Lawrence Lozzano
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Lawrence Lozzano is a former U.S. soccer player who earned earned seven caps with the U.S. national team
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playing for several youth clubs, at least one of which was coached by Luis Balboa, father of Marcelo Balboa
. In 1990, Lozzano played with the California Emporers of the American Professional Soccer League
(APSL). http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statswsa90.htm The Kickers folded at the end of the 1990 season and Lozzano moved to the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
for the 1991 and 1992 season. In 1991, they won the APSL championship and in 1992 went to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cuphttp://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htmhttp://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#SFB The Blackhawks dropped a division at the end of the 1992 season and Lozzano jumped to the expansion Los Angeles Salsa
.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm The Salsa went to the 1993 APSL championship game, but folded at the end of the 1994 season. In 1995, Lozzano played for recently promoted Tampico
of the Mexican First Division
. Lozzano led the team in scoring, but was unable to prevent Tampico from finishing at the bottom of the standings, leading to its relegation to the Second Division.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E2DC123BF93BA25755C0A96F958260 In February 1996, the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer
(MLS) selected Lozzano in the third round (23rd overall) of the Inaugural Player Draft
. Lozzano played in thirty-one regular season and three playoff games as a defender
, scoring only two goals before being released by the team on October 16, 1996. The San Jose Clash picked up Lozzano and he spent the next two seasons in San Jose playing as a forward
before being traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy
for Harut Karapetyan
on August 7, 1998. In 1997, he scored ten goals and picked up ten assists. He began the 1999 season with the Galaxy before being waived on June 16, 1999. The MetroStars
picked up Lozzano off waivers the next day and he appeared in thirteen games, scoring a single goal in his last game with the team. He was waived by the MetroStars on February 21, 2000.http://www.lacancha.com/mn_022100.html
on October 19, 1994. He played several games through the end of 1994 and the first two games on 1995. However, he didn’t play again until his last cap on October 16, 1996 in a 4-1 loss to Peru
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United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
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Club career
Lozzano grew up in Cerritos, CaliforniaCerritos, California
Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956...
playing for several youth clubs, at least one of which was coached by Luis Balboa, father of Marcelo Balboa
Marcelo Balboa
Marcelo Balboa is an American former soccer defender who played in the 1990s for the U.S. national team, becoming its captain. After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC and MLS games on HDNet and Altitude...
. In 1990, Lozzano played with the California Emporers of the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
(APSL). http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statswsa90.htm The Kickers folded at the end of the 1990 season and Lozzano moved to the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks was a professional soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League . The Blackhawks spent time in the American Professional Soccer League and the United States Interregional Soccer League...
for the 1991 and 1992 season. In 1991, they won the APSL championship and in 1992 went to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cuphttp://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htmhttp://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#SFB The Blackhawks dropped a division at the end of the 1992 season and Lozzano jumped to the expansion Los Angeles Salsa
Los Angeles Salsa
The Los Angeles Salsa was an American Professional Soccer League franchise. The club played on the campus of California State University, Fullerton at Titan Stadium in a suburb of Orange County, California...
.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm The Salsa went to the 1993 APSL championship game, but folded at the end of the 1994 season. In 1995, Lozzano played for recently promoted Tampico
Jaibos Tampico Madero
Club Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero is a football team that plays in the Segunda División de México, the third division of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación...
of the Mexican First Division
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
. Lozzano led the team in scoring, but was unable to prevent Tampico from finishing at the bottom of the standings, leading to its relegation to the Second Division.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E2DC123BF93BA25755C0A96F958260 In February 1996, the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
(MLS) selected Lozzano in the third round (23rd overall) of the Inaugural Player Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
. Lozzano played in thirty-one regular season and three playoff games as a defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, scoring only two goals before being released by the team on October 16, 1996. The San Jose Clash picked up Lozzano and he spent the next two seasons in San Jose playing as a forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
before being traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
for Harut Karapetyan
Harut Karapetyan
Harutyun Karapetyan is a retired Armenian football forward who played in the MLS for Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes and Tampa Bay Mutiny...
on August 7, 1998. In 1997, he scored ten goals and picked up ten assists. He began the 1999 season with the Galaxy before being waived on June 16, 1999. The MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
picked up Lozzano off waivers the next day and he appeared in thirteen games, scoring a single goal in his last game with the team. He was waived by the MetroStars on February 21, 2000.http://www.lacancha.com/mn_022100.html
National team
Lozzano earned his first cap with the national team in a 2-1 loss to Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
on October 19, 1994. He played several games through the end of 1994 and the first two games on 1995. However, he didn’t play again until his last cap on October 16, 1996 in a 4-1 loss to Peru
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
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