1999 MLS College Draft
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The 1999 Major League Soccer
College Draft
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Major League Soccer held its fourth annual college draft on February 6 and 7, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
. The first round of the draft took place on Saturday with the second and third rounds on Sunday morning. The College Draft was followed by the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
on Sunday afternoon.
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...
College Draft
MLS College Draft
From 1996 to 1999, all American players graduating college were entered into the MLS College Draft, and were eligible to be selected by all Major League Soccer teams. Players who had already graduated from college were entered into a separate MLS Supplemental Draft...
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Major League Soccer held its fourth annual college draft on February 6 and 7, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
. The first round of the draft took place on Saturday with the second and third rounds on Sunday morning. The College Draft was followed by the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
The 1999 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:...
on Sunday afternoon.
Round 1
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Moore Jason Moore (soccer) Jason Moore is a retired American soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in Major League Soccer. He was a member of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team which went to the quarterfinals of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.-College:... (M) |
D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. 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, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
| 2 | Jay Heaps Jay Heaps Jay Heaps ) is a former American soccer player. He is the current head coach for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.... (M) |
Miami Fusion Miami Fusion Miami Fusion F.C. was a professional soccer club located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. The club played in Lockhart Stadium, which was a former high school stadium converted into a soccer-specific stadium... |
Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
| 3 | Richard Mulrooney Richard Mulrooney Richard Mulrooney is a former American soccer player.-College:Mulrooney played four years of college soccer at Creighton University, where he recorded 51 assists from 1995 to 1998... (F) |
San Jose Clash | Creighton University Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by... |
| 4 | Lazo Alavanja Lazo Alavanja Lazo Alavanja is an American soccer midfielder who last played for the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division and the Chicago Storm of the Xtreme Soccer League... (M) |
Dallas Burn | Indiana University Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana... |
| 5 | Chris Brown (F) | Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada... |
University of Portland University of Portland The University of Portland is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross and is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1901, UP has a student body of about 3,600 students... |
| 6 | Bobby Rhine Bobby Rhine Bobby Rhine was an American soccer player who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.Rhine played college soccer at the University of Connecticut, where he was a second-team All-American in 1998. He was drafted by the then-Dallas Burn sixth overall in the 1999 MLS College Draft... (F) |
Dallas Burn | University of Connecticut University of Connecticut The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually... |
| 7 | John Wolyniec John Wolyniec John Wolyniec is a former American soccer player who is now a coach in the New York Red Bulls youth system.-Youth and Amateur:... (F) |
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... |
Fordham University Fordham University Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St... |
| 8 | Andrew Mittendorf Andrew Mittendorf Andrew Mittendorf is a American football player played professionally in the United States and Sweden.-Youth:Mittendorf attended Lehigh University, playing on the men' soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He began his collegiate career as a defender and ended it as a high socring forward. He was the... (F) |
Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado 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, having competed in the league... |
Lehigh University Lehigh University Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines... |
| 9 | Matt Chulis Matt Chulis Matt Chulis is a retired U.S. soccer defender who is currently Associate Head Coach with the University of Virginia men’s soccer team. He was the captain of the U.S. U-20 national team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship... (D) |
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
| 10 | Tony Soto Tony Soto Tony Soto is a retired American soccer defender who spent one season in Major League Soccer. He was a member of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team which went to the quarterfinals of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.-Youth:... (D) |
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... |
Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
| 11 | Evan Whitfield (D) | Chicago Fire | Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
| 12 | Paul Broome Paul Broome Paul Broome is a retired American soccer defender who played eight seasons in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:... (M) |
Dallas Burn | Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
Round 2
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Seth George Seth George Seth George is a retired American soccer player who spent three seasons in Major League Soccer.-Youth:... (F) |
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... |
UCLA |
| 14 | John Wilson John Wilson (soccer) John Wilson is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Charleston Battery in the USL Professional Division.-College:... (D) |
Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada... |
Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
| 15 | Wojtek Krakowiak Wojtek Krakowiak Wojtek Krakowiak is retired Polish-American football midfielder who coaches the Rutgers-Newark women's soccer team. He played professionally in Major League Soccer.-Youth:... (F) |
San Jose Clash | Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
| 16 | Kevin Knight Kevin Knight Kevin Knight is an American retired professional soccer defender.-Youth:Knight attended James Madison University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998.-Professional:... (M) |
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... |
James Madison University James Madison University James Madison University is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University... |
| 17 | Keith Beach Keith Beach Keith Beach is a retired American soccer player who spent one season in Major League Soccer.-Youth:Knight attended the University of Maryland where he played on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He was a 1998 Third Team All American and holds the Terrapin career assists record with... (M) |
