Sounders FC – San Jose Connections
Posted by Mike on April 23, 2009 · Filed Under San Jose Earthquakes
James Riley (Photo by Getty Images)
Just some quick information leading up to this weekend’s match against the San Jose. Here are some connections bet some Sounders and Earthquakes…
- James Riley was selected by San Jose in the 2007 expansion draft following three years in New England. Sounders FC took him from the Earthquakes in the 2008 expansion draft.
- San Jose features a former USL-1 Sounders player and Kent, Wash. native in forward Cam Weaver. He was a member of Seattle University’s NCAA Division II championship team in 2004.
- Earthquakes assistant coach Ian Russell is a West Seattle native, and former USL-1 Sounder who graduated to MLS.
- Sounders FC forward Nate Jaqua and Earthquakes midfielder Kelly Gray played together at the University of Portland.
- Sounders FC forward Roger Levesque started his professional career with San Jose before he joined the Sounders in the USL after several loan stints. Levesque played a total of four MLS games for the Quakes.
- Goalkeeper Kasey Keller played briefly with San Jose midfielder Darren Huckerby at Millwall in 1996.
- Earthquakes defender Chris Leitch played under Sounders FC Coach Sigi Schmid in 2006 for Columbus, starting 18 of 24 appearances.
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