Players in Camp

Earlier today, Thad posted a list of players that are currently in camp for the Wizards, both rostered players and none roster trialists. Many players from last are in camp this season, with only 5 exceptions. Herculez Gomez and Matt Marquess are both gone from KC, Gomez is now playing in Mexico and Marquess has retired from professional soccer. The other 3 players are all out of contract and all 3 were starters for the Wizards down the stretch. Kevin Hartman, Kei Kamara, and Claudio Lopez are all out of contract. Four of the Wizards five drafted players, with Olukorede Aiyegbusi being the only drafted player not currently in camp. As for the Wizards new signings, Stephane Auvray, Pablo Escobar, and the left sided attacking player, Auvray is now in camp, Escobar is set to join the team in Arizona, while the left sided attacking player is likely still waiting on his P-1 Visa.

Thad also has a list of the Wizards trailists currently in camp or listed on the camp roster. Obviously still on the roster is Ian Walker, although he currently is not in camp. Also in camp is former Wizards player, Nelson Pizarro who played with Miami FC after leaving KC last year. Another former MLS player is Kyle Brown who spent last season with Austin in USL-1. There are also two Moldavian players in camp, although Thad was asked not to release their names. Another field player in camp is Eric Gehrig, who was at Loyola Chicago this past year and participated in the invite only tryout. Camp is currently full of goalkeepers at this point. It appears that the Wizards could be potentially looking for a replacement for Hartman should he not re-sign. Along with Walker, there is former DC United goalkeeper, Louis Crayton in camp, along with Matt Glaeser who went to Hartford and was last playing Pallo-Iirot in Finland, Alex Horwath who was at the invite only tryout and played with the KC Brass and trained with the Wizards last season, and finally another foreign player in camp is Szabolcs Kemenes, a former Hungarian youth international that is apparently currently with MTK Hungária FC in Hungary. It's a guess, but I would think the two Moldavian and Kemenes come on the recommendation of current assistant coach, Octavio Zambrano. Will be interesting to see who, if anyone makes the roster of these trialists.

Wizards NOT Set to Sign Walker

For those that missed it earlier today, word out of the UK was that the Wizards were "set to sign" Ian Walker, who had been in town recently for the invite only tryouts that the Wizards held out at Swope Park. The funny thing is that the report states the source as, close friend of this blog, Thad from The Back Post. For reference, here is Thad's report about the invitee tryouts last Friday, you see a mention of the fact that Walker is there at the tryout, but nothing about the Wizards even considering signing the former England international. Thad told me he does not know where the article got the idea that he was "set to sign" from his post. According to Thad, Walker isn't even currently in camp with the team, while another keeper from the tryouts and Nelson Pizarro still are with the team.

After I read the article this morning I tweeted about the potential signing. I was quickly given a tweet response from the Wizards themselves on the signing, saying "Walker is on trial, but reports that he's signing are premature. He's trying to make the squad like others in camp." Given all this information, I'd that I've been given, including speaking with the article's source, I'd say it's a little far off the mark right now. Now whether it turns out to eventually be true, we'll have to wait and see, but he's certainly not "set to sign"

Espinoza Wanted on Loan (and other Wizards News)

If Roger Espinoza is going to make the Honduran World Cup team, it appears he'll be doing it in a Wizards uniform. Apparently after their game against the United States, Honduran coach, Reinaldo Rueda that Espinoza was looking to secure a loan move to a team in the Honduran league to help improve his chances of being selected. According to the article, though, Peter Vermes has refused a loan move for Espinoza, with C.D. Platense being the club listed in the article. It's an interesting move that is going to have a big affect on whether or not Espinoza goes to South Africa this summer. From reading Espinoza's quote at the end, the coach obviously wants him playing and right now is not sure if Espinoza will be playing as much under Vermes. Of course with Claudio Lopez still out of contract, it could be Espinoza's opportunity to claim the starting left wing spot.

In other news, Thad posts an update from the second day of preseason, the first day with the ball. We find out that there are a couple players still in town from the tryouts, including former Wizard, Nelson Pizarro, who scored a rocket of a goal today according to Thad. With all the goalkeepers in camp you have to wonder whether or not the Wizards expect Kevin Hartman back this season.

