green & white magazine: portland timbers vs. la galaxy - sept. 29, 2013

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 15

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PORTLAND TIMBERS

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Sunday’s nationally televised match between the Portland Timbers and LA Galaxy is one with definite postseason importance for both squads. Third-place Portland (11-5-13, 46pts) and the fourth-place Galaxy (13-10-6, 45pts) are both well within striking range of the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference as well as the MLS Sup-porters’ Shield, which is awarded to the club fin-ishing with the most points in the regular season. The two sides will meet for the third, and final, time in the regular season at JELD-WEN Field on Sunday. The Timbers have earned a 1-0-1 record against head coach Bruce Arena’s squad this season, including a dramatic, 2-1 win on defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste’s stoppage-time header on July 13 at JELD-WEN Field.

The Timbers enter Sunday’s game with a 12-game home unbeaten streak, which is the third-longest active home winning streak in MLS this season. Portland has registered a 9-1-4 overall home record in 2013, last losing at home in a 2-1 setback against Montreal on March 9 in the second match of the season. Head coach Caleb Porter’s team has won back-to-back games at JELD-WEN Field and most recently earned a 1-0 shutout over the Colorado Rapids on Sept. 20. Midfielder Diego Valeri tallied the game-winning goal with a deft chip over Colo-rado goalkeeper Clint Irwin from 20 yards out, earning a goal in his third straight game. Valeri leads the club with 12 assists, which is tied for the league lead, while also earning a tie for first on the team with eight goals. Midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe and forward Ryan Johnson have also registered eight goals – which is tied for the Timbers MLS single-season record.

Valeri has contributed on 12 of Portland’s last 17 goals (4g, 8a) and was named to the MLS-soccer.com Team of the Week for Week 30.

The two-time defending MLS Cup-champion Galaxy make their second trip to the Rose City

Major ChangesIN: D Oscar Sorto (Signed as Homegrown Player); M Colin Clark (Re-Entry Stage 2), F Gyasi Zardes (Signed as Homegrown Player), GK Carlo Cudicini (Signed), F/M Charlie Rugg (MLS SuperDraft), D Kofi Opare (MLS SuperDraft), M/D Greg Cochrane (MLS SuperDraft), GK Jamie Penedo (Signed), M Robbie Rogers (Rights traded from Chicago), M Pablo Mastroeni (Trade from Colorado), M Laurent Courtois (Signed)

OUT: M Pat Noonan (Option declined, then retired), F Chad Barrett (Option declined), D Andrew Boyens (Option declined), D/M Bryan Jordan (Option declined), M Kyle Nakazawa (Option declined, then retired), F Edson Buddle (Trade to Colorado), M David Beckham (Contract expired), GK Josh Saunders (Contract expired), M Christian Wilhelmsson (Contract expired), M Dan Keat (Contract expired), D David Júnior Lopes (Contract expired), F Mike Magee (Trade to Chicago)

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Diego Valeri races to join the celebration following defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste’s game-winning goal in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13 at JELD-WEN Field. Valeri delivered the game-winning assist on a corner kick. photo: Craig Mitchelldyer

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on Sunday, carrying a three-game winless streak. The Galaxy earned a come-from-behind, 1-1 draw at Western Conference front-runner Seattle on Sept. 21 on a game-tying free kick by midfielder Juninho just before the stroke of halftime. The goal was the first of the year for the Brazilian. Prior to traveling to face the Timbers, the Galaxy flew down to Costa Rica for a CONCACAF Champions League group-stage match against Cartaginés on Wednesday.

Republic of Ireland international forward Robbie Keane leads the Galaxy with 13 goals and 11 assists in just 18 appearances. U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder/forward Landon Donovan has registered eight goals and eight assists in 18 games. Both players have missed time due to national team duty this season.

Against the LA GalaxyUnbeaten against the LA Galaxy during the 2013 MLS season, the Timbers play host to their Western Conference foes for the third time this year Sunday. Portland has posted a 1-0-1 record against the Galaxy in 2013 with a scoreless draw (the Timbers first road point against LA) at the StubHub Center on June 19, followed by a dramatic, 2-1 stoppage-time win at JELD-WEN Field on July 13. Overall, Port-land holds a 2-4-1 record against the two-time defending MLS Cup champions. At JELD-WEN Field, however, the Timbers have registered a 2-1-0 mark, outscoring the Galaxy 8-6 in three matches since 2011.

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Timbers Flashback Willie Anderson

For the North American Soccer League (NASL), 1975 was a year of many firsts. Five new teams

were added to the league, including the Portland Timbers. Ties were removed from competition and wouldn’t be seen in top-tier American soccer until 2000. Pelé joined the New York Cosmos, and it was the first season the championship game was rebranded to be called the Soccer Bowl.

It was also the first season in the United States for a young British winger named Willie Anderson. Anderson came to the Timbers in 1975 on loan from Cardiff City. He began his youth career in the Manchester United development program, eventually making a handful of appearances for the Red Devils’ senior team. He’s most known for, however, his 231 appearances for Aston Villa, where he scored 36 goals.

