Former Rapids - where are they now?

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  1. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    Nice fresh thread

    Daryl Powell released by Nottingham Forrest
    Removing Paz

    Blue means - needs update

    The date listed is the last updated date:

    Junior Agogo
    Bristol Rovers Division 2 England 1/5/05​
    Rafael Amaya
    2nd trustee Colorado State Soccer Assoc and co-coach of the state women's team​

    Kevin Anderson
    Assistant Coach - Columbia Universiy 3/24/05​
    Marcelo Balboa
    Rapids Ambassador /HDTV announcer 1/5/05​
    Shaun Bartlett
    Charlton EPL 1/5/05​
    Scott Benedetti
    Portland - USL First Division 4/13/05​
    Jason Bent
    Unknown - Formerly with Plymouth - Championship 3/23/05​
    Jason Boyce
    Utah Blizz -USL Second Division​

    Alex Blake
    Rochester - USL First Division​

    Paul Bravo
    Asst Coach UCLA 1/5/05​
    Adin Brown
    Aaelsund FK - Norway Primere Division 1/7/05​
    Ian Butterworth
    Fired as Asst Coach Cardiff English First Division 9/3/04​
    Adrian Cann
    Montreal Impact - USL First Division 4/13/05 ​
    David Castellanos
    Virginia Beach - USL First Division 4/28/05 ​

    Chris Carrieri
    Richmond USL First Division 4/4/05​
    Chris Dawes
    Portmore United Club in Jamaica 1/10/05​
    Jorge Dely Valdes
    Panama National Team 1/5/05​
    Raul Diaz Arce
    Assistant Coach - US U-17 Residency Program 2/7/05​
    Jeff DiMaria
    St. Louis - MISL 2/22/05​
    Paul Dougherty
    Assistant Coach - University of San Diego 4/4/05​
    Michael Erush
    Chivas USA 4/4/05 ​
    Robin Fraser
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Ian Feuer
    GK coach - Southern California United - Youth Soccer Club 1/10/05​
    Scott Garlick
    Dallas 4/4/05​
    Neathan Gibson
    Director of Coaching - Grand Valley Soccer Club (Michigan) Super Y-League 4/4/05​
    Rivers Guthrie
    Staff Coach - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Denis Hamlett
    Asst Coach Chicago 4/4/05​
    Marcus Hanneman
    Reading English Championship 4/4/05​
    Wes Hart
    San Jose 4/4/05​
    Sean Henderson
    Seattle - USL First Division​

    Steve Herdsman
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Dusty Hudock
    Rochester - USL First Division 1/5/05​
    Danny Jackson
    Seattle Sounders - USL First Division 4/28/05​
    Dominic Kinnear
    SJ head coach 4/4/05​
    David Kramer
    Director of GK - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Tyrone Marshall
    Los Angles/Jamican National Team 4/4/05​
    Chris Martinez
    Asst Director of Competitivie - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Josh McKay
    Univ San Francisco​

    Glen Myernick
    Asst Coach US Nats 4/4/05​
    Matthew Okoh
    Head Coach Womens Grambling State University 1/10/05​
    Ross Paule
    Retired 4/28/05​

    Russel Payne
    Shamrock Rovers Ireland 11/04​
    Darryl Powell
    Released by Nottingham Forrest - English Championship 5/12/05 ​

    Steve Rammel
    St. Mary's CA coach 1/6/05​
    Darren Sawatzky
    Seattle USL First Division​

    Steve Shak
    Virginia Beach Mariners- USL First Division 4/28/05​
    Musa Shannon
    Kitchee in the Hong Kong league​

    Billy Sleeth
    Seattle - USL First Division 2/4/05​
    John Spencer
    ???? ​

    Jeff Stewart
    Real Salt Lake 4/4/05​
    Gary Sullivan
    Long Island USL Second Division 4/4/05​
    Rick Titus
    Charleston USL First Division 4/28/05​
    Keyeno Thomas
    San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad & Tobago​

    Antonio De La Torres
    Atlanta USL First Division 4/4/05​
    Ryan Trout - Rochester
    USL First Division 4/28/05​
    Steve Trittschuh
    Asst Coach Rapids 4/4/05​
    Carlos Valderrama
    MLS Ambassador​
    Scott Vallow
    Rochester - USL First Division 3/23/05​
    David Vaudreuil
    coach Atlanta - USL First Division 3/23/05​
    Peter Vermes
    broadcaster SJ u-20 assistant coach 1/5/05​
    Craig Waibel
    San Jose 4/4/05​
    Waldir Saenz
    Alianza Lima (Peru) 4/4/05​
    Roy Wegerle
    Golfing - Celebrity Tour 11/2004​
    Marquis White
    St. Mary's Asst coach 1/6/05​
    Chris Woods
    GK Coach Everton 1/6/05​
    Alan Woods
    Charleston- USL First Division 2/22/05​
    Henry Zambrano
    Club Tolima in Colombia 1/6/05​
     
  2. bigdush

    bigdush New Member

    Jul 22, 2003
    Parker, CO
    I think rafael amaya is also the head of coaching (or something like that) for the colorado soccer academy, boys program.
     