In scheduling news, the Swope Park Rangers appear to have their first game of the season schedule, as the St. Louis Lions of the PDL tweeted today that the Lions will be in KC playing the Wizards on May 5th. Depending on the MLS schedule this seems likely to be a reserve game.

Former Wizards Update

Here's another week of former Wizards updates, more Wizards are getting back into action as Argentina is getting back into gear. For those that missed it, another former Wizard has retired as Andrew Gregor has retired from the professional game. Gregor played with the Wizards only in the 2001 season but earned a bit of a cult following among Wizards fans who wanted Bob Gansler to "Free Andrew Gregor". Here is this week's update.

Indoor
Sean Bowers - San Diego - Don't play again until tomorrow.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Played in Baltimore's 13-10 loss to Milwaukee.
Vicente Figueroa - California - Defeated Wenatchee Fire 16-5 Saturday. Defeated Tacoma Stars 4-3 Sunday.
Paul Wright - San Diego - Don't play again until tomorrow

International
Eloy Colombano - Ferrocarril Sud - Argentina - Ferrocarril wonn 2-1 over Alvarado Mar del Plata.
Herculez Gomez - Puebla FC - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 39 minutes in Puebla's 3-2 win over U.A. De G.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Had an assist in Harbour View's 1-0 win over Sporting Central Academy.
Will John - NK Vinogradar - Croatia - Are on winter break until the end of February.
Eddie Johnson - Aris FC - Greece - Came off the bench and played 22 minutes in Aris' 0-0 draw with Panathinaikos.
Carlos Marinelli - CA Aldosivi - Argentina - Came off the bench and played 35 minutes in Aldosivi's 2-0 win over Talleres FC in the team's final preseason game, their season starts this Sunday.
Akeem Priestly - FK Mughan - Azerbaijan - On winter break until February 2nd.
Scott Sealy - Bnei Sakhnin FC - Israel - Dressed but did not play inn Bnei Sakhnin's 2-0 win over Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Matt Taylor - FSV Frankfurt - Germany - started and played 63 minutes in Frankfurt's 5-0 loss to SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
Diego Walsh - Wellington Phoenix - Australia - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in Wellington's 2-0 loss to Perth. Started and played 90 minutes in Wellington's 4-0 loss to Melbourne.

A Quick Good Bye to Matt Marquess

So for those that missed it, word out of the Wizards first preseason practice is that Matt Marquess has retired from professional soccer. Marquess was drafted by the Wizards in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLS Superdraft, the 39th pick. In his two years in the league, Marquess played in 6 league games, starting 5 of them and made one playoff appearance. Most of those appearances came in his rookie year when he appeared in 5 straight league games, starting 4 in the month of August. He was the Wizards last sub, coming on in the 77th minute of their 2-0 loss to Columbus that ended the Wizards run in the 2008 MLS playoffs. Marquess' lone league appearance this past year was the final game of the season, where he played 85 minutes. The game didn't go too well for Marquess as he gave up a PK for one of DC's goals and was out jumped by an injured Julius James on DC's second goal.

Counting those appearances with his 3 appearances in the US Open Cup over two seasons (all 3 of which went to extra time, two to PKs), Marquess appeared in 10 professional games for the Wizards for a total of 839 minutes. He had more success with the Swope Park Rangers, where in the 2008 season he started all 9 games he played in in the reserve league, scoring one goal and assisting on another. In the 2009 season, without a reserve league, Marquess appeared in all 12 of the Rangers games, scoring 3 goals over the course of the exhibition season the Rangers played. Good luck to Marquess in his future endevors away from KC and Major League Soccer.

Preseason Day 1

Today preseason started for the Kansas City Wizards out at the Arrowhead practice facility. Thad from The Back Post was there to provide updates to all us stuck at work. He gives us a lot of information on who and who is not in camp right now. We already knew that Kei Kamara, Claudio Lopez, and Kevin Hartman weren't in camp, but we also learned that Jimmy Conrad and Josh Wolff are not in camp, although there are rumors they are in New York for discussions on the collective bargaining agreement. The team's two newest signings, Stephane Auvray and Pablo Escobar are not in town yet, Auvray will join the team later in the week while Escobar will join the team in Arizona. Thad also mentions a couple other players that he did not see there today as well. Matt Marquess, Thad was told, retired from the game of soccer, Lance Watson is coming off an injury, and Olukorede Aiyegbusi has not reported yet to finish up some school stuff. The rest of last year's team, including the rest of the Wizards' draft picks. Also at camp today were plenty of trialists, including former DC United goalkeeper, Louis Crayton. After practice, Thad got interviews with two of the Wizards draft picks this year, Mauro Fuzetti and Ofori Sarkodie.