When he arrived in Portland in 1975, Anderson would join a contingent of British players that would lead the team all the way to Soccer Bowl ’75 in San Jose, eventually losing a hard-fought game, 2-0 to Tampa Bay. Recently, Anderson took time to look back on Soccer Bowl ’75, his time in Portland and the growth of soccer in the country.

What do you remember about playing against Tampa Bay in Soccer Bowl ’75?“It wasn’t the best field for us because it was a narrow field, more like a football field. We played with two wide men, two wingers, Jimmy Kelly and myself. Our game needed width and there wasn’t a lot of it there so I think it suited them better than it suited us. It was a really tight game. They had chances to go up in the first half. I know I got tripped up in the penalty area for a penalty and they didn’t [call it] and that was the first half. They scored a wonder goal in the second half. They brought some defender on to mark me and I think his first touch he just kind of half-volleyed a shot from 30-35 yards that just flew in. Then Clyde Best [who later joined the Timbers in 1977] scored the second goal right at the end of the game when we were trying to get a goal on. But it was anybody’s game until that big strike from Arsène Auguste.

“I remember we played them, I think it was a Sat-urday, and we flew back right after the game, had a reception in Portland, and then we all flew out the next day back home.”

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Do you have a special memory fromthat season?“Beating the Seattle Sounders in the playoffs was immense. I think the biggest memory I have of that was practicing the morning of that game, or the day before the game, and Vic Crowe – very smart – knew there was a big crowd that were waiting for tickets that was wrapped around the whole stadium, it was amazing, all waiting for tickets. We ran out [onto the field] for practice and clapped [at the fans] as we ran around the stadium, and they just went nuts. It was great for us, though, just the fan base. It’s like the Timbers Army now. Being a player, I mean, that’s what you live and die for. They could give you all the money in the world, but if the fans hate you, you’re not going to feel good about it. But when there are supporters as there are in Portland, you can’t help but want to play and feel good about it.”

What do you think about the growth of soccer in the United States, and Portland specifically, since then? “When we got here, you couldn’t find a field to do a clinic on. I mean, a soccer field, there wasn’t one anywhere. That was kind of strange, coming from Europe, where there’s a soccer field on every corner. Today, you can’t get enough soccer fields. There aren’t enough. I think in Portland, the Timbers really started the ball rolling, getting people an idea of what it was. That ’75 year was just so exciting and we were so successful. And when these little guys in shorts could go out and people could meet you and you were just regular guys, I think that just gave the community a bit of a feel for who we were, and what we were, and what we were trying to do.”

Do you still attend Timbers games?“The first season I bought season tickets for MLS, because I just knew it was going to be a memora-ble season. The players today that play for the Tim-bers, I hope they know how lucky they are because, you know, to run out on to that great stadium, and have all of those fans going nuts, I mean it’s what every player dreams of. They get it every week.”

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It sounded like it was quite physical, is that something you remember?“With it being such a small field, you couldn’t get out of the way of people. We were a pretty good attacking team with Kelly and I on the wings and Peter Withe up front. They kind of figured you can’t run without your legs, so if you aren’t standing up, you aren’t running past them. It was pretty physical. It was always physical going to San Jose because of that small field. It just made it a lot easier to go around kicking people because you could catch them.”

What was your first season in the NASL like?“I remember signing for [head coach] Vic Crowe and I had no clue where I was coming. I’d never heard of Portland, hadn’t even really heard of Oregon. I remember Vic Crowe saying, ‘It’s the next state to California.’ And I just look at him and say ‘Oh, the weather must be great.’ And he said ‘Yeah, it’s great.’ First two weeks I was in Portland it rained, but it was great. We just had a good group of guys, mostly British kids. We all lived in the same apart-ment complex, and we just hit it off. We just all kind of came together and Vic was a really demanding coach in a good way, I thought. He got us super fit and super competitive, and all the pieces just came together for us, Jimmy and I playing and having such a great striker in Peter Withe to knock them in, too. We had some good young kids in midfield and we had a lot of old hands in Ray Martin and Brian Godfrey. You know, we just all came together for that summer. I don’t know whether you could ever do that again, it was just a one-off, I think.”


2013 Timbers Schedule

Day Date Opponent Time (PT) TV Radio SPANISH RADIO/TV

Sun. Mar. 3 NEW YORK RED BULLS 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Mar. 9 MONTREAL IMPACT 7:30 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV) 750 AM The Game La Pantera/Estrella

Sat. Mar. 16 @Seattle Sounders FC 5 p.m. NBC Sports Network 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Mar. 30 @Colorado Rapids 3 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Apr. 6 HOUSTON DYNAMO 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. Apr. 14 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. Apr. 21 @San Jose Earthquakes 8 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Apr. 27 @Sporting Kansas City 5:30 p.m. PDX TV (KPDX) 750 AM The Game La Pantera/Estrella

Thurs. May 2 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Wed. May 8 @FC Dallas 6 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. May 12 CHIVAS USA 3 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV) 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. May 18 @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. May 25 @D.C. United 4 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. June 8 @Chicago Fire 5:30 p.m. PDX TV (KPDX) 750 AM The Game La Pantera/Estrella

Sat. June 15 FC DALLAS 2 p.m. ESPN 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Wed. June 19 @LA Galaxy 7:30 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV) 750 AM The Game La Pantera/Estrella