  3. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    let's verify.
     
  4. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    Player added: Paul Grafer joins Gary Sullivan in Long Island - USL Division 2

    Rick Titus now playing for Toronto Lynx

    Kenyeno Thomas verified - 2004 MVP of San Juan Jabloteh and member of T&T national team. Played Metros in preseason.

    http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-02-03/sports-commentary.html
    http://www.trinisportstuff.com/ALL_Articles/football/metrostars_edge_8man_jabloteh.htm

    Plus a Spencer siting !!! :D

    Ryan Trout signs with Vancouver
    http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/transactions/99677.html

    CC update - 1 goal 0 assists in 9 games 594 minutes for Richmond. Richmond's leading scorer has 6 goals.

    Hudock has lost his starting spot in Rochester to Vallow.

    Danny Jackson not getting any minutes in Seattle. Sleeth is.

    Sean Henderson seems to have been released from Seattle. If we can't find him soon ... he'll be removed.

    Blue means - needs update

    The date listed is the last updated date:

    Junior Agogo
    Bristol Rovers Division 2 England 1/5/05​
    Rafael Amaya
    2nd trustee Colorado State Soccer Assoc and co-coach of the state women's team​

    Kevin Anderson
    Assistant Coach - Columbia Universiy 3/24/05​
    Marcelo Balboa
    Rapids Ambassador /HDTV announcer 1/5/05​
    Shaun Bartlett
    Charlton EPL 5/2005​
    Scott Benedetti
    Portland - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Jason Bent
    Unknown - Formerly with Plymouth - Championship 3/23/05​
    Jason Boyce
    Utah Blizz -USL Second Division​

    Alex Blake
    Rochester - USL First Division​

    Paul Bravo
    Asst Coach UCLA 1/5/05​
    Adin Brown
    Aaelsund FK - Norway Primere Division 1/7/05​
    Ian Butterworth
    Fired as Asst Coach Cardiff English First Division 9/3/04​
    Adrian Cann
    Montreal Impact - USL First Division 5/2005 ​
    David Castellanos
    Virginia Beach - USL First Division 4/28/05 ​
    Chris Carrieri
    Richmond USL First Division 5/2005​
    Chris Dawes
    Portmore United Club in Jamaica 1/10/05​
    Jorge Dely Valdes
    Panama National Team 1/5/05​
    Raul Diaz Arce
    Assistant Coach - US U-17 Residency Program 2/7/05​
    Jeff DiMaria
    St. Louis - MISL 2/22/05​
    Paul Dougherty
    Assistant Coach - University of San Diego 4/4/05​
    Michael Erush
    Chivas USA 4/4/05 ​
    Robin Fraser
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Ian Feuer
    GK coach - Southern California United - Youth Soccer Club 1/10/05​
    Scott Garlick
    Dallas 4/4/05​
    Neathan Gibson
    Director of Coaching - Grand Valley Soccer Club (Michigan) Super Y-League 4/4/05​
    Paul Grafer
    Long Island Rough Riders - USL Second Division 5/2005​

    Rivers Guthrie
    Staff Coach - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Denis Hamlett
    Asst Coach Chicago 4/4/05​
    Marcus Hanneman
    Reading English Championship 4/4/05​
    Wes Hart
    San Jose 4/4/05​
    Sean Henderson
    Released from Seattle ... Unknown​

    Steve Herdsman
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Dusty Hudock
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Danny Jackson
    Seattle Sounders - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Dominic Kinnear
    SJ head coach 4/4/05​
    David Kramer
    Director of GK - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Tyrone Marshall
    Los Angles/Jamican National Team 4/4/05​
    Chris Martinez
    Asst Director of Competitivie - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Josh McKay
    Univ San Francisco​

    Glen Myernick
    Asst Coach US Nats 4/4/05​
    Matthew Okoh
    Head Coach Womens Grambling State University 1/10/05​
    Ross Paule
    Retired 4/28/05​

    Russel Payne
    Shamrock Rovers Ireland 11/04​
    Darryl Powell
    Released by Nottingham Forrest - English Championship 5/12/05 ​

    Steve Rammel
    St. Mary's CA coach 1/6/05​
    Darren Sawatzky
    Seattle USL First Division​

    Steve Shak
    Virginia Beach Mariners- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Musa Shannon
    Kitchee in the Hong Kong league​

    Billy Sleeth
    Seattle - USL First Division 5/2005​
    John Spencer
    Spotted at Invesco Field 5/2005 ​

    Jeff Stewart
    Real Salt Lake 4/4/05​
    Gary Sullivan
    Long Island USL Second Division 5/2005​
    Rick Titus
    Toronto USL First Division 5/2005​

