Ben Somoza
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin David Somoza | ||
Date of birth | August 16, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2001 | Washington Huskies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Seattle Sounders Select | ||
2002 | Portland Timbers | 21 | (1) |
2003–2006 | Seattle Sounders | 60 | (2) |
Total | 81+ | (3+) | |
Managerial career | |||
2009 | Washington Huskies (interim assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin David Somoza (born August 16, 1979) is a former American soccer player.
Career
After four seasons at the University of Washington, Somoza spent the 2002 season with Portland Timbers before joining their rivals Seattle Sounders where he won the 2005 USL First Division title.
In 2009, he served as an interim assistant coach for the University of Washington while Brandon Prideaux was finishing up his final season of his career with the Chicago Fire.[1]
Honors
Seattle Sounders
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2005
References
- ^ "Prideaux Joins MSoc Program As Assistant Coach". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
External links
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American soccer coaches
- Washington Huskies men's soccer players
- Seattle Sounders Select players
- Portland Timbers (2001–10) players
- Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
- Association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Washington (state)
- Premier Development League players
- USL A-League players
- USL First Division players
- American soccer midfielder stubs