Sun. June 23 COLORADO RAPIDS 4 p.m. NBC Sports Network 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. July 7 @Columbus Crew 2 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. July 13 LA GALAXY 8 p.m. NBC Sports Network 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. July 20 @Philadelphia Union 4:30 p.m. PDX TV (KPDX) 750 AM The Game La Pantera/Estrella

Sat. July 27 @San Jose Earthquakes 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Aug. 3 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 8 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Aug. 17 FC DALLAS 8 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV) 750 AM The Game La Pantera/Estrella

Wed. Aug. 21 REAL SALT LAKE 8 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. Aug. 25 @Seattle Sounders FC 7 p.m. ESPN2 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Fri. Aug. 30 @Real Salt Lake 7 p.m. NBC Sports Network 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Sept. 7 TORONTO FC 8 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV) Freedom 970 La Pantera/Estrella

Sat. Sept. 14 @Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS Freedom 970 La Pantera

Fri. Sept. 20 COLORADO RAPIDS 7 p.m. NBC Sports Network 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. Sept. 29 LA GALAXY 12:30 p.m. NBC 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. Oct. 6 @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sun. Oct. 13 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 6 p.m. ESPN 750 AM The Game La Pantera

Sat. Oct. 19 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS Freedom 970 La Pantera

Sat. Oct. 26 @Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS Freedom 970 La Pantera

* All television broadcasts originating on KPTV (FOX 12) or KPDX (PDX49) will also air over the Portland Timbers Television Network

throughout Oregon on NTVZ/Central Oregon’s CW in Bend, KEVU/MyNetworkTV in Eugene, and KFBI/My 48 in Medford.

Broadcast schedule is subject to change.


General Manager Gavin Wilkinson

Gavin Wilkinson, a long-time member of the Timbers organization and a former New Zealand interna-tional, serves as the club’s General Manager; he was appointed on Jan. 18, 2010. He first joined the club as a player for the Timbers’ USL First Division side in 2001, before taking over as the head coach and general manager during the club’s final years in the second division from 2007-10.

As a head coach during the club’s USL era, Wilkinson assembled a 50-29-39 record over four seasons in the USL First Division/USSF Division-2 Pro League and was a two-time USL First Division Coach of the Year (2007, 2009). He guided the club to three postseason berths, including its only semifinals appearances as a second division club in 2007 and 2009. Wilkinson oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-based derby between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver) titles in 2009, 2010 and 2012, and is also a two-time recipient of the FieldTurf Coach of the Year for the USL First Division (2007, 2009).

He led the Timbers to one of the best seasons in USL First Division history in 2009, which included a record-setting, 24-game unbeaten streak and winning the Commis-sioner’s Cup. The Timbers set a new single-season, league record with the impressive streak (14-0-10), surpassing the previous mark of 15 games set in 2005. The club’s record-setting run also ranks among the longest in U.S. Soccer history. Finishing in first place at 16-4-10 (58pts), Portland was awarded the Commissioner’s Cup as the league’s regular-season champion and earned a berth into the USL First Division semifinals.

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A New Zealand native, Wilkinson earned 38 caps with the New Zea-land National Team and competed in the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Confed-erations Cups.

As general manager, Wilkinson started the Timbers’ development system, starting with the Portland Timbers U-23s in the fall of 2008. The Timbers U-23s compete in the Premier Development League (PDL) – the top U-23 league in North America – and won the PDL championship in just their second season in 2010, becoming the first undefeated champion in PDL history with a perfect 20-0-0 record. He was instrumental in starting the Tim-bers Academy and youth programs, creating a complete development system for the club.

Wilkinson, who holds an “A” coaching license from USSF, found-ed the youth club Eastside United, based in Gresham, Ore., in 2001. He helped run the club as its coach-ing director for many years and now serves as an advisor for the club. In 2010, Eastside United FC’s U-18 boys team (’91 Liverpool) won the U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 national championship and became the first youth club team from Oregon to win a national title since 1994.

He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Kienan and Brooke.


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One of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, Caleb Porter was named the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joins the club following seven seasons as the head coach at the University of Akron from 2006-12. He finished his time at Akron with a career mark of 123-18-17 and owned the highest winning percentage (0.832) among all active Division I coaches.

Porter built Akron men’s soccer into a perennial national championship con-tender, leading the Zips to five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament’s Round of 16 (2008-12), back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010, and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010.

In all, he guided Akron to seven Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-sea-son championships and five MAC Tournament titles. Porter set multiple NCAA records at Akron, including a 48-match, home unbeaten streak (44-0-4) from 2008-11 and a 47-match unbeaten streak (44-0-3) in conference play from 2006-12.

From Kalamazoo, Mich., Porter garnered numerous honors while at Akron, in-cluding NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2009. He was a three-time NSCAA All-Ohio Coach of the Year (2008-09, 2011) and received MAC Coach of the Year honors six straight years from 2007-12.

Porter became the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 career wins, accomplishing the feat in just 126 matches. He is also among the fastest all-time in NCAA history to the century mark, reaching the milestone in fewer games than collegiate Hall of Fame and current MLS coaches Bruce Arena (140; Virginia) and Sigi Schmid (136; UCLA).