Preseason Starts Tomorrow

Tomorrow at the Chiefs indoor training facility, the Wizards preseason starts for the 2010 season. And while most of the team will be showing up, the team is reporting that 3 players from last years team will not be there. Kei Kamara, Claudio Lopez, and Kevin Hartman are all still without a contract and while they are still negotiating with the league, they are not in KC for camp. Word is that Kamara is in Germany for a trial with Greuther Fürth of the German 2nd division. Last we heard on Lopez was that he was still in Argentina, and Hartman was training with the US team out in California and it seems likely if he's not with KC he's still out in California.

As for the rest of preseason, the Wizards announcement today says that after training in KC, the team will head to Arizona for more training. Unlike last year, no trip to Florida, where the team has gone for quite a few years. The team will apparently spend most of the month training down in Arizona. Whether they make another trip abroad has not been announced yet.

Highs and Lows For Wizards in US-Honduras Game

Depending on how you want to look at tonight's USA-Honduras friendly out in LA, you could see it as a very bad night or a good night. From the aspect of a Wizards fan, it was a mixed bag. First on the bad side, Wizards goalkeeper, Kevin Hartman did not even make the bench as Troy Perkins started and Nick Rimando was on the bench. Things only got worse for the US contingent of US players, as only 18 minutes into the game Wizards and US captain, Jimmy Conrad picked up a second yellow and was shown the door. Conrad's first yellow was in the 6th minute for a tactical foul after a USA corner. The second was for a shirt pull. And while I think it was a bit harsh, in that situation, Conrad has to be smarter. The call also led to a penalty kick and Honduras grabbed a 1-0 lead.

On the other side of the ball, Wizards midfielder, Roger Espinoza had a himself a strong game. Espinoza caused issues down both wings at different times throughout the game. Espinoza set up the second goal after a long ball over the top to Carlos Pavon, who found Jerry Palacios. And while that goal could also be blamed on the US defense (particularly Chad Marshall), Honduras looked the more likely to get a second. Espinoza was rewarded for his work in the 53rd minute when he worked a give and go with Palacios and buried his shot to the far post. The US did pull a goal back in the 70th minute through Clarence Goodson off of a corner kick, but overall the US was outplayed and Honduras was really the only team deserving a win tonight.

From a Wizards fan perspective, Espinoza showed quite well as he came off just before second half stoppage time and certainly kept himself in the mind of the Honduran coach for the World Cup.

Invitee Tryouts

Yesterday I mentioned some of the trialists that were in or coming to KC. Today Thad at The Back Post went out to practice to see what was going on with the biggest of the names on that list, Vincenzo Bernardo, and found that there were about 30 players there for an invitee tryout. Along with some of the players I mentioned, there were some other players there that Wizards fans or soccer fans in general may recognize. Two former Wizards were out there at the tryouts, former open tryout participant, Nelson Pizarro, and a draft pick from last year, Doug DeMartin.

Probably the biggest name of all those there, was Ian Walker, who judging from Thad's photos is the same Ian Walker that player in the Premiership. Walker, who is 38 now, was last with Bolton in the 08-09 season, but has not played a professional game since the 06-07 season. Unfortunately from the photos I don't recognize any other players that are out there though. I'm sure those that impress will be hanging around and joining the team when they begin training this Tuesday. Will be interesting to see who impresses enough to be brought back, if any.

Preseason Begins Tuesday

The Wizards put out a press release this afternoon announcing that preseason will begin this coming Tuesday, January 26th. And according to reports, while the collective bargaining agreement is still being discussed, players have been advised to report to camp.

KC's camp will begin like it has the past few years with a week in Kansas City. The team will train from 11-12:30 Tuesday through Saturday. From there the team is likely to move on to a warmer location to continue their training. In years past this has been a trip down to Florida and then onto either Mexico or Argentina. The team hasn't announced yet where they are going after they start in KC, though so we'll have to wait and see where the team goes. And with preseason starting, the schedule isn't too far behind. Word is the schedule for the 2010 season should be out in early February.