    Keyeno Thomas
    San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad & Tobago; T&T National Team 3/16/2005​

    Antonio De La Torres
    Atlanta USL First Division 4/4/2005​
    Ryan Trout
    Vancouver - USL First Division 5/20/2005​

    Steve Trittschuh
    Asst Coach Rapids 4/4/05​
    Carlos Valderrama
    MLS Ambassador​
    Scott Vallow
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    David Vaudreuil
    coach Atlanta - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Peter Vermes
    broadcaster SJ u-20 assistant coach 1/5/05​
    Craig Waibel
    San Jose 4/4/05​
    Waldir Saenz
    Alianza Lima (Peru) 4/4/05​
    Roy Wegerle
    Golfing - Celebrity Tour 11/2004​
    Marquis White
    St. Mary's Asst coach 1/6/05​
    Chris Woods
    GK Coach Everton 1/6/2005​
    Alan Woods
    Charleston- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Henry Zambrano
    Club Tolima in Colombia 1/6/2005​
     
  5. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    Vaud got canned!

    Found Spaz!! http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2002307013_massey05.html

    Musa Shannon found ... he's playing amateur ball in NYC:
    http://newyorksoccer.com/team.cfm?ID=534&TID=2545

    Adding Chung and Henderson who are missing for some reason.

    DiGi is an academy instructor in Corona, CA http://www.coronaunitedsoccer.org/academy.htm

    Blue means - needs update

    The date listed is the last updated date:

    Junior Agogo
    Bristol Rovers Division 2 England 1/5/05​
    Rafael Amaya
    2nd trustee Colorado State Soccer Assoc and co-coach of the state women's team​

    Kevin Anderson
    Assistant Coach - Columbia Universiy 3/24/05​
    Marcelo Balboa
    Rapids Ambassador /HDTV announcer 1/5/05​
    Shaun Bartlett
    Charlton EPL 5/2005​
    Scott Benedetti
    Portland - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Jason Bent
    Unknown - Formerly with Plymouth - Championship 3/23/05​
    Jason Boyce
    Utah Blizz -USL Second Division​

    Alex Blake
    Rochester - USL First Division​

    Paul Bravo
    Asst Coach UCLA 1/5/05​
    Adin Brown
    Aaelsund FK - Norway Primere Division 1/7/05​
    Ian Butterworth
    Fired as Asst Coach Cardiff English First Division 9/3/04​
    Adrian Cann
    Montreal Impact - USL First Division 5/2005 ​
    David Castellanos
    Virginia Beach - USL First Division 4/28/05 ​
    Chris Carrieri
    Richmond USL First Division 5/2005​
    Mark Chung
    SJ Earthquakes 6/2005​

    Chris Dawes
    Portmore United Club in Jamaica 1/10/2005​
    Jorge Dely Valdes
    Panama National Team 1/5/2005​
    Raul Diaz Arce
    Assistant Coach - US U-17 Residency Program 2/7/2005​
    Joey DiGiamarino
    Academy Instructor, Corona CA 6/2005​

    Jeff DiMaria
    St. Louis - MISL 2/22/2005​
    Paul Dougherty
    Assistant Coach - University of San Diego 4/4/05​
    Michael Erush
    Chivas USA 4/4/05 ​
    Robin Fraser
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Ian Feuer
    GK coach - Southern California United - Youth Soccer Club 1/10/05​
    Scott Garlick
    Dallas 4/4/05​
    Neathan Gibson
    Director of Coaching - Grand Valley Soccer Club (Michigan) Super Y-League 4/4/05​
    Paul Grafer
    Long Island Rough Riders - USL Second Division 5/2005​
    Rivers Guthrie
    Staff Coach - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Denis Hamlett
    Asst Coach Chicago 4/4/05​
    Marcus Hanneman
    Reading English Championship 4/4/05​
    Wes Hart
    San Jose Earthquakes 6/05​
    Chris Henderson
    DC United 6/05​

    Sean Henderson
    Released from Seattle ... Unknown​

    Steve Herdsman
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Dusty Hudock
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Danny Jackson
    Seattle Sounders - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Dominic Kinnear
    SJ head coach 4/4/05​
    David Kramer
    Director of GK - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Tyrone Marshall
    Los Angles/Jamican National Team 4/4/05​
    Chris Martinez
    Asst Director of Competitivie - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Josh McKay
    Univ San Francisco​

    Glen Myernick
    Asst Coach US Nats 4/4/05​
    Matthew Okoh
    Head Coach Womens Grambling State University 1/10/05​
    Ross Paule
    Retired 4/28/05​
    Russel Payne
    Shamrock Rovers Ireland 11/04​
    Darryl Powell
    Released by Nottingham Forrest - English Championship 5/12/05 ​
    Steve Rammel
    St. Mary's CA coach 1/6/05​
    Darren Sawatzky
    High School Coach Jefferson HS Seattle WA 6/15/2005​

