MLS San Jose Earthquakes

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Published on December 6, 2005 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


Scouting

Earthquakes head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Doyle continued on the scouting trail this past weekend as they took in three of the quarterfinal matches of the NCAA tournament. Kinnear traveled to New Mexico to watch Cal-Berkeley take on New Mexico on Friday, Dec. 2 in a game that New Mexico won 1-0 in overtime. Doyle headed to the East Coast and watched Clemson defeat Creighton 1-0 in South Carolina on Friday, Dec. 2 before driving up to Chapel Hill, NC for the Southern Methodist - North Carolina quarterfinal game. SMU took that Saturday game 3-2 in overtime to advance to the College Cup. Kinnear, Doyle and goalkeeper coach Tim Hanley will next travel to Cary, NC for the NCAA College Cup this weekend. Maryland plays SMU and Clemson takes on New Mexico on Friday with the winners meeting on Sunday, Dec. 11 in the final at 2:00 p.m. local time.

Earthquakes Trade Conway to MetroStars

The San Jose Earthquakes acquired a fourth round draft pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft from the MetroStars in exchange for goalkeeper Jon Conway on December 5. Conway, 28, began his Earthquakes career in 2000 after being selected in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft. In his Quakes career, the Aston, PA native appeared in 18 games over six seasons and posted a 1.51 goals against average. His best season came in 2004 when he started five games, finishing with a 2-2-1 record, two shutouts and a career-low 0.60 goals against average. One of the longest-tenured Earthquakes players, Conway leaves the team having played six consecutive seasons with San Jose. Midfielder Ian Russell, who also joined the Quakes in 2000, is now the longest continuously serving member of the team.

Clark With Valladolid

Quakes midfielder Ricardo Clark is currently in Spain for three weeks of training with Real Valladolid of the Spanish second division. Valladolid, a city that lies to the northwest of Madrid, currently sits in third place in the second division. Clark traveled to Spain after Thanksgiving and will return to the United States in mid-December following his training stint.

Nash, Wondolowski In Tanzania

Earthquakes rookies Julian Nash and Chris Wondolowski returned from Tanzania on December 3, where they were on a tour with the USL First Division Seattle Sounders. The Sounders finished the tour with a 0-2-1 record, tying 1-1 with the Tanzanian National Team and losing 5-1 to Tanzanian Premier League champs Yanga. Wondolowski had an apparent goal called back against the national team in the tie. The Sounders lost their final game of the tour against Simba, 2-1. Following the game, Wondolowski, Nash and the rest of the Sounders conducted soccer clinics in different communities before embarking on a four-day safari on Monday, Nov. 28, organized by the Tanzanian Tourist Bureau.

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