Podcast Number 2

After a successful first attempt at podcasting, here is the second podcast by Thad at The Back Post and myself. It is a bit out of date now with the news that came out as the week went on with regards to the stadium and the new signings, but it's still relevant. Also, we are still looking for a good name for the podcast so post your ideas. We're working on getting it up on itunes as well.

part 1 - We talk about the draft



part 2 - we talk about the stadium renderings, jersey's and a couple other things



part 3 - former player updates

Trialists Coming In

During the draft last week, Robb Heineman mentioned that the Wizards were going to be bringing in a lot of players for trials this preseason, players that the team would have previously signed.

The first trialist was Dan Williams, a goalkeeper at the University of Kentucky who had posted on Facebook before the draft that he was going to have a trial with the Wizards.

The second trialist is another keeper, Alex Horwath, from the University of Wisconsin. Horwath played with the KC Brass last season and also trained with the Wizards for a period of time as well.

The third trialist that is known so far is probably the most high profile, and that is US Under 20 international, Vincenzo Bernardo. Bernardo has been playing with Napoli's primavera squad since he joined the club. He's now apparently too old for the primavera squad and turned down a loan move to Serie C2, Italy's 4th division. He's a favorite player to bring up among Yank's abroad followers, but is also viewed a little skeptically as no one has ever really seen the kid play. He's appeared for both the U-17 and U-20 national team, but did not make the U-20 World Cup team this past year. Bernardo arrived in town yesterday and had his first training session today.

The Dirt is Moving

photo courtesy of Thad Bell

Following up on what he said yesterday, Robb Heineman got behind the "wheel" of one of those machines sitting out at the Legends stadium site and made the first breaking of ground. The photo above is from Heineman's first dig in the ground. After the ceremonial dig, Heineman made way for the professionals and they started moving dirt in the southeast corner of the complex, around the area where the entrance to the Cauldron Club will be. It's still a long ways off and I'll feel better once things are further along, but it's good to see the work start immediately after the approval unlike at Bannister where we waited a little before the mall started to get knocked down. Even with my reservations, this moment should still not be belittled, it's a big moment in the process of getting the stadium built.

Thad at The Back Post has some good information on the construction as well, saying that the site will have 2 web cams set up eventually. One of the web cams will be on a pole on the State Ave bridge over France Family Dr. on the south side of the development. The second one will be on the corner of State Ave and N. 106th St, on the west side of the development.

Here's video of the first dig.

Former Wizards Update

Quick update in between bigger news today. Nothing big of note this week for former Wizards, although two former Wizards are in a big relegation fight. Scott Sealy's Bnei Sakhnin FC is currently one point from safety in the Israeli league. Meanwhile, Matt Taylor and FSV Frankfurt are in a lot more trouble, they are 9 points from safety as the German league has just continued after their winter break.

Indoor
Sean Bowers - San Diego - San Diego defeated the Texas Outlaws 14-7 last Saturday.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Lost to Monterrey 7-6 on Sunday.
Vicente Figueroa - California - California defeated the Texas Outlaws 13-5 last Sunday.
Paul Wright - San Diego - San Diego defeated the Texas Outlaws 14-7 last Saturday.

International
Herculez Gomez - Puebla FC - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 38 minutes in Puebla's 1-0 loss to U.A.N.L.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Harbour View is off until the 23rd of January.
Will John - NK Vinogradar - Croatia - Are on winter break until the end of February.
Eddie Johnson - Aris FC - Greece - Came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Aris' 1-0 win over Pas Ioannina.
Akeem Priestly - FK Mughan - Azerbaijan - On winter break until February 2nd.
Scott Sealy - Bnei Sakhnin FC - Israel - Started and played 65 minutes in Sakhnin's 0-0 draw with Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Matt Taylor - FSV Frankfurt - Germany - Came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Frankfurt's 5-0 loss to MSV Duisburg.
Diego Walsh - Wellington Phoenix - Australia - Did not play in Wellington's 3-0 win over North Queensland.

