New York Red Bulls (Harrison, N.J.) 7:30 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes 4 2010 TEAM OVERVIEW NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION TEAM Gillette Stadium OVERVIEW One Patriot Place Foxborough, MA 02035 (508) 384-5500 www.revolutionsoccer.net ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL DIRECTORY Investor-Operators Robert K. Kraft & Jonathan A. Kraft Director of Communications Lizz Summers President Sunil Gulati Office (508) 549-0496 Chief Operating Officer Brian Bilello Mobile (617) 571-2219 Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns E-Mail [email protected] Soccer Operations Coordinator Nick Kropelin Communications Coordinator Michael Jurovaty Office (508) 384-4372 TECHNICAL STAFF Mobile (508) 326-6187 Head Coach Steve Nicol Email [email protected] Assistant Coach Stephen Myles Digital Content Manager Jason Dalrymple Goalkeepers Coach Remi Roy Office (508) 384-4334 Equipment Manager Brian Banfill Mobile (781) 964-4434 Head Athletic Trainer Sean Kupiec E-Mail [email protected] Assistant Athletic Trainer Phil Madore Staff Writer & Online Host Jeff Lemieux Massage Therapist Glenn O'Connor Office (508) 549-0185 Team Physicians Bertram Zarins, M.D. Mobile (508) 958-1370 Kai Mithoefer, M.D. Email [email protected] Scott Martin, M.D. Primary Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Communications Fax (508) 549-0405 Team Chiropractor Dr. Michael Weinman Communications E-mail [email protected] GILLETTE STADIUM BROADCAST INFORMATION Press Box Phone Number (508) 384-1960 Head of Soccer TV Production Brad Feldman MLS Capacity 20,000 Office (508) 384-9216 Surface FieldTurf Duraspine PRO Mobile (774) 406-7038 Field Dimensions 106 x 75 yards E-Mail [email protected] Largest Soccer Attendance 67,584 (Brazil vs. Mexico, 9/12/07) Team Colors Blue, Red & White Regional Television Partner Comcast SportsNet New England Talent Brad Feldman, Jay Heaps VISITING TEAM HOTEL Renassaince Boston Hotel & Spa at Patriot Place Radio 98.5 The Sports Hub (98.5 FM) 28 Patriot Place Talent Brad Feldman, Jay Heaps Foxborough, MA 02035 Main: (508) 543-5500 Fax: (508) 543-5501 5 CLUB HISTORY HISTORY CLUB 1995 2000 On October 17, 1995, the New England Revolution was born. Behind the 13-13-6 Overall leadership of Investor/Operators Robert K. Kraft, Jonathan A. Kraft and MLS Cup Playoffs the Kraft family, the Revolution was established as one of Major League Before the start of the 2000 campaign, Sunil Soccer's 10 original clubs with Foxboro Stadium as its home venue. U.S. Gulati, a longtime executive with Major League internationals Alexi Lalas and Mike Burns - a Massachusetts native - Soccer and U.S. Soccer, was named Managing were allocated to New England as the Revs' founding players. Director of Kraft Soccer, while Brian O'Donovan was appointed Chief Operating Officer and former 1996 U.S. National Team defender Fernando Clavijo was named head coach. 15-17 Overall MLS also moved to three four-team divisions and eliminated shootouts to The Revolution began its inaugural campaign decide games. The Revs finished second in the Eastern Conference and under head coach Frank Stapleton, fielding star earned the club's second-ever MLS Cup Playoffs berth on the last day of players Burns, Lalas, Alberto Naveda, Welton, the regular season, finishing with the best record in club history. Wolde and, later in the season, Joe-Max Moore. The Harris scored 15 goals while Imad Baba added nine goals and eight Revs' first MLS game was a 3-2 loss at Tampa assists and Ted Chronopoulos five goals. The Revs advanced to the Bay Mutiny on April 13, 1996, but New England came back a week later MLS Cup Playoffs, but lost to Chicago. to earn its first victory, a 1-0 win over the MetroStars. The following weekend, the Revs prevailed in their first game at Foxboro Stadium, 2000 defeating eventual MLS Cup champion D.C. United, 2-1, in a shootout. 7-14-6 Overall The Revs missed out on the 1996 MLS playoffs, although Foxboro U.S. Open Cup Final (Fullerton, Calif.) Stadium was the site of the inaugural MLS Cup. Among the Revs’ newcomers for 2001 were Jamaican midfielder Andy Williams, Caté, a 1997 Brazilian playmaker, and Jay Heaps - the 1999 15-17 Overall MLS Rookie of the Year and Massachusetts prod- MLS Cup Playoffs uct - who was acquired in a mid-season trade. Thomas Rongen replaced Stapleton, who The Revolution went winless in its first six games and despite several resigned at the conclusion of the 1996 season, as strong stretches during the season, the team failed to qualify for the MLS head coach. Rongen led the Revolution to the Cup Playoffs. In the 2001 U.S. Open Cup, however, the Revolution club's first-ever berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs, advanced to the championship game against the LA Galaxy.