Maryland Terrapins Men's Soccer Players

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Danny Califf, Taylor Twellman, Maurice Edu, Russell Payne, Chris Seitz, Stephen King, Carmine Isacco, Desmond Armstrong, Clarence Goodson, Seth Stammler, Steve Armas, Robbie Rogers, Domenic Mediate, Jeremy Hall, Nick Downing, John Garvey, Eric Brunner, Omar Gonzalez, Abe Thompson, Scott Buete, Matt Kassel, Michael Dello-Russo, Zac MacMath, Marc Burch, Rich Costanzo, Kenney Bertz, A. J. DeLaGarza, Jason Garey, A. J. Godbolt, Andy Kirk, Thorne Holder, Paul Tamberino, Rodney Wallace, Drew Yates, George Taratsides, Graham Zusi, Leo Cullen, Chris Lancos, Ethan White, Billy Cortes, Sumed Ibrahim, Noah Palmer, Philip Salyer, Gonzalo Frechilla. Excerpt: Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Califf (born March 17, 1980 in Montclair, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer. Califf (pronounced k?l'?-f) started his youth career in soccer for Canyon Hills Soccer Association, playing on the Canyon Classic team coached by his father. He played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 1998 to 2000. As a freshman, he started all 24 of the team's games, and was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman team for helping to lead the Terrapins to the Final Four. As a sophomore, he started 20 games, and was named an NSCAA third-team All-American. After his sophomore season, Califf signed a Project-40 contract with MLS and entered the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected sixth overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Califf was immediately slotted into the Galaxy's starting line up, appearing in 18 games, 16 of them starts, as a rookie. Over the next three years, Califf would establish himself as one of the best central defenders in the league, starting 69 games for the Galaxy while helping the team to win a U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and a MLS Cup in 2002. Califf struggled with ...