| ROUND 1 (5th overall) |
Joselito
Vaca
Ht: 5'6"
Wt: 126 lbs.
Position: Midfielder Last Club: Tahuichi/O.
Petrolero
Born: 8/12/82
Hometown: Bolivia
Tahuichi: The classy midfielder has played in 15 international
tournaments for Tahuichi since 1995...played seven games in the Tampa Sun
Bowl in 1998 as Tahuichi won the competition...Bolivian First Division:
Has been a key member of the Bolivian championship runner-ups Club Oriente
Petrolero in 2000, playing in 35 games and leading the team to a berth in
the Copa Libertadores...joined Oriente Petrolero in '99, starting 33
matches...also played in the Copa Merconorte with Petrolero...Bolivian
National Team: At 18-years of age, is a member of the senior National
Team Player pool, where he is considered the heir to Marco Etcheverry...has
already played in two 2002 World Cup qualifying matches, wearing the
coveted #10 jersey for one of the matches...is also a member of the U-20
National Team and led the team to the South American U-20 championships in
Ecuador last summer. |
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| ROUND 1 (7th overall) |
Ryan
Suarez
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 185
Position: Defender College:
San Jose State
Born: 7/28/77
Hometown: Roseville, CA
Started 65 of his 70 appearances for San Jose State...finished his
collegiate career with 11 goals and five assists...a two-time MPSF
Mountain Division First Team selection and SJSU MVP...a first team NSCAA/adidas
All-American as a senior in addition to being a CollegeSoccer.com
All-America selection...also named SJSU's team MVP and Mountain Pacific
Sports Federation's Player of the Year for the Mountain
Division...anchored a defense that conceded just 13 goals in 22 games in
2000...finished the 2000 season with career highs in goals (5), assists
(3) and points (13)...his dad played professionally in Uruguay and Mexico. |
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| ROUND 2 (19th overall) |
Edward
Johnson
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 170
Position: Forward Last Club:
U.S. U-17/P-40
Born: 3-31-84
Hometown: Palm Coast, FL
Appeared in 52 matches for the U.S. U-17 National Team in 2000, starting
48...tallied a team-high 85 points on 33 goal and 19 assists...currently
is one of 20 players in full-time residency with the U-17 team...started
all 12 of the team's full international matches, scoring eight goals and
five assists...had seven multiple-goal games on the year including a
four-goal performance during a 6-1 win over Trinidad on March 27. |
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| ROUND 3 (25th overall) |
Josue
Mayard
Ht: 5-10
Wt:
170
Position: Defender Last Club:
Montreal Impact (A-League)
Born: 3-10-80
Hometown: Montreal,
Canada
Played collegiate at Farleigh-Dickinson University during the '99
season...left school after one season to join the Haitian National Team for
World Cup qualifying...played for the Montreal Impact of the A-League
during the 2000 season. |
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| ROUND 4 (43rd overall) |
Adam
Zapala
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 170
Position: Goalkeeper College: Stanford
Born: 12-28-77
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Started and took the decision in all 86 games of his collegiate career,
compiling a record of 61-17-8...led the Cardinal to four straight NCAA
Tournament appearances, including a trip to the 1998 NCAA College Cup
Final...his career GAA of 0.63 currently ranks 13th best in
NCAA Division I history. |
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| ROUND 5 (55th overall) |
Gary
DePalma
Ht: 5-11
Wt: 165
Position: Midfielder College: Virginia
Wesleyan
Born: 3-9-76
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Has played the last two years for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the
A-League...played in 26 games last year, scoring one goal and adding six
assists...played for the Detroit Rockers in 2000, earning NPSL All-Rookie
Second Team honors. |
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| ROUND 6 (67th overall) |
Miguel
Saavedra
Ht: 5-11
Wt: 155
Position: Midfielder Last Club: P-40
Born: 7-3-83
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Appeared in four games and started two for the U.S. U-18 National Team in
2000 as well as a part of the US Amateur Soccer Festival in Rhode
Island...was selected to the Wisconsin Olympic Development Program at the
U-15, U-14 and U-13 levels. |
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| ROUND 6 (71st overall) |
Roberto
Najarro
Ht: 5-6
Wt: 145
Position: Midfielder Last Club: UAB
Born: 1-31-79
Hometown: Marrero, LA
Started every match in 2000 for UAB, scoring two goals and adding four
assists while earning All-Conference USA honors...trained with the U.S.
U-20 National Team this past summer. |
