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San Jose Earthquakes Place Forward Roger Levesque And Midfielder Orlando Ramirez On Waivers

November 15, 2005 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


SAN JOSE (Tuesday, November 15, 2005) - The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that they placed forward Roger Levesque and midfielder Orlando Ramirez on waivers.

The pair will be eligible to be selected in the MLS waiver draft, which takes place Wednesday, November 16. If the players are not selected in the waiver draft, the Quakes will retain their MLS rights for 12 months.

Levesque, 24, appeared in four games for San Jose from 2003-2005, playing 55 total minutes. The former Stanford University star was loaned to the USL-First Division Seattle Sounders in 2004 and 2005, leading the Sounders to the USL Championship this season with four playoff goals. The Portland, Maine native appeared in five reserve league games for the Quakes in 2005 and was selected by San Jose with the 23rd overall pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.

Ramirez, 22, did not appear in an MLS game for the Quakes in his rookie season. The former Fresno Pacific star was the only NAIA player drafted in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft when the Quakes selected the Fresno, California native with the 31st overall pick. Ramirez appeared in all 12 reserve league games for San Jose in 2005, scoring one goal.

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