    Steve Shak
    Virginia Beach Mariners- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Musa Shannon
    Comopolitian Soccer League NYC (Amateur) 5/2005 ​

    Billy Sleeth
    Seattle - USL First Division 5/2005​
    John Spencer
    Spotted at Invesco Field 5/2005 ​

    Jeff Stewart
    Real Salt Lake 4/4/05​
    Gary Sullivan
    Long Island USL Second Division 5/2005​
    Rick Titus
    Toronto USL First Division 5/2005​
    Keyeno Thomas
    San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad & Tobago; T&T National Team 3/16/2005​
    Antonio De La Torres
    Atlanta USL First Division 4/4/2005​
    Ryan Trout
    Vancouver - USL First Division 5/20/2005​
    Steve Trittschuh
    Asst Coach Rapids 4/4/05​
    Carlos Valderrama
    MLS Ambassador​
    Scott Vallow
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    David Vaudreuil
    fired as coach Atlanta - USL First Division 5/2005​

    Peter Vermes
    broadcaster SJ u-20 assistant coach 1/5/05​
    Craig Waibel
    San Jose 4/4/05​
    Waldir Saenz
    Alianza Lima (Peru) 4/4/05​
    Roy Wegerle
    Golfing - Celebrity Tour 11/2004​
    Marquis White
    St. Mary's Asst coach 1/6/05​
    Chris Woods
    GK Coach Everton 1/6/2005​
    Alan Woods
    Charleston- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Henry Zambrano
    Club Tolima in Colombia 1/6/2005​
     
  6. foote5252

    foote5252 New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    anyone know why adin brown left to go to Norway? were things not working out for him, with the Revs? too bad if that is the case. he was supposed to be a machiene in net for the rapids. and many even said would be a great national kepper. doesnt look like thats gonna happen.
     
  7. crewzer1308

    crewzer1308 New Member

    May 11, 2004
    Ohio
    Paule hasn't officially retired yet!
     
  8. swedcrip34

    swedcrip34 New Member

    Mar 17, 2004
    I think he's getting a better salary in Norway. Last year he had tons of problems with injuries - concussions I think. Matt Reis showed he's fully capable of starting so the Revs probably prefer him for salary cap reasons. Probably a mutual decision though I'm not sure we ever found out all the reasoning.
     
  9. Goquakesgo

    Goquakesgo New Member

    Jun 22, 2005
    San Jose
    where is Zizi Roberts, someone said he's playing in Malaysia, but i just find that so hard to believe

    he really was a great player.
     
  10. Mr Hanki's Throne

    Mr Hanki's Throne New Member

    Mar 13, 2001
    Wellington, Colo
  11. spot

    spot Member+

    Nov 29, 1999
    Centennial
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, it's really too bad that the quakes didn't make an offer for him.


    Aim higher Spenny. Aim higher.
     
  12. bbgolazo

    bbgolazo New Member

    Apr 2, 2002
    Denver, CO
    Lance Key is the women's coach at his alma mater, Trinity University, in San Antonio, Tx. They were ranked #1 in the country last year (Div. 3) and were undefeated, but lost early in the NCAA tourney... This will be his second year as head coach...
     
  13. miguel

    miguel Member

    Nov 26, 1998
    Go Rapids... I tried that web site but nothing about Ross comes up. Any suggestions?...Miguel
     
  14. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    On his way to the brain-injury specialist in Denver, Ross Paule tried not to think about his soccer career, hanging in the balance.

    Whether the Memphis native played another soccer match for the Columbus Crew was out of his control. Dr. James Kelly, a renowned neurologist, would evaluate Paule -- as he has done many professional athletes with multiple concussions -- and decide if the 29-year-old midfielder could continue pursuing his passion.

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    The most recent concussion, during a training match in Charleston, S.C., had looked like nothing, really. Paule leaped for a header, an opponent's elbow or shoulder -- Paule still isn't sure which -- jarred his head out of position and, smack, the ball hit Paule in the face.

    The impact was not severe, the force not overwhelming. Paule had shrugged off much bigger collisions in his years playing soccer, first on the rec fields in Germantown, then at the highest levels of NCAA soccer and now as a respected veteran of Major League Soccer.

    Paule kept playing, thinking the buzz would settle. There was some denial, too. Multiple concussions the previous fall had prematurely ended Paule's 2004 season, one of his most productive ever. Doctors had stressed that another concussion might mean the end of his career.

    "It was obvious to the coaches and trainers and me," Paule said. "It slowed me down. My reactions were slower."

    In the days that followed, Paule displayed many of the symptoms of post-concussion syndrome, a condition that occurs after a multiple or severe concussions: dizziness, memory deficits, sleeplessness, mood changes.

    Trainers sent him to see doctors in Columbus, who recommended he see Kelly.

