Interview by Mike Woitalla U.S. Hall of Famer Tab Ramos’ run with the U.S. national team program dates back to playing at the 1983 U-20 World Cup as a16-year-old. Last year he coached at the U-20 World Cup, assisted with the full national team, and in November became U.S. Soccer’s new Youth Technical Director. In […]
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Tab Ramos: 'We're in a great place with room to grow' (Part 1)
Interview by Mike Woitalla Last month, the U.S. Soccer Federation named Tab Ramos its Youth Technical Director, replacing ClaudioReyna, who left for MLS expansion club New York City FC in May. Ramos, also an assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann with the full national team, will continue as U-20 men’s nationalteam head coach. We spoke to Ramos, […]
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Joya wins Mexico's sub-20 title with Santos
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Benji Joya, who played for the USA at the 2013 U-20 World Cup, started for Santos in its 1-0 win atLeon that clinched Mexico’s Apertura title for sub-20 teams, 3-2, on aggregate. Joya played for Santos’ first team last season but did not play for it in the 2013 Apertura. MLSSoccer.com reported that Joya […]
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Spencer scores three goals in split against primavera teams
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] In the first camp of the new cycle, the U.S. under-20 national team split two games against Italian primavera teams, winning, 4-1, againstAtalanta after losing to Hellas Verona by the same score. Ben Spencer, who debuted this fall for Norwegian club Molde, had three of the five U.S. goals. Spencer had twogoals, […]
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Ramos takes on double duty
[U.S. SOCCER] Tab Ramos, who played on three U.S. World Cup teams and coached the USA at the 2013 Under-20 World Cup, hasbeen named U.S. Soccer’s youth technical director, filling a position left vacant by the move of his former U.S. national team midfield partner Claudio Reyna toa position at New York City FC, the […]
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U.S. under-20 national team roster
[VERONA CAMP] U.S. under-20 national team coach Tab Ramos has called up 22 players — the majority of them pros in MLS orEurope — for a camp that begins Sunday in Verona, Italy. The U.S. will play against Hellas Verona Primavera, Iran’s U-20 national team and a yet-to-be-confirmed opponent. “This is purelya camp where we […]
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The Tab Ramos way must be the future for American soccer
By Paul Gardner A few weeks back, in this column, Tab Ramos laid outhis thoughts on coaching. What he had to say should be of vital interest to anyone involved incoaching, and in the development of the sport in this country. Yes, I am partisan on this issue, so let’s get that out of the […]