While at Akron, Porter recruited and developed more than a dozen Zips play-ers who have gone on to professional careers, many plying their trade in Major League Soccer. He had an MLS-record five former players selected in the first round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and seven selected overall that year. Under Porter’s guidance, Portland’s Darlington Nagbe and former Akron standout Teal Bunbury were recipients of the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top collegiate player.

Porter also served as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and spent three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team from 2009-11. Prior to joining Akron, Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University, helping the school make six NCAA tournament appearances, win back-to-back national championships in 2003 and 2004 and claim five Big Ten Conference titles.

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny be-fore a knee injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. Porter also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games.

He had a successful collegiate playing career at Indiana, where he was a three-year captain, a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and a four-year letter winner. Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles and four NCAA tournament appearances – twice advancing to the College Cup. As a senior, Porter captained Indiana to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella Jane.

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Caleb Porter By the Numbers

Timbers head coach Caleb Porter impacted MLS well before joining Portland for the 2013 season. Many of Porter’s players at the University of Akron blossomed under his direction and moved on to become difference-makers in MLS. Born in the Northwest, Porter was also a standout player at the college level, but saw his professional career limited by knee injuries.

1 NCAA National Championship (2010)

7 Porter’s Akron players drafted in 2011 MLS SuperDraft (including No. 2 overall pick Darlington Nagbe)

13 Players Porter coached at Akron drafted by MLS clubsSinisa UbiparipovicSteve ZakuaniTeal Bunbury, Blair Gavin, Ben ZemanskiDarlington Nagbe, Perry Kitchen, Zarek Valentin, Kofi Sarkodie, Michael Nanchoff, Chris Korb, Anthony AmpaipitakwongDarren Mattocks-Hermann Trophy winner

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123-18-17 Porter’s record at Akron

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Porter ties the MLS record of 13 straight unbeaten games for a first-year head coach

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Announced as second head coach in Portland Timbers MLS history

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First match as an MLS head coach

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Timbers Staff 2013

Sean McAuley returns for a second sea-son as an assistant coach. He joined the club midway through the 2012 season from English club Sheffield Wednesday FC, where he served as a head coach in the club’s academy. McAuley suited up for the second-division Timbers as a player during the 2002 season.

McAuley began his coaching career at Sheffield Wednesday in 2005 and spent six seasons as the club’s academy head coach, where he oversaw the develop-ment of several youth players who went on to sign with the first team.

A native of Sheffield, England, McAuley played professionally for 15 seasons as a defender from 1990-2005. He started his career with Manchester United and played for Hartlepool United, Scun-thorpe United, Rochdale and Halifax Town. McAuley appeared in 16 matches for the Timbers in 2002, logging two assists while helping the club make the postseason.

Amos Magee enters his third season as an assistant coach for the MLS Timbers. Previously, he was an assistant coach and director of soccer development for two seasons with Portland from 2009-10.

Magee joined the coaching ranks as a player/assistant coach in 2004 with the Minnesota Thunder of United Soccer Leagues. He served as head coach of the Thunder from 2006-08 and coached with the U.S. Maccabi Men’s Open Team, guiding the team to a gold-medal performance at the Maccabi Pan-Ameri-can Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A native of St. Paul, Minn., Magee spent most of his playing career with the Thunder (1991-2004), but also played parts of three seasons in MLS with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (2000-01) and Chicago Fire (2001-02). He recorded 64 goals and 39 assists for the Thunder, becoming the club’s all-time career scor-ing leader and he led the Thunder to six finals appearances and the USL First Division title in 1999. He was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2008.

Sean McAuleyAssistant Coach

Cameron Knowles returns for a second season as an assistant coach for the Timbers. A former defender for the second-division Timbers from 2007-10, Knowles joined the coaching ranks in 2012 after a seven-year professional playing career.

Selected by Real Salt Lake in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, Knowles played two seasons in MLS before join-ing the Timbers. In Portland, Knowles was a three-time USL First Division all-league selection and played in 77 games for the Timbers.

From Auckland, New Zealand, Knowles anchored Portland’s backline and played a key role in the Timbers’ USL First Division record-setting 24-game unbeaten streak in 2009.

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Mike Toshack marks his second season as the Timbers goalkeeper coach in 2013. He has served as a goalkeeper coach in MLS since 2009 and won MLS Cup with the Houston Dynamo in 2007.

Prior to joining Portland, Toshack was a member of the coaching staffs in Houston (2007-08) and Toronto FC (2009-11). Before working in MLS, the Prescott, Ontario, native was the direc-tor of goalkeeping for the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2005-06, helping coach the first team to the USL First Division championship in 2006. Toshack served as an assistant coach with the Montreal Impact from 2002-03.

Toshack also served as the goalkeeper coach with the Canada U-20 National Team from 1998-2001.

Mike ToshackGoalkeeper Coach

Pablo Moreira enters his first season with the Timbers in 2013. He previ-ously served as the director of soccer operations for the University of Akron men’s soccer team, assisting on daily operations of the program. A former Zip himself, Moreira was a two-time, all-conference striker at Akron from 2003-07.