    Much as he hated the thought of retiring, Paule knew Kelly would likely recommend it. It was hard to imagine it now -- he was in the prime of his career, still improving, still believing that a strong 2005 could earn him consideration for a spot on the 2006 U.S. World Cup squad.

    And yet, he remembered what the doctors and trainers had been telling him. The next time he went down, he might not get back up. Or, if he did, he might lose his memory and float through the rest of his life, much like an addled boxer who had taken one too many to the head.

    Ross and his wife, Laurie, had been sweethearts at Houston High, and they had three young children -- 5-year-old Jorden, 3-year-old Emma and an infant son, Ross Jr.

    It tortured him to weigh the possibilities, so he followed the advice his mother, Dorothy, had given him when he called her back home in Germantown.

    "You've got to take it one day at a time and take care of yourself," she had told him. "No matter what the doctor says, you are going to be OK."

    A prodigious start

    Last fall, Dorothy Paule was cleaning out the attic at her Germantown home when she found the uniforms her four sons had worn over the years.

    "Some of them were teeny-tiny," Dorothy says.

    Dorothy and her husband, Greg, can remember when 4-year-old Ross played for the Burke-Hall Bullets, his older brother's 6-year-old team.

    The small (the Paules are slight people) but athletic Ross began the year on the bench, but finished it on the field. One of Greg's favorite Ross moments, to this day, came that season, when little Ross hit a shot from the edge of the box and sent a rocket into the top of the net for a goal.

    "Nobody could believe what came off that 4-year-old's foot," Greg says. "Of course, at that point, nobody is thinking any more than it was a great shot."

    Back then, in the '80s, nobody could have imagined a thriving, respected professional soccer league in America, much less some kid from Germantown as one of its best players.

    The Paules moved around some when Ross was young -- to Kansas City and to Dallas -- before returning for good to Germantown. By then, Ross had settled on soccer as his sport -- the continuous action trumped his other love, baseball -- and when he landed on a now-famous Memphis Futbol Club squad that produced five successful professionals, it was clear that the prodigious moment as a 4-year-old was no fluke.

    Ross starred at Houston, then at Creighton, a power in college soccer. He turned pro after his junior year, married Laurie and quickly made an impact with the club that drafted him, Colorado.

    It was with the Rapids, in 1998, that Paule suffered his first significant head injury.

    It happened, like many that followed, in a midair collision while going for a header. Soccer coaches, trainers and doctors will tell you that a properly headed ball will not cause a concussion; it's the contact leading up to it that creates the risk.

    An elbow caught Paule's cheekbone and knocked him out, cold.

    This was a road game, in Tampa, and Laurie, pregnant with Jorden at the time, watched on satellite horrified as Ross lay unconscious, his shivering arm the only sign of movement.

    Greg and Dorothy were at a wedding rehearsal dinner in St. Louis, and Greg had stepped out to call Ross's brothers in Memphis for a game update.

    "Ross is down, Dad," they told him.

    "Well, he's got to get up," Greg said.

    No, they told him. He's out and being strapped onto a stretcher.

    Laurie had called Dorothy -- "Who could be calling?'' Dorothy remembers thinking -- and she was crying.

    "All they kept showing on TV was his arm shaking uncontrollably and the rest of him not moving," Laurie says. "It was scary."

    In the years that followed, Ross would get the occasional knock to the head and assorted other injuries, but it was not until last fall that anything serious happened.

    The first blow came in a collision with another player, going for a header. The second was a deflection off his head, while standing in a free kick wall. When a cross blindsided him and caused another, Ross began to feel very unlucky and very much at risk.

    (Still, he stresses, he was not afraid of headers, just the midair battles for them.)

    "The thought of seeing him on the field and being in danger, that was tough," Laurie says.

    The Crew, one of the best teams in MLS in the regular season, was upset in the playoffs without Paule, but he enjoyed a symptom-free offseason and looked forward to training camp.

    Then came the preseason. Then came the minor collision with major consequences.

    Dr. Kelly, who has advised professionals in many sports, evaluated him twice.

    He delivered his opinion -- his verdict -- very matter of fact.

    "You cannot play again," Kelly told him. "We are not going to clear you, now or ever."

    Just like that, Paule's career was over. Just like that, the livelihood he pursued with such passion was taken away.

    "It was just hard to hear it," Ross says.

    The Crew offered Paule a chance finish the season as an assistant coach. Ross broke the news to his teammates in an emotional meeting.

    "It's just so sad to see someone of his ability -- he may be 29 but he's a spring chicken -- have to retire," says Duncan Alton, a Crew teammate. "Look at Ross's situation, and it's heartbreaking.

    When Ross told the team, Alton says, "He definitely did get a tear in his eye in the middle of his talk, and when you see someone else tearing up, you feel like it, too."

    Moving forward

    Earlier this month, Ross was back in Memphis, visiting with Richard Bute, his old Memphis Futbol Club mentor. Stories about Bute are legendary among his former players -- Paule once had his captain's armband stripped when he missed a Saturday practice because his mother had planned a birthday party.