Our Central Defender Signing

Yesterday the name of the Wizards new midfielder, Stephane Auvray, was publicly released. Today we get the name of the Wizards central defender. Ives Galarcep posted today about the Auvray signing and said that he'd been hearing that the Wizards central defender from Colombia was Pablo Escobar. Escobar is the Colombian player from Deportivo Cali. Escobar's name was the name that I was hearing as well as the Wizards signing of the 3 Colombians. Escobar spent last year with Deportivo Cali, coming over from Deportes Quindio. He hasn't appeared as much for Cali as he did for Quindio, but he has gotten games in the Copa Sudamericana, and appeared in 19 games for them last season. I can't find much on Escobar the football player, plenty on the drug lord with the same name though. He did score his first professional goal with Cali, below is video of the goal.

Wizards Sign Stephane Auvray

Remember Robb Heineman telling Wizards fans that the Wizards had signed 2 new players. Today thanks to Thad at The Back Post, we've publicly learned the name of one of those players, Stephane Auvray. I'd been hearing that we'd signed Auvray, but had been unable to find an official source for the signing. Auvray is the Wizards new defensive midfielder. He's been spending the most of his career in the French second division.

He's definitely not a goal scorer, having only scored 3 career goals, but from highlights I've seen of his online, his play in the midfield will be a big plus for the Wizards. He'll bring back a little bit of the destroyer to the position that the Wizards have been lacking in the middle of the field. And with the small field at CAB, having a guy that can dominate the middle of the field is a major plus. I need to see him in person to know for sure, but from what I've seen of him, I definitely like this pick up.

Check out the video of some of his play.

Stadium Deal Passed

For those that missed it, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County unanimously approved the plan to build a soccer specific stadium and Cerner complex out at the Legends area. The deal means the Wizards are officially on their way out to the Legends area permanently. The completion of the deal means that work can get started out at the site. With everything now signed, the dirt can now start moving at the site, and according to Robb Heineman, the dirt will start moving tomorrow at 1pm. I'll be out there around then tomorrow to see it happening.

Wyandotte County Meeting Tomorrow

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County has called a special meeting for 5pm tomorrow night and the Wizards want you to be there in your Wizards gear. The special meeting is about the Wizards and Cerner project out at the Legends. According to the Wizards, should the Unified Government approve the deal tomorrow, construction would begin immediately. So if you can make it to Kansas City, Kansas city hall tomorrow, be there, and wear your blue. And if we hear good news then things will be proceeding in a hurry it sounds like.

The article from the Star says that the stadium will be opening by the 2012 season, with the first 1,000 Cerner jobs starting by the end of that year. The 2012 date is a little later than fans were told. Most fans will remember being told the stadium would open around the 2011 all star break, but I think most people were starting to doubt that a little bit. If pushed back to the 2012 season, that means two full seasons still at CAB, but it gives plenty of build up and it means no 2011 schedule with a road heavy first half of the season, which we've seen sink MLS teams in seasons past.

Honestly this sounds like this will be good news tomorrow. I wouldn't imagine that the Wizards would have fans come out and the announcement would be anything but positive. The Wizards have asked this previously for KCMO city council meetings and Overland Park city council meetings, and both of those were positive meetings. So here's hoping this one is as well. Maybe they'll hold official ground breaking Saturday and then host a US watch party.

Wizards Player Registry

One of my goals with my former Wizards updates I do was to keep people updated on how all the former Wizards around the world were doing. Recently I ended up trying to find the former Wizards again. Here is a list of every player listed in the Wizards registry in the media guide, along with Eric Frimpong, who the Wizards drafted but is not listed in the media guide. The list also includes goalkeepers that I assume were emergency league keepers at one time or another, because Preston Burpo for example was never officially on the Wizards roster so I have to assume he was an emergency addition for a game or two.

The status for each player is whether the player is still playing the game or not at some professional level. On some of the players it is my best guess. There are also some players who I was unable to get updates on, but I'm still trying. I will be updating this list with any updates I get on these players and the post is now linked over on the right under features. If you have any updates on former Wizards, please feel free to post a comment in this section or shoot me an email.

Bold players are currently with the team.

