By Mike Woitalla Shaun Tsakiris, previously U.S. Soccer Development Academy coach at Northern California club De Anza Force, has been named head coach of the U.S.U-16 boys national team. Tsakiris, the 2014 USSDA Coach of the Year for the West region, has coached at De Anza since finishing his playing career with the USL A-League […]
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Roster: New faces as U.S. U-18 gather for first 2016 camp
Recently named U.S. U-18 boys national team head coach Omid Namazi has called in 32 players roster (1999s) for the U-18s’ first camp of the year, Jan. 17-23 in Lakewood Ranch,Florida. Only 12 of the 36-player roster have previous youth national team experience. The squad’s first international play of 2016 will come in March in […]
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Brad Friedel prepared well for coaching career
By Mike Woitalla Less than a year after ending his 23-year professional career, goalkeeper Brad Friedel has been named head coach of the U.S. U-19 men’snational team. That’s a quick rise in the coaching ranks, but the 44-year-old has been preparing for quite a while. Friedel, a member of two U.S. Olympic and three World […]
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Friedel named U.S. U-19 men's national team coach
U.S. Soccer has named former U.S. World Cup goalkeeper Brad Friedel head coach of the new U.S. U-19 men’s national team, which was added to the program this year. OmidNamazi, who has been serving as Tab Ramos’ assistant on the U-20 men’s national team, has been named head coach of the U-18 men’s national team, […]
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U.S. Soccer still banking on U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. Soccer Federation launched the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla., in 1999. Later that year, the USA finished fourth at the U-17 World Cup inZealand. The USA has not managed to win a knockout-stage game at the U-17 World Cup since then. The most recent effort, this month, under Coach […]
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Video Pick: Terrific goal by U.S. U-18 Taitague
Nick Taitague of FC Richmond scored the U.S. U-18 men’s national team’s first goal in a 3-1 win over Canada in terrific fashion. After ending up on the ground during the initialforay, Taitague jumps to his feet to reclaim the ball and jukes three Canadians before hitting the net.
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U.S. U-18 boys split with Canada
The Javier Perez-coached U.S. U-18 boys national team beat its counterparts from Canada, 3-1, before losing the rematch, 3-2, during a Southern California training camp in lastOctober. Perez brought in a 24-player roster of 1999-borns. Sweden-raised, New York-born Nebiyou Perry scored twice in the victory over Canada. FC Richmond’sNick Taitague scored in each game. Oct. […]
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Tab Ramos: 'We need more players who can make important plays'
In the wake of announcing new Player Development Initiatives –standardizing small-sided play through U-12 and changing the birth-year registration to January — December, U.S. Soccer released the following statements from U.S. Youth Technical DirectorTab Ramos. Ramos is also the U-20 men’s national team head coach and an assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann with the full national […]
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U.S. U-18s boys finish fifth at Nordic Cup
The U.S. U-18 boys national team beat Finland, 2-1, to take fifth place at the 2015 Open Nordic Cup in Sweden. Coach Javier Perez’s team, fielding 15- and 16-year-olds, lost toSweden (2-1) and Iceland (2-0), and beat the Faroe Islands (2-0) in group play. In the placement game against the Finns, the Colorado Rush’s Griffin […]
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U.S. U-18 boys split in Nordic Cup openers
The U.S. U-18 boys national team — comprised of 15- and 16-year-olds – opened the 2015 Open Nordic Cup in Sweden with a 2-0 win against Faroe Islands. They fell, 2-0, in their second gameagainst Iceland on a pair of own goals. The New England Revolution’s Danny Jones and Richmond United’s Nick Taitague scored against […]