    But Bute taught Paule and his MFC teammates like Richard Mulrooney, Carey Talley and Jonny Walker, how to take a professional approach.

    That has helped Ross deal with the premature end to his career.

    "Ross got a personality similar to me as far as approaching things he cannot control," says Bute, a Polish immigrant who played indoor soccer in Memphis. "This is one of those situations, what can you do? Why meditate and use energy on something you cannot help?

    "He say, 'Hey, I'm a lucky guy. I do for many years what I love to do.'"

    That's been the attitude, for the most part.

    "I don't want people to feel sorry for me," Ross says. "It is what it is and I can't do anything about it. I'm not going to focus on what I don't have. I'm focusing on what I do have."

    Occasionally, regret inevitably bobs to the surface. At a recent Crew game, when all the kids came down to the field for photos, and Laurie saw Ross holding eight-month-old Ross Jr.

    "That's bittersweet," Laurie says. "He's only eight months old and will never remember it at all. Ross's son will never get to see him on the field with the uniform on, ready to go."

    On the other hand, "It's that or not having Ross remember us in eight years."

    In eight years, Ross hopes he'll be coaching his son. There are no definite plans, though Ross and Bute have talked about working together in some capacity.

    "I still have that same passion for the game of soccer," Ross says, "and I can use that knowledge and experience I have to help kids play the game they love and have their dreams come true, too."

    Says Bute: "Soccer would be a winner having someone like him coaching."

    Ross and Laurie have already begun building a house in Lakeland, with Laurie and the kids moving next month, so Jorden can begin kindergarten. Ross will follow after the MLS season.

    It may be time for Dorothy to bring those uniforms out of storage and see how they fit the next generation of Paules.

    That's the giddy flipside to Ross Paule's predicament, of course.

    It's not just that he's coming home.

    He's bringing the whole family with him.

    "Ross's grandparents, they said, 'The thought of you coming home so we can get to know your kids and they get to know us, means everything,'" Laurie says. "That hit home. Good things can come of this."
     
  15. miguel

    miguel Member

    Nov 26, 1998
    Go Rapids.... Thanks a million for sharing that article. We met Ross and his family when they first played with the Rapids and I have felt absolutely terrible upon learning of his condition. Ross was a great young midfielder who played well for the Rapids, but he really came into his own in Columbus. I wish we had someone as talented in our current midfield.

    The tone of the article leads me to believe that Ross has a pretty positive attitude and hopefully, he'll bounce back and somehow stay active in soccer which he loves. Lance Key seems to have found a second carrer as a soccer coach in Texas as some one pointed out in another post. All the best to Ross and his family in his future endeavors.....adios and thanks again for sharing this info.
     
  16. wcgcapone

    wcgcapone Member

    Feb 6, 2001
    Denver, CO, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. miguel

    miguel Member

    Nov 26, 1998
    wcgcapone.... Once I read the entire article I realized that you've found us another Ex-Rapids player.... The elusive, but ever popular Preston Burpo. Now that's a name out of the past....cheers
     
  18. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    Adding Lance Key: Women's Coach Trinity College
    http://www.trinity.edu/departments/athletics/WSoccer/coaching.htm

    Adding Eugene Sepuya http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/transactions/103419.html

    Verified Josh McKay

    Removing: Sean Henderson (Last heard sending Internet question to brother)
    John Spencer (Last seen wandering Invesco)
    Jason Boyce (Last known Utah Blizz)
    Alex Blake (last known sat bench for Rochester)

    Blue means - needs update

    The date listed is the last updated date:

    Junior Agogo
    Bristol Rovers Division 2 England 1/5/05​
    Rafael Amaya
    2nd trustee Colorado State Soccer Assoc and co-coach of the state women's team​

