MLS Houston Dynamo FC

Dynamo Announce 2011 Preseason Schedule

Published on January 20, 2011 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC News Release


HOUSTON, TX (Thursday, January 20, 2011) -- The Houston Dynamo announced their schedule for the 2011 preseason today, with training sessions beginning on Monday, January 24. The schedule is tentative and subject to change, with updates made regularly at HoustonDynamo.com/preseason-schedule .

During the preseason, the Dynamo will play a friendly in Corpus Christi (February 12) and competitive tournaments in Orlando (February 24-26) and a location to be announced (March 11-13). Houston will also train in Phoenix, Ariz., and play three scrimmages there against MLS competition, in addition to hosting two scrimmages against college foes and one against an MLS foe in the Houston area.

One of those scrimmages will be the Dynamo's annual Meet the Team Day, to be held March 5 against SMU. Only Dynamo season ticket holders and their guests will be admitted to the exclusive event, which will include a chance to meet players following the game.

The Dynamo's preseason game schedule currently stands as follows:

Sat, Feb. 5 Scrimmage vs. Houston Baptist University 11 a.m. Carl Lewis

Sat, Feb. 12 South Texas Shootout vs. FC Dallas 2 p.m. Corpus Christi

Tues, Feb. 15 Scrimmage vs. Sporting Kansas City TBA Phoenix AZ

Thur, Feb. 17 Scrimmage vs. Columbus Crew TBA Phoenix AZ

Sat, Feb. 19 Scrimmage vs. Portland Timbers TBA Phoenix AZ

Tues, Feb. 22 Scrimmage vs. Seattle Sounders TBA Orlando FL

Thur, Feb. 24 Disney Pro Soccer Classic Semifinals TBA Orlando FL

Sat, Feb. 26 Disney Pro Soccer Classic TBD Orlando FL

Sat, March 5 Meet the Team Day Scrimmage vs. SMU 11 a.m. Carl Lewis

Tues, March 8 Scrimmage vs. Real Salt Lake 11 a.m. Carl Lewis

Fri, March 11 Tournament vs. Columbus Crew TBA TBA

Sun, March 13 Tournament vs. New England Revolution TBA TBA

The Dynamo's MLS regular season opener is set for Saturday, March 19, against the Philadelphia Union at Robertson Stadium. Tickets are available at HoustonDynamo.com.

The Houston Dynamo are a Major League Soccer club that has won two MLS Cup championships in its first five seasons and represented the United States in international competition four consecutive years from 2007-10. For more information, log on to www.HoustonDynamo.com or call (713) 276-7500.

Houston Dynamo Numerical Roster/Technical Staff - Preseason 2011

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Born Pronunciation Status

1 Tally Hall GK 6-4 205 5-12-85 rhymes with RALLY

2 Eddie Robinson D 6-1 195 6-19-78

5 Danny Cruz M 5-8 170 1-3-90 CRUISE Generation adidas

7 Colin Clark M 6-0 176 4-11-84

8 Kofi Sarkodie D 5-9 155 3-22-91 KO-fee sar-KO-dee Generation adidas

9 Jason Garey F 6-0 180 7-19-84

11 Brad Davis M 5-11 175 11-8-81

12 Will Bruin F 6-2 194 10-24-89 Generation adidas

13 Francisco Navas Cobo M 5-10 150 11-17-91 NAH-vahs Home-Grown Player

15 Cam Weaver F 6-4 195 6-10-83

16 Jordan Graye D 6-2 170 6-15-87

17 Mike Chabala D 6-0 175 5-24-84 chuh-BALL-uh

18 Josue Soto M 5-9 160 1-3-89 hoh-SWAY Home-Grown Player

19 Alex Dixon F 5-8 150 2-7-90 Home-Grown Player

20 Geoff Cameron M 6-3 185 7-11-85

21 Hunter Freeman D 5-11 170 1-8-85

22 Lovel Palmer M 5-10 160 8-30-84 luh-VELL International

24 Tyler Deric GK 6-3 190 8-30-88 DARE-ick Home-Grown Player

25 Brian Ching F 6-1 195 5-24-78

26 Corey Ashe M 5-5 154 3-14-86 ASH

31 Andrew Hainault D 6-0 175 6-17-86 HAY-no International

32 Bobby Boswell D 6-2 185 3-15-83 BOZ-well

Sergio Castillo M 5-8 145 10-7-89 Non-Roster

Evan Newton GK 6-2 190 4-1-88 Non-Roster

Head Coach - Dominic Kinnear

Assistant Coach - Wade Barrett

Assistant Coach - Steve Ralston

Goalkeepers Coach - Tim Hanley

Head Athletic Trainer - Theron Enns

Assistant Athletic Trainer - Shane Caron

Equipment Manager - Michael Porter

Team Administrator - Nick Kowba




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