Player	Year	Status		currently
Aiyegbusi, Olukorede	10-	Active		Kansas City
Albert, Jay	04	Retired		living in Nashville
Allnut, Yari	96	Retired
Ammann, Mike	96-98	Retired		Sales Exec for ViON Corporation
Armstrong, Stephen	02-03	Active		Charleston Battery
Arnaud, Davy	02-	Active		Kansas City
Arze, Vicente	08	Active		Club Aurora (Bolivia)
Auvray, Stephane	10-	Active		Kansas City
Barber, Ryan	04	Retired
Baumhoff, Billy	96	Retired
Beasley, Jamar	10-	Acitive		Kansas City
Besler, Matt	09-	Active		Kansas City
Bliss, Brian	98	Retired		Columbus Technical Director
Bowers, Sean	96-99	Active		San Diego Miramar College women's coach/San Diego Sockers
Branan, Dustin	05	Retired		living in Minneapolis
Brown, Chris	99-03	Retired
Brunt, Chris	02-03	Retired
Bunbury, Alex	99-00	Retired		MN Thunder Academy coach
Bunbury, Teal	10-	Active		Kansas City
Burciaga Jr, Jose	01-07	Retired		Individual Sports Solutions soccer instructor
Burns, Mike	01-02	Retired		New England Revolution Director of Soccer
Burpo, Preston	00	Active		New England Revolution
Byaruhanga, Peter	00-01	Retired
Cardenas, Nick	10	Active
Carmichael, Byron	03	Active		Ocean City Nor'easters
Caugherty, Ryan	05	Active
Causey, Jeff	96	Retired		working at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Chhetri, Sunil	10-	Active		Kansas City
Chung, Mark	96-98	Retired
Colombano, Eloy	07-08	Active		Ferro Carril Sud (Olavarría)
Conrad, Jimmy	03-	Active		Kansas City
Cristman, Adam	09	Active		DC United
Cross, Matthew	01	Active		Alamo SC
Da Silva, Nino	97-99	Retired
Dancy, Jake	97-99	Retired
DeBrito, John	97-98	Retired		Living in Miami FL
Dedini, Randy	99	Retired
Delgado, Cesar	99	Retired
DeMartin, Doug	09	Active		Portland Timbers
DePra, Dominic	02	Retired
Detter, Justin	04-05	Retired		Justin Detter Soccer Academy
Diffley, John	97	Retired		Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration at St. John's University
Diop, Birahim	10-	Active		Kansas City
Dobson, Daniel	06	Retired		Sachse Academy Director (Mustang FC), Daniel Dobson Private Soccer Training
Dotsenko, Ihor	00	Retired		Technical Director for Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club
Eichmann, Eric	96	Retired		Director of Coaching and Player Development for the Boca United
Ekeme, Samuel	96	Retired
Elcock, Edson	07	Active		Richmond Kickers
Enna, Luke	06	Retired
Erickson, Dane	02	Retired
Esocbar, Pablo	10	Active
Espinoza, Roger	08-	Active		Kansas City
Fabbro, Dario	02-03	Retired
Farabi, Corey	06	Retired
Fernandes, Narcisco	01	Retired
Figueroa, Vicente	99-00	Active		California Cougars
Fogarty, Ken	99	Coach		Technical Director for Dallas Texans Houston Chapter
Friedland, Kevin	03	Active		NSC Minnesota Stars player/ Asst coach
Frimpong, Eric	07	Retired		incarcerated in California
Fuzetti, Mauro	10-	Active		Michigan Bucks
Gansler, Bob	99-06	Coach		staff coach for Elm Grove Soccer Club
Garcia, Nick	00-07	Active		Toronto FC
Gil, Luis	10	Active		Real Salt Lake
Glasgow, Gary	00-02	Active		North East Stars
Godbolt, AJ	07	Active
Gomez, Francisco	99-04	Retired
Gomez, Herculez	08-09	Active		Pachuca
Goode, Taly	01	Retired		assistant coach Ohio State
Gough, Richard	97	Retired
Graham, Taylor	03-04	Active		Seattle Sounders FC