    Kevin Anderson
    Assistant Coach - Columbia Universiy 3/24/05​
    Marcelo Balboa
    Rapids Ambassador /HDTV announcer 1/5/05​
    Shaun Bartlett
    Charlton EPL 5/2005​
    Scott Benedetti
    Portland - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Jason Bent
    Unknown - Formerly with Plymouth - Championship 3/23/05​
    Paul Bravo
    Asst Coach UCLA 1/5/05​
    Adin Brown
    Aaelsund FK - Norway Primere Division 1/7/05​
    Ian Butterworth
    Fired as Asst Coach Cardiff English First Division 9/3/04​
    Adrian Cann
    Montreal Impact - USL First Division 5/2005 ​
    David Castellanos
    Virginia Beach - USL First Division 4/28/05 ​
    Chris Carrieri
    Richmond USL First Division 5/2005​
    Mark Chung
    SJ Earthquakes 6/2005​
    Chris Dawes
    Portmore United Club in Jamaica 1/10/2005​
    Jorge Dely Valdes
    Panama National Team 1/5/2005​
    Raul Diaz Arce
    Assistant Coach - US U-17 Residency Program 2/7/2005​
    Joey DiGiamarino
    Academy Instructor, Corona CA 6/2005​
    Jeff DiMaria
    St. Louis - MISL 2/22/2005​
    Paul Dougherty
    Assistant Coach - University of San Diego 4/4/05​
    Michael Erush
    Chivas USA 4/4/05 ​
    Robin Fraser
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Ian Feuer
    GK coach - Southern California United - Youth Soccer Club 1/10/05​
    Scott Garlick
    Dallas 4/4/05​
    Neathan Gibson
    Director of Coaching - Grand Valley Soccer Club (Michigan) Super Y-League 4/4/05​
    Paul Grafer
    Long Island Rough Riders - USL Second Division 5/2005​
    Rivers Guthrie
    Staff Coach - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Denis Hamlett
    Asst Coach Chicago 4/4/05​
    Marcus Hanneman
    Reading English Championship 4/4/05​
    Wes Hart
    San Jose Earthquakes 6/05​
    Chris Henderson
    DC United 6/05​
    Steve Herdsman
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Dusty Hudock
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Danny Jackson
    Seattle Sounders - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Dominic Kinnear
    SJ head coach 4/4/05​
    David Kramer
    Director of GK - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Lance Key
    Women's Head Coach - Trinity College, San Antonio TX 8/1/05​

    Tyrone Marshall
    Los Angles/Jamican National Team 4/4/05​
    Chris Martinez
    Asst Director of Competitivie - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Josh McKay
    Assistant Coach - Univ San Francisco 8/1/05 ​
    Glen Myernick
    Asst Coach US Nats 4/4/05​
    Matthew Okoh
    Head Coach Womens Grambling State University 1/10/05​
    Ross Paule
    Retired 4/28/05​
    Russel Payne
    Shamrock Rovers Ireland 11/04​
    Darryl Powell
    Released by Nottingham Forrest - English Championship 5/12/05 ​
    Steve Rammel
    St. Mary's CA coach 1/6/05​
    Darren Sawatzky
    High School Coach Jefferson HS Seattle WA 6/15/2005​
    Steve Shak
    Virginia Beach Mariners- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Musa Shannon
    Comopolitian Soccer League NYC (Amateur) 5/2005 ​
    Billy Sleeth
    Seattle - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Jeff Stewart
    Real Salt Lake 4/4/05​
    Gary Sullivan
    Long Island USL Second Division 5/2005​
    Rick Titus
    Toronto USL First Division 5/2005​
    Keyeno Thomas
    San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad & Tobago; T&T National Team 3/16/2005​
    Antonio De La Torres
    Atlanta USL First Division 4/4/2005​
    Ryan Trout
    Vancouver - USL First Division 5/20/2005​
    Steve Trittschuh
    Asst Coach Rapids 4/4/05​
    Carlos Valderrama
    MLS Ambassador​
    Scott Vallow
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    David Vaudreuil
    fired as coach Atlanta - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Peter Vermes
    broadcaster SJ u-20 assistant coach 1/5/05​
    Craig Waibel
    San Jose 4/4/05​
    Waldir Saenz
    Alianza Lima (Peru) 4/4/05​
    Roy Wegerle
    Golfing - Celebrity Tour 11/2004​
    Marquis White
    St. Mary's Asst coach 1/6/05​
    Chris Woods
    GK Coach Everton 1/6/2005​
    Alan Woods
    Charleston- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Henry Zambrano
    Club Tolima in Colombia 1/6/2005​
     
  19. GreatZar

    GreatZar Member

    Colorado Rapids
    United States
    Mar 29, 1999
    Denver, CO, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    First, I would spell his name correctly (Hahnemann). Secondly, I'd list with US Nats.
     
  20. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    Fixed Hahnemann's name and added US Nats

    Wes Hart Directory of Coaching - Colorado Rush - no longer in MLS

    Henry Zambrano changed clubs in Columbia

    Blue means - needs update

    The date listed is the last updated date:

    Junior Agogo
    Bristol Rovers Division 2 England 1/5/05​
    Rafael Amaya
    2nd trustee Colorado State Soccer Assoc and co-coach of the state women's team​