Pablo MoreiraPlayer Relations Manager/Video Analysis


Timbers Staff 2013

Nik Wald enters his seventh season with the Timbers organization in 2013. The Eugene, Ore., native served as the club’s head athletic trainer for the past six seasons, including seasons when the Timbers competed as a second-division side. Wald graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in exercise and movement science in 2003.

Nik WaldHead Athletic Trainer

Joel Marick begins his first full season with the Timbers in 2013. He joined the club last season and works primarily with the club’s development teams. Prior to joining the Timbers, the Vancouver, Wash., native worked as an athletic trainer at Westview High School. Marick earned his undergraduate and master’s degree from the University of Portland.

Joel MarickAssistant Athletic Trainer

Jun Morishita returns for a third sea-son with the Timbers as an assistant athletic trainer. He previously interned under head athletic trainer Nik Wald for parts of four seasons (2007-10) and also interned with the athletic training staff for the Seattle Mariners in 2009. Morishita graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a degree in kinesiology in 2009.

Jun MorishitaAssistant Athletic Trainer

Sam Younie returns for a fourth season with the Timbers in 2013. A graduate of the University of Oregon, the Portland native was a member of the equipment staff for the school’s football program for four seasons and has worked as a team attendant for the Portland Trail Blazers. He has also spent time with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers.

Sam YounieEquipment Manager

Nick Mansueto marks his fifth season with the Timbers in 2013. In his role, Mansueto works closely with the gen-eral manager, technical staff and players on a daily basis, overseeing many areas of team operations and administration. He helped the Timbers receive the USL-1 Organization of the Year award in 2009. The Portland native graduated from Portland State University.

Nick MansuetoDirector of Soccer Business Operations

Juamaine Venter enters his first season as the Timbers assistant equipment manager after serving as an intern on the equipment staff in 2012. Born in East London, South Africa, Venter moved to Rochester, Minn., when he was nine years old. He played collegiate soccer at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minn.

Juamaine VenterAssistant Equipment Manager

Sarah Aschwald is in her first season as soccer operations administrator for the Timbers. A graduate of Or-egon State University with a degree in marketing, Aschwald rode horses competitively through college and played basketball in high school.

Sarah AschwaldSoccer Operations Administrator

Dr. John Cone joins the Timbers as the club’s director of sports science. He is responsible for the periodization, monitoring, development and individualization of all as-pects of training for fitness and athleticism.Dr. Cone has a Ph.D. in kinesiology, study-ing the effects of soccer-specific fatigue on movement mechanics, and a M.S. in exer-cise physiology. He last worked with MLS club Sporting Kansas City for two seasons from 2005-06 as an assistant coach before leaving the club to pursue his Ph.D.

Dr. John ConeDirector of Sports Science

The newest addition to the Portland Timbers attacking corps, 22-year-old Argentinean striker Maximiliano Urruti arrived in the Rose City on Sept. 7 following a 4-0 win over Toronto FC. Urruti, who had just signed with Toronto FC on Aug. 16, remained in Portland following the game to join his new team. Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri helped make the adjustment smoother, inviting the young forward into his home and showing him the ropes with the Timbers. Urruti made his Timbers debut on Sept. 14, playing 18 minutes as a sub in a 1-1 draw at Chivas USA. He made his first start the follow-ing week, logging 61 minutes in a 1-0 home win over Colorado.


Getting to Know Maximiliano Urruti

Love of the gameStarting his professional career with Newell’s Old Boys in 2011, Urruti recorded 12 goals in 56 games for the Argentinean side before joining MLS. Like many professional soccer players, Urruti is focused on the game more than anything else. “Truth is, I think soccer is my life. In my free time I like to be with my family, listen to music and relax. There’s nothing really that takes me away from soccer that much.”

Coming to AmericaThe number of Argentinean players who have ventured to play in MLS since 1996 is creeping toward the century mark and Urruti is part of an influx in talent from the South American country in recent years (including players like Valeri, Columbus’ Federico Higuaín, Sporting Kansas City’s Claudio Bieler and Seattle’s Mauro Rosales). “I heard that this was a very important league and it’s growing and starting to gain more attention. That’s what attracted me to come here. I know that a lot of players from Argentina are coming to play in MLS, and although I don’t know any of them personally, it just makes me happy to know they’re here and playing in the league.”

Urruti Fact:The son of a professional soccer player, Urruti started playing at age 4 and started going to soccer schools in his area. He joined a youth setup in the city of Cór-doba at age 13 and two years later moved to Rosario and joined Newell’s Old Boys as a youth player. It was in Rosario when he decided that he could make a living through soccer.

Soccer genesUrruti’s father, Juan José Urruti was a professional soccer player for nearly 20 years, beginning his career in 1979 with Racing de Córdoba (pictured above) in Argentina. He signed with Spanish club Valencia CF in 1983 and played there for three seasons, including one alongside famous Argentin-ean striker Mario Kempes. Juan José Urruti also made three appearances for the U-20 Argentina National Team during the 1981 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

A Helping HandUpon his arrival in the Rose City following the Sept. 7 match against Toronto FC, Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri helped make Urruti more comfortable in unfamiliar surroundings. Since then, the two have formed a quick bond. “Di-ego is an impressive person. From the minute I arrived here, he opened the door of his home to me. Not a lot of people are able to do that kind of thing. Diego has been very important (to me) and we spend a lot of time together. He’s basically looking after me. We’re from the same place, so the culture is very similar. We get together for mate (traditional South America drink) and it’s just been great having him here and getting together with his family. The support is definitely very important to me.”


