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Real Salt Lake Acquires Allocation Money In Trade With Philadelphia Union

Published on November 30, 2009 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


SANDY, Utah (Monday, November 30, 2009) - Real Salt Lake made its second roster move of the nascent 2009/10 offseason this afternoon, officially announcing a trade with MLS' newest side, Philadelphia Union, that garnered allocation money from the 2010 expansion squad in exchange for GK Chris Seitz. Per Real Salt Lake policy, financial terms involved in the deal will not be disclosed.

"Firstly, we would like to thank Chris for his three years of exemplary service on behalf of Real Salt Lake and wish him all the best on this next step in his career," said Real Salt Lake General Manager Garth Lagerwey. "His professionalism and tremendous talent made this a very difficult move for us to make, however, we felt it was time to do right by Chris and allow him this opportunity to achieve a starting position within Major League Soccer. With the trade also giving our Technical Staff added resources to improve our roster this offseason, we believe the deal is a win for both sides."

Despite being widely regarded as one of the United States' brightest young goalkeeping prospects, the 22-year-old Seitz could never break through to claim Real Salt Lake's starting job from Nick Rimando after being selected third overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. During his three-year tenure in Utah, Seitz made seven starts - three in his rookie season and four during RSL's recent MLS Cup championship campaign - and recorded a 1.86 goals against average and 1-4-2 record in 630 minutes between the posts. Seitz showed well during his four appearances in 2009, posting a 1-1-2 record and 1.25 GAA while also notching his first professional win and shutout back on August 29 via a 1-0 triumph at Kansas City.

Seitz also represented his country in various competitions during his RSL stay, helping the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team qualify for the Olympics with a solid performance in the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament in March 2008 before serving as the squad's back-up to over-age selection Brad Guzan for the Summer Games in Beijing that August. Seitz also received call-ups to Bob Bradley's Senior U.S. MNT camps and training sessions on a handful of occasions across the last two seasons.

REAL SALT LAKE 2009/10 OFFSEASON ROSTER (as of Nov. 30, 2009)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown College Status

12 Jean Alexandre MF 5-11 185 08/24/1986 Delray Beach, FL Lynn

5 Kyle Beckerman MF 5-11 165 04/23/1982 Crofton, MD --

2 Tony Beltran DF 5-8 150 10/11/1987 Claremont, CA UCLA

6 Nat Borchers DF 6-2 175 04/13/1981 Pueblo, CO Denver

19 Pablo Campos FW 6-3 200 11/29/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil Fresno Pacific University

23 Raphael Cox MF 5-6 140 07/07/1986 Tacoma, WA Washington Dev.

21 Rachid El Khalifi M/F 5-10 156 06/16/1979 Rotterdam, The Netherlands -- Int'l

16 Fabian Esp=EDndola FW 5-9 160 05/04/1985 Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Int'l

10 Robbie Findley FW 5-9 165 08/04/1985 Phoenix, AZ Oregon State

22 Nelson González M/F 5-6 156 09/22/1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Int'l

20 Ned Grabavoy MF 5-7 150 07/01/1983 New Lenox, IL Indiana

33 David Horst DF 6-4 200 10/25/1985 Pine Grove, PA Old Dominion

8 Will Johnson MF 5-10 155 01/21/1987 Woodridge, IL --

84 Clint Mathis M/F 5-10 180 11/25/1976 Conyers, GA South Carolina

11 Javier Morales MF 5-9 165 01/10/1980 Buenos Aires, Arg. -- Int'l

7 Alex Nimo MF 5-5 135 03/21/1990 Portland, OR -- Dev.

25 Tino Nuñez FW 5-8 185 08/22/1984 Long Beach, CA UC Santa Barbara Dev.

4 Jamison Olave DF 6-3 210 04/21/1981 Medellin, Colombia -- Int'l

24 Kyle Reynish GK 6-3 190 11/03/1983 Valencia, CA UC Santa Barbara

18 Nick Rimando GK 5-9 185 06/17/1979 Montclair, CA UCLA

3 Robbie Russell DF 6-1 200 07/16/1979 Amherst, MA Duke

-- Abe Thompson FW 6-0 170 01/12/1982 Fairfax Station, VA Maryland

77 Andy Williams MF 5-8 170 09/23/1977 Herriman, UT Rhode Island

17 Chris Wingert DF 5-11 170 06/16/1982 Babylon, NY St. John's

REAL SALT LAKE NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

# Player Pos. Pronunciation Place of Birth Last Club

2 Tony Beltran DF Whittier, CA UCLA

3 Robbie Russell DF Accra, Ghana Viborg FF (Denmark)

4 Jamison Olave DF HA-meh-son oh-LAH-vay Medellin, Colombia Deportivo Cali (Colombia)

5 Kyle Beckerman MF Crofton, MD Colorado Rapids (MLS)

6 Nat Borchers DF Tucson, AZ Odd Grenland (Norway)

7 Alex Nimo MF NEE - moh Monrovia, Liberia Portland Timbers (USL-1/loan)

8 Will Johnson MF Toronto, Canada De Graafschap (Dutch Eredivisie)

10 Robbie Findley FW Phoenix, AZ Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

11 Javier Morales MF Buenos Aires, Arg. Vecindario (Spain 2nd Div.)

12 Jean Alexandre MF GENE Verrettes, Haiti Lynn University

16 Fabian Esp=EDndola FW Buenos Aires, Arg. Anzoategui (Venezuela)

17 Chris Wingert DF Babylon, NY Colorado Rapids (MLS)

18 Nick Rimando GK ra-MAHN-do Montclair, CA New York Red Bulls (MLS)

19 Pablo Campos FW Sao Paulo, Brazil San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

20 Ned Grabavoy MF Joliet, IL San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

21 Rachid El Khalifi M/F rah-SHEED ell ka-LEE-fee Rotterdam, The Netherlands Cambuur-Leeuwarden (Dutch Eerste Divisie)

22 Nelson González M/F Buenos Aires, Argentina Quilmes (Argentine Nacional B)

23 Raphael Cox MF Tacoma, WA University of Washington

24 Kyle Reynish GK RAY - nish Valencia, CA UC Santa Barbara

25 Tino Nuñez FW NOON - yez Long Beach, CA UC Santa Barbara

33 David Horst DF Pine Grove, PA Old Dominion University

77 Andy Williams MF Toronto, Canada Chicago Fire (MLS)

84 Clint Mathis M/F Conyers, GA Ergoletis (Greek SuperLeague)

-- Abe Thompson FW Tucson, AZ Houston Dynamo (MLS)

General Manager: Garth Lagerwey (Elmhurst, IL)

Head Coach: Jason Kreis (Omaha, NE)

Assistant Coach: Jeff Cassar (Livonia, MI)

Assistant Coach: Robin Fraser (Kingston, Jamaica)

Assistant Coach: Brian "BJ" Johnson (Livermore, CA)

Head Athletic Trainer: Jacob Joachim (Portland, OR)

Assistant Athletic Trainer: Tyson Pace (Clearfield, UT)

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Dan Barlow (College Park, MD)

Team Administrator: Ray Trifari (Brooklyn, NY)

Equipment Manager: Kevin Harter (Dallas, TX)

Press Officers: Trey Fitz-Gerald (Albuquerque, NM) / John Koluder (Chicago, IL) / Elliot Fall (Salt Lake City, UT)

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