Gray, Tom	08	Active		Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Green, Michael	99-02	Retired		Michael Green Soccer School, Loudoun soccer coach
Greenwood, Ricci	97	Retired
Gregor, Andrew	01	Retired
Groenwald, Matt	06	Retired
Guadarrama, Willy	07	Active		Austin Aztex U-23
Gutierrez, Diego	96-97, 02-05	Retired		Global Pro Management
Hamburger, Chris	06	Retired		Capital Soccer Association (NE)
Hannig, TJ	01	Retired
Hardy, Tom	98	Retired
Harrington, Michael	07-	Active		Kansas City
Harrington, Pat	96	Retired
Harris, Wolde	03	Retired		Jamaica Grass-Roots Football Co
Hartman, Kevin	07-09	Active		FC Dallas
Healey, Pat	08	Active		Crystal Palace Baltimore/Baltimore Blast
Henderson, Chris	99-00	Retired		Technical Director for Seattle Sounders FC
Hercegfalvi, Zoltán	09-	Active		Kansas City
Hesmer, Will	04-06	Active		Columbus Crew
Hirsig, Santiago	09-10	Active		Quilmes AC
Hohlbein, Aaron	07-	Active		Kansas City
Hue, Jermaine	05-06	Active		Harbour View
Hunjak, Goran	98	Retired		President of Victory Soccer Camp
Hutton, Martin	05	Retired
Issacs, Peter	96	Retired		living in South Florida
Jakins, Tahj	00-01	Retired
Jewsbury, Jack	03-	Active		Kansas City
John, Will	06-07	Active		NK Vinogradar
Johnson, Brian	97-01	Retired		Assistant Coach Real Salt Lake
Johnson, Eddie	06-07	Active		Fulham FC
Johnston, Mo	96-01	Retired		Technical Director for Toronto FC
Joy, Jake	97	Retired		Solar SC coach
Kalish, Kevin	99	Retired		SIU Edwardsville Mens' Coach
Kamara, Kei	09-	Active		Kansas City
Kartunen, Andrew	08	Retired
Kitson, Neal	09	Active		Rochester Rhinos
Klein, Chris	98-05	Active		Los Angeles Galaxy
Klopas, Frank	96-97	Retired		Technical Director for Chicago Fire
Koetters, Kevin	96	Retired		Gardner Edgerton HS boys soccer coach
Konopka, Chris	07	Active		Waterford United
Kostrov, Igor	10	Active
Kounenakis, Nikos	10-	Active		Kansas City
Kraus, Michael	07-10	Active		student assistant at Creighton
Kronberg, Eric	06-	Active		Kansas City
Lagerwey, Garth	96	Retired		Technical Director for Real Salt Lake
Lalas, Alexi	99	Retired		ESPN analyst
Lascody, Douglas	05	Retired
Lassiter, Roy	00-02	Retired		Advancement Director, U11-U14 Albion SC (San Diego)
Latronica, Anthony	01	Retired		Air Force assistant coach
Lavin, Brian	02	Retired		Paul, Weiss law firm
Leathers, Jonathan	08-	Active		Kansas City
Lopez, Claudio	08-09	Active		Colorado Rapids
Lowe, Onandi	01	Retired
Lowery, Amir	07-08	Active		Carolina Railhawks
Marinelli, Carlos	07-08	Active
Marino, Pete	98	Retired
Marquess, Matt	08-09	Retired
Mayard, Josué	02	Retired
McGinnis, Pat	05	Retired
McKenzis, Raushawn	08-09	Active		Real Salt Lake
McKeon, Matt	96-98, 00-02	Retired
McMahen, Ryan	06-08	Active
Meola, Tony	99-04	Retired		Coaching youth baseball, GK1 CEO
Minagawa-Webster, John	05	Retired
Mitchell, Jamel	97-98	Retired		living in Harrisburg
Molnar, Miklos	00	Retired		living in Denmark
Morsink, Kurt	07-09	Active		DC United
Movsisyan, Yura	06-07	Active		Randers FC
Moxom, David	96	Retired
Myers, Chance	08-	Active		Kansas City
Newman, Ron	96-99	Coach
Nielsen, Jimmy	10-	Active		Kansas City
Noriega, Anthony	06	Active		United Petrotrin
Okafor, Uche	96-00	Retired		coach ASG Futbol Club Dallas
Onalfo, Curt	07-09	Coach		head coach, DC United
Oshoniyi, Bo	00-06	Retired		Assistant coach Wake Forest
Pardo, Boris	08-09	Retired		Wizards Juniors goalkeeping coach