Pop Culture

In a movie of your life, what actor would play you?

Favorite late night program/host?

Soccer idol as a kid

Music I listen to in the car

Last topic you looked up on Wikipedia?

I never leave home without my

What is your fantasy football team name?

JOSEVALENCIA

SEANMcAULEY

DIEGOVALERI

Brad Pitt

Conan O’Brien

Didn’t have one (Sports idol was Michael Jordan)

Country

Portland Timbers

Cell phone

“Team Biscuits”

Someone between Brad Pitt and Homer Simpson

Don’t watch them

Kenny Dalglish or Bryan Robson

Radio (but is afan of U2, TheWaterboys, andThe Pogues)

Arnold Palmer Iced Tea (forhis dad)

Clothes

“Take a knee”

AlejandroVerastegui

I don’t have one

Juan Román Riquelme

Everything from Catholic bands to Cumbia, rock or electro

I can’t recall

Keys

If I had a teamit would be“Koinonia’s Team”

Will Smith

I don’t watchTV that late

Adolfo “El Tren” Valencia

Salsa, R&B and electronica

Human behavior

Prayer book

If I had a team it would be “Timbers”

Measuring the

pop culture

pulse of the

Portland Timbers.

BRADRING

What’s a nick-name that stuck with you?

“Ringer” “Mac” “Pelusa” “El Trencito”

Out and AboutWhen he’s had a bit of free time, Chara has been able to explore some of the state with his family. “I have visited the beach and Mt. Hood with my family and they really enjoyed it a lot.” His daughters seem more inclined to want to make return trips to the beach because “they love the sea and running in the sand.”

Dinner TimeChara’s affinity for the restaurant chain Applebee’s has been noted in the media before, and today it remains as one his favorite places to sit down for a meal. Along with the family-friendly atmosphere at Applebee’s, Chara also enjoys going to Brazil Grill (1201 SW 12th Ave.) and notes that the Brazilian cuisine is somewhat similar to dishes in Colombia “especially with the steak and the beans.”

Colombian midfielder Diego Chara joined the club as Portland’s first-ever Designated Player on April 14, 2011, and quickly became one of the team’s most indispensable players in the middle of the field. Chara’s work rate and fearlessness has helped on the defensive side while his speed and vision has contrib-uted on the offensive end. All the while, Chara has been working on his English and settling into the Rose City with his wife and two young daughters. In this edition of “Around Town,” (with questions asked and answered in English) Chara gives us a look at some of his favorite spots.


Around Town Diego Chara

Settling DownPlayers from other countries are often sur-prised with the slower pace of life in the Rose City, some have even noted that cars actually stop to let you cross the street. Chara is no different. When asked what he’s come to enjoy most about living in Portland for the last two-and-a-half years, he noted “the peace and tranquility of the lifestyle here.”

Wood Cookies


In a 4-0 win over Toronto

FC on Sept. 7, the club

provided Timber Joey

with more than a fair

share of work for the

evening. The win, which

featured goals from Kalif

Alhassan, Rodney Wal-

lace, Will Johnson and

Diego Valeri, was the

team’s largest margin of

victory as an MLS side.

Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer

Top Spot


Timbers midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe

was named to the No. 1 position on MLSsoccer.

com’s “24 under 24” list for 2013. Not only is

Nagbe considered one of the most talented

young players in MLS, he’s also the Timbers MLS

career record holder in goals and games played.Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer

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Connect Four

Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts arrived in a midseason trade with the Montreal Im-pact on Aug. 7, 2012, and has quickly settled in as an integral member of the club. The Jamaican international is well positioned to become the team’s all-time MLS career leader in goalkeeper wins (14) and shutouts (12) in just a season-and-a-half of action.

Named an A-League All-League Second Team pick in 2001, former USL Timbers goalkeeper Matt Napoleon recorded 248 career saves in 54 regular-season matches for the reborn fran-chise during two seasons (2001-02) in the Rose City. Prior to coming to Portland, Napoleon suited up for the Columbus Crew during the 1999 MLS season where he was a teammate of Trinidadian forward Stern John.

A clinical finisher, John tallied 44 goals in 55 games in two seasons (1998-99) for the Crew. A Trinidad & Tobago international, John notched six goals in a four-game span during the 1999 season and finished his MLS career with five hat tricks. The 1998 MLS scoring champ holds the all-time MLS record with a career mark of 0.89 goals per 90 minutes. After making the jump from MLS to England, John was a teammate of forward Eddie Johnson at Coventry City during the 2004-05 English Football Championship season.

English forward Eddie Johnson was one of the Timbers first four signings ahead of the team’s inaugural MLS season. Johnson made his Tim-bers debut as a late-game sub during the team’s inaugural home opener on April 14, 2011. De-spite seeing his career cut short due to multiple concussions, Johnson did record his first career MLS goal in a 2-2 draw with Toronto FC on July 30, 2011. Prior to coming to the United States, Johnson spent the 2007-08 season with English League One side Bradford City, where he shared the pitch with goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.

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May 2, 1975The Portland Timbers play their first match as part of the North Amer-ican Soccer League against the Seattle Sounders before 6,913 fans. Aug. 28, 1977The New York Cosmos defeat the Seattle Sounders in Soccer Bowl ’77 in Portland. The match was legendary Brazilian striker Pelé’s last official professional game. Sept. 7, 1997U.S. Men’s National Team midfield-er Tab Ramos scores a dramatic winner as the United States defeats Costa Rica 1-0 in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. June 23-24, 1999The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup plays four matches in Portland as fans in the Rose City are treated to 22 goals over four games. Sept. 21, 2002Forward Abby Wambach scores two goals in winning MVP honors in the 2002 Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) All-Star Game in the Rose City. Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2003JELD-WEN Field (then called PGE Park) hosts six matches in the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, including both semifinal games. April 14, 2011The world is introduced to the MLS-era Portland Timbers and the Timbers Army before a rain-soaked, sold-out crowd of 18,627.

July 9, 2013JELD-WEN Field hosts two matches in Group C of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, including a 6-1 win for the U.S. Men’s National Team over Belize.

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All-Star City

Major League Soccer announced in July that the Rose City will be the host city for the 2014 AT&T

MLS All-Star Game. The annual showcase event will feature several days of festivities, culminating in a match between the league’s top players and a re-nowned international club in late July or early August 2014, at JELD-WEN Field, home to the Timbers and one of the best soccer fan experiences anywhere.

Soccer in the Portland area and the Timbers have a long history of strong fan support and the club’s pop-ularity has boomed since its inaugural MLS season in 2011. The 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game will be the first All-Star Game in a major sport for the city of Portland.

The 87-year-old JELD-WEN Field has undergone sev-eral renovations including the most recent transfor-mation in 2011 as the Timbers entered MLS, but the venue already touts a long list of soccer history that will make hosting the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game even more memorable.

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Playmaker

Midfielder Diego Valeri tied the Timbers’ single-season record with his eighth assist of the year on Aug. 3 against Vancou-ver. Valeri has registered three multi-assist games, including two assists in a dramatic 2-1 against the LA Galaxy on July 13.

Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer


Rapid Fire with Thorns FC

With a good portion

of the inaugural

National Women’s

Soccer League in the

books, we asked a

handful of rapid-fire

questions about

random topics to

several Thorns FC

players. Here are

their responses:

Allie LongWeirdest thing you’ve seen around town?

There’s a guy that jogs around our apartment complex barefoot. No matter the weather – hot, cold, raining, he’s barefoot. I think he wears a bathing suit some-times, too. Maybe people jog barefoot, but on cement I just can’t picture that.

MID

FIEL

DER

Kathryn WilliamsonBest thing about Portland?

I’m really enjoying the food [options] so far and that makes me happy.

DEFE

NDER

Becky EdwardsName an iconic movie that you haven’t seen.

Pride & Prejudice, is that iconic?MID

FIEL

DER

Nikki WashingtonIn a movie based on your life, who would play you?

Halle Berry, but I would be dreaming.MID

FIEL

DER

What was the first and most recent concert you went to?

My first concert I ever went to was Bonnie Raitt with my parents at Red Rocks, and the most recent concert I went to was Taylor Swift.

DEFE

NDER Marian Dougherty

Danielle FoxhovenWhich of your teammatesshould have their own reality TV show?

Kat WilliamsonFORW

ARD

Day Date Opponent Kickoff (PT) Venue

Sat. April 13 @FC Kansas City 5:35 p.m. Shawnee Mission District Stadium

Sun. April 21 SEATTLE REIGN FC 2 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sat. April 27 @Chicago Red Stars 5 p.m. Benedictine University Sports Complex

Sat. May 4 @Washington Spirit 4 p.m. Maryland SoccerPlex

Sun. May 12 @Chicago Red Stars 3 p.m. Benedictine University Sports Complex

Thur. May 16 SKY BLUE FC 7:30 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sun. May 19 WASHINGTON SPIRIT 2 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sat. May 25 @Seattle Reign FC 7 p.m. Starfire Sports Complex

Sat. June 1 CHICAGO RED STARS 7:30 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Thur. June 6 FC KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sun. June 16 SEATTLE REIGN FC 2 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sat. June 22 @Sky Blue FC 4 p.m. Yurcak Field

Sun. June 30 @FC Kansas City 1:10 p.m. Shawnee Mission District Stadium

Sat. July 6 BOSTON BREAKERS 7:30 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sun. July 14 WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH 2 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sun. July 21 @Boston Breakers 1 p.m. Dilboy Stadium

Sun. July 28 CHICAGO RED STARS 4 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Wed. July 31 SKY BLUE FC 7:30 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Sun. Aug. 4 FC KANSAS CITY 5:30 p.m. JELD-WEN Field

Wed. Aug. 7 @Boston Breakers 4 p.m. Dilboy Stadium

Sat. Aug. 10 @Western New York Flash 4:35 p.m. Sahlen’s Stadium

Sat. Aug. 17 @Seattle Reign FC 8 p.m. Starfire Sports Complex

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The complete Portland Thorns FC schedule can be found at www.portlandthornsfc.com and fans interested in purchasing season tickets, starting at $99 for 11 regular-season home games, are encouraged to contact the ticket sales office at 503-553-5555 or email [email protected].