    Kevin Anderson
    Assistant Coach - Columbia Universiy 3/24/05​
    Marcelo Balboa
    Rapids Ambassador /HDTV announcer 1/5/05​
    Shaun Bartlett
    Charlton EPL 5/2005​
    Scott Benedetti
    Portland - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Jason Bent
    Unknown - Formerly with Plymouth - Championship 3/23/05​
    Paul Bravo
    Asst Coach UCLA 1/5/05​
    Adin Brown
    Aaelsund FK - Norway Primere Division 1/7/05​
    Ian Butterworth
    Fired as Asst Coach Cardiff English First Division 9/3/04​
    Adrian Cann
    Montreal Impact - USL First Division 5/2005 ​
    David Castellanos
    Virginia Beach - USL First Division 4/28/05 ​
    Chris Carrieri
    Richmond USL First Division 5/2005​
    Mark Chung
    SJ Earthquakes 6/2005​
    Chris Dawes
    Portmore United Club in Jamaica 1/10/2005​
    Jorge Dely Valdes
    Panama National Team 1/5/2005​
    Raul Diaz Arce
    Assistant Coach - US U-17 Residency Program 2/7/2005​
    Joey DiGiamarino
    Academy Instructor, Corona CA 6/2005​
    Jeff DiMaria
    St. Louis - MISL 2/22/2005​
    Paul Dougherty
    Assistant Coach - University of San Diego 4/4/05​
    Michael Erush
    Chivas USA 4/4/05 ​
    Robin Fraser
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Ian Feuer
    GK coach - Southern California United - Youth Soccer Club 1/10/05​
    Scott Garlick
    Dallas 4/4/05​
    Neathan Gibson
    Director of Coaching - Grand Valley Soccer Club (Michigan) Super Y-League 4/4/05​
    Paul Grafer
    Long Island Rough Riders - USL Second Division 5/2005​
    Rivers Guthrie
    Staff Coach - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Denis Hamlett
    Asst Coach Chicago 4/4/05​
    Marcus Hahnemann
    Reading English Championship - US National Team 8/5/05​
    Wes Hart
    Directory of Coaching - Colorado Rush 8/5/05​

    Chris Henderson
    DC United 6/05​
    Steve Herdsman
    Columbus 4/4/05​
    Dusty Hudock
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Danny Jackson
    Seattle Sounders - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Dominic Kinnear
    SJ head coach 4/4/05​
    David Kramer
    Director of GK - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Lance Key
    Women's Head Coach - Trinity College, San Antonio TX 8/1/05​

    Tyrone Marshall
    Los Angles/Jamican National Team 4/4/05​
    Chris Martinez
    Asst Director of Competitivie - Real Colorado CSYSA 1/5/05​
    Josh McKay
    Assistant Coach - Univ San Francisco 8/1/05 ​
    Glen Myernick
    Asst Coach US Nats 4/4/05​
    Matthew Okoh
    Head Coach Womens Grambling State University 1/10/05​
    Ross Paule
    Retired 4/28/05​
    Russel Payne
    Shamrock Rovers Ireland 11/04​
    Darryl Powell
    Released by Nottingham Forrest - English Championship 5/12/05 ​
    Steve Rammel
    St. Mary's CA coach 1/6/05​
    Darren Sawatzky
    High School Coach Jefferson HS Seattle WA 6/15/2005​
    Steve Shak
    Virginia Beach Mariners- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Musa Shannon
    Comopolitian Soccer League NYC (Amateur) 5/2005 ​
    Billy Sleeth
    Seattle - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Jeff Stewart
    Real Salt Lake 4/4/05​
    Gary Sullivan
    Long Island USL Second Division 5/2005​
    Rick Titus
    Toronto USL First Division 5/2005​
    Keyeno Thomas
    San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad & Tobago; T&T National Team 3/16/2005​
    Antonio De La Torres
    Atlanta USL First Division 4/4/2005​
    Ryan Trout
    Vancouver - USL First Division 5/20/2005​
    Steve Trittschuh
    Asst Coach Rapids 4/4/05​
    Carlos Valderrama
    MLS Ambassador​
    Scott Vallow
    Rochester - USL First Division 5/2005​
    David Vaudreuil
    fired as coach Atlanta - USL First Division 5/2005​
    Peter Vermes
    broadcaster SJ u-20 assistant coach 1/5/05​
    Craig Waibel
    San Jose 4/4/05​
    Waldir Saenz
    Alianza Lima (Peru) 4/4/05​
    Roy Wegerle
    Golfing - Celebrity Tour 11/2004​
    Marquis White
    St. Mary's Asst coach 1/6/05​
    Chris Woods
    GK Coach Everton 1/6/2005​
    Alan Woods
    Charleston- USL First Division 5/2005​
    Henry Zambrano
    Deportes Quindio in Colombia 8/5/2005​
     
  21. Goquakesgo

    Goquakesgo New Member

    Jun 22, 2005
    San Jose
    not meaning to be a wise guy but Henry Zambrano, is currently playing at Deportes Quindio in Colombia along with Diego Serna, and Fabio Zuniga

    Henry Zambrano

    Deportes Quindio Roster
     
  22. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
    Awesome amigo ... appreciated.
     
  23. GoRapids

    GoRapids Member

    Sep 1, 1999
    Boulder CO
  24. burmm

    burmm Member

    Apr 12, 1999
    Denver
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Zach Kingsley owes me a beer and I want to track him down. Seriously, any idea what happened to him after the Rapids. He was a smart guy who seemed to have his act together.
     

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