Peart, O'Neil	02	Retired		living in Chicago
Peters, Nyanforth	96	Retired
Pittman, Steve	97	Retired		coaching Broxburn Athletic F.C. in Scotland
Pizarro, Nelson	08-09	Active
Pore, Ryan	05-08	Active		Portland Timbers
Prampin, Alan	96	Retired		living in Tampa
Preki	96-00, 02-05	Retired		Head coach, Toronto
Prideaux, Brandon	99-01	Retired		Assistant coach U of Washington
Priestley, Akeem	09	Active		FK Mughan
Quill, Eric	02-03	Retired		assistant coach U of Houston women's team
Raad, Sergei	06	Retired		living in Orlando, FL
Rambo, Rodney	98	Retired
Rasovic, Vuk	04	Retired		assistant coach for FK Partizan
Raybould, Ryan	05-07	Retired		law school at Notre Dame
Reasoner, Tommy	96	Retired
Rideout, Paul	98	Retired		KC Wizards Juniors Coach
Roberts, Brian	05-06	Retired		working at Lockton Inc./ KC Legends coach
Rodriguez, Edmundo	97-98	Retired
Ruiz, Edwin	05	Retired
Sabanadzovic, Refik	98-99	Retired
Sanchez, Mario	98	Retired		UNLV Mens' Coach
Santel, Mark	01	Retired		Executive Director of St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club
Sarkodie, Ofori	10	Active		finishing degree at Indiana
Sawyer, Christopher	05	Retired
Sealy, Scott	05-08	Active		San Jose Earthquakes
Sebwe, Dionysus	96	Retired		Deputy Minister for Operations for the Minister of Defense for Liberia
Shirley, Stephen	06	Retired
Silvera, Damian	97	Retired		deceased
Simutenkov, Igor	02-04	Retired		Assistant coach Zenit St. Petersburg
Smith, Ryan	10-	Active		Kansas City
Snitko, Chris	96-99	Retired		real estate agent
Snow, Ken	96	Retired
Sorber, Mike	96	Retired		US Men's National Team Assistant Coach
Soto, Tony	99	Retired
Souter, Kevin	08-09	Active
Spears, Mark	02	Retired
Stafford, Ben	01	Retired
Stephenson, Khari	04-05	Active		San Jose Earthquakes
Sumiala, Antti	05	Retired		Sporting Director Porin Palloilijat
Takawira, Vitalis	96-99	Retired		youth coach Lake Country SC in WI
Talley, Carey	02-03	Active		DC United
Taylor, Matt	04	Active
Thomas, Shavar	04-06, 10-	Active		Kansas City
Thompson, Abe	08-09	Active		Miami FC
Tinsley, Ryan	97-99	Retired
Todd, Michael	07	Active		Long Island Rough Riders/New York Greek American Atlas
Trujillo, Ivan	08	Active		Deportes Quindío
Turner, Ryan	99	Retired
Udeh, Ike	97	Retired		Free Soccer Training Academy Founder
Uderitz, Scott	96-99	Retired		youth coach Snohomish United in Washington
van den Bergh, Dave	06	Retired		US U-20 assistant coach
van Saun, Jesse	99	Retired		Soccer Plus Academy Training Staff
Vazquez, Jorge	03	Retired
Vermes, Peter	00-02	Retired		Technical director/coach for KC
Vermillion, Scott	98-99	Retired		KC Legends youth coach
Victorine, Sasha	05-08	Retired		Wizards color commentator
Wahl, Tyson	06-08	Active		Seattle Sounders FC
Walsh, Diego	04-05	Active		Wellington Phoenix
Watson, Lance	06-09	Active		Austin Aztex
Webster, Pablo	01	Retired
Wellington, Phil	96	Retired
William, Yomby	08	Active		Richmond Kickers
Wilson, John	99-00	Active		Charleston Battery
Winner, David	99	Retired		assistant coach Austin Aztex
Wolff, Josh	03-06, 08-	Active		Kansas City
Woodberry, Terry	96	Retired		Dallas Solar Youth coach
Wright, Paul	96-99	Active		San Diego Sockers
Zavagnin, Kerry	00-08	Retired		assistant coach KC
Zotinca, Alex	03-06	Active		Chivas USA/FC Irvine youth coach
Zusi, Graham	09-	Active		Kansas City