In a movie based on your life, who would play you?


Timbers Development

adidas TIMBERSALLIANCEThe Timbers have formed the adidas Timbers Alliance, a strategic partnership with elite local youth clubs throughout the Timbers development territory, designed to build unique working relationships and development opportuni-ties to help channel the top youth players toward Timbers development programs and the academy. The adidas Timbers Alliance includes five clubs – the Bend FC Timbers (Bend), Eastside Timbers (Gresham), Rogue Valley Timbers (Medford), Vancouver Timbers (Vancouver, Wash.) and Westside Timbers (Portland).

Further, the Timbers have also partnered with Portland Youth Soccer

TIMBERS REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERSOne of the major com-ponents of the Timbers development structure and Oregon ODP are six Regional Training Centers, located in the cities of Beaverton, Bend, Eugene/Salem, Gresham, Medford and Vancouver, Wash. Each Regional Training Center is designed to identify and further develop elite players, both boys and girls, in the U-12 to U-14 age groups in its designated area. From these training centers, a pool of players is chosen to form state ODP and/or Timbers Pre-Academy teams at various age levels for regional and national competitions.PORTLAND TIMBERS

ACADEMYThe Timbers Academy consists of teams in the U-18 and U-16 age brackets of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The Timbers Academy teams com-pete in the Northwest Division against other elite youth teams in the region, including acad-emy teams from MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

The Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from Oregon and Southwest Washington advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.

PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23sThe pinnacle of the Timbers development system is the Portland Timbers U-23s, which competes in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League (PDL) – the top U-23 league in North America. Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Timbers U-23s is an amateur team that has produced several first-team players, including Steven Evans, Jake Gleeson and Brent Richards. The Timbers U-23s won the PDL championship in 2010 and have competed in the last two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups.

Rooted in the club’s deep his-tory, the Timbers have a passion for developing youth players and the sport of soccer in the region. Through partnerships estab-lished with Oregon Youth Soccer Asso-ciation (OYSA), and Oregon’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), the Timbers have built a comprehensive vertical develop-ment structure, which will allow players within the club’s development territory a direct path from the youth levels to the top tier of professional soccer in North America - Major League Soccer.

Association and are working to develop a recreational curriculum to complete the club’s development pyramid.

TIMBER CAMPSThe Timbers are proud to offer an exciting camp program for soccer players of all ages and skill levels throughout the state of Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Timbers camps program, presented by adidas, is designed and led by the clubs devel-opment coaching staff and features a favorable 12:1 player-coach ratio. Each camp is centered on age-appropriate exercises and activities designed to develop technical excellence and build a love for the game.


Timbers Development continued

The Timbers Academy

provides elite youth

players from Oregon

and Southwest

Washington advanced

training and competitive

opportunities against

the best youth players

across North America.

Then & Now

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Stand Together Snapshot

Portland TimbersCommunity FundIn partnership with Timbers partners adidas, Alaska Air-lines, Burgerville, JELD-WEN Windows & Doors, and PGE, the Community Fund provides grants to nonprofit organiza-tions throughout the Portland metro area focusing on youth programs related to sport, education, fitness and the envi-ronment. The Portland Timbers Community Fund will award $120,000 in grants in 2013.

Stand Together WeekThe Portland Timbers launched city-declared Stand Together Week last October. With the help of sponsors JELD-WEN Windows & Doors, Alaska Airlines, adidas, Fred Meyer and KPTV, hundreds of com-munity members got involved to help nonprofits across the city. Over 75,200 hours in service were given during the week to organizations focused on youth and the environment. Participants were able to work alongside a Portland Timbers player, coach, ambassador or front office staff member.

The Portland Timbers Stand Together mission is to harness the power of sport to improve the lives of children and families in our region through targeted programs, deep partnerships and philanthropic giving. The players, coaches, staff, ambassadors and Timber Joey get involved with the community in a variety of ways. Here are some events and initiatives the club will be involved with during the 2013 season:

Field GrantsEach year, the Portland Tim-bers partner with adidas and the City of Portland to help build and refurbish soccer fields. The Portland Timbers donated $50,000 in 2012, with an additional $10,000 donation from adidas through their Wins for the Community program, to increase access to soccer, sport and recreation through-out the city. Since 2010, $160,000 has been donated to field projects at Parkrose High School, Chapman Elementary School, James John Elementa-ry, Concordia University, Haci-enda Community Development Corporation, Forest Park and Grant High School. Hosford Middle SchoolEnvironmental MakeoverThanks to incredible supporter mobilization, the Timbers were selected as the MLS WORKS/Continental Tire “How Green Are Your Goals?” 2012 contest winners. As a result of winning the league-wide contest, the Timbers are partnering with Hosford Middle Schoo, which will receive a $50,000 solar panel installation as part of an MLS WORKS Earth Day 2013 community service project. Schoolhouse SuppliesEach year, Portland Timbers players, Timber Joey and staff