D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. 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, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the... |
University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| 18 | Jeff Bilyk Jeff Bilyk Jeff Bilyk is a retired American soccer player who spent three years in Major League Soccer.-Player:Bilyk attended Clemson University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1999. In February 1999, the Columbus Crew selected Bilyk in the second round of the 1999 MLS College Draft... (M) |
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
| 19 | Jeremy Aldrich Jeremy Aldrich Jeremy Aldrich is a retired American soccer defender who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer.-Youth:Aldrich attended the Butler University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He was a 1998 Second Team All American. Butler inducted him into the school’s Athletic Hall... (D) |
Miami Fusion Miami Fusion Miami Fusion F.C. was a professional soccer club located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. The club played in Lockhart Stadium, which was a former high school stadium converted into a soccer-specific stadium... |
Butler University Butler University Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health... |
| 20 | Tom Poltl Tom Poltl Tom Poltl is a retired American soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States U-20 men's national soccer team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Youth:... (M) |
Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado 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, having competed in the league... |
UCLA |
| 21 | Jamie Clark Jamie Clark James "Jamie" Clark is a Scottish soccer coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of the University of Washington.-Early life:James "Jamie" Clark was born on 13 December 1976 in Aberdeen, Scotland... (D) |
San Jose Clash | Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
| 22 | Sam Franklin Sam Franklin Sam Franklin is a retired American soccer player who spent his professional career in the USL A-League.-Youth:In 1994, Franklin graduated from Yorktown High School where he was 1994 All-Met soccer player... (M) |
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... |
University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
| 23 | Greg Sutton Greg Sutton (soccer) Greg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League... (GK) |
Chicago Fire | St. Lawrence University St. Lawrence University St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female.... |
| 24 | Darren Warham Darren Warham Darren Warham is a retired English football player who spent his professional career in the USL A-League.-Youth:Warham attended Lynn University where he was a 1996 and 1997 Second Team and 1998 First Team All American soccer player... (D) |
Dallas Burn | Lynn University Lynn University Lynn University is a private, non-profit university in Boca Raton, Florida, founded in 1962.The university currently hosts students from 40 states and 90 nations... |
Round 3
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Leighton O'Brien Leighton O'Brien Leighton O'Brien is an American soccer player, currently serving as the Director of Coaching for the Renton Football Club for youth since 2006 and the head coach of the Seattle Sounders Women.... (M) |
New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
University of San Diego University of San Diego The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs... |
| 26 | Kevin Kalish Kevin Kalish Kevin Kalish is a retired American soccer defender who coaches the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men's soccer team. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League.-Youth:... (D) |
Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada... |
St. Louis University |
| 27 | Todd Duncan (D) | San Jose Clash | San Jose State University San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States... |
| 28 | David Hayes David Hayes (soccer) David Hayes is a American soccer player currently playing for FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League.... (F) |
D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. 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, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the... |
Wingate University Wingate University Wingate University was founded by Baptists in 1896 as Wingate School, an independent, co-educational institution and became a four-year college in 1977. In 1996, Wingate College became Wingate University.... |
| 29 | Jim Manganello Jim Manganello James “Jim” Manganello is a retired American soccer midfielder who spent four seasons with the Boston Bulldogs in the USL A-League.-Youth:Manganello attended Wheaton College where he was a 1997 Third Team and a 1998 Second Team All American soccer player.... (M) |
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... |
Wheaton College Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Wheaton College is a four-year, private liberal arts college with an approximate student body of 1,550. Wheaton's residential campus is located in Norton, Massachusetts, between Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1834 as a female seminary, it is one of the oldest... |
| 30 | Andrew Parrish Andrew Parrish Andrew Parrish is a retired American soccer player who spent two seasons in the USL A-League.Parrish attended Indiana University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1995 to 1998. The Hoosiers won the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in Parrish’s senior season... (D) |
Dallas Burn | Indiana University Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana... |
| 31 | Eric Kvello Eric Kvello Eric Kvello is a retired American professional soccer player.Kvello grew up in Dallas, Texas, where he played for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. In college, he played for Georgetown Hoyas in 1995, 1997 and 1998. In February 1999, the Hershey Wildcats selected Kvello in the second round of the USL... (F) |
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... |
Georgetown University Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the... |
| 32 | Bobby Meyer Bobby Meyer Robert “Bobby” Meyer is a retired American soccer Defender who played professionally in the USL A-League.Meyer attended Dartmouth College, playing for the Mean Green from 1995 to 1998. He was a 1998 Third Team All American. On February 7, 1999, the Colorado Rapids selected Meyer in the third... (D) |
Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado 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, having competed in the league... |
Dartmouth College Dartmouth College Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences... |
| 33 | Randy Merkel Randy Merkel Randy Merkel is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League and Major League Soccer.Merkel began his collegiate career in 1995 at the Penn State... (D) |
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| 34 | PASS | 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... |
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| 35 | Aaron Lewis (M) | Dallas Burn | Western Baptist College |
| 36 | Stefani Miglioranzi Stefani Miglioranzi Stefani Miglioranzi is a Brazilian-American footballer who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.-Early Life and College Career:... (M) |
Chicago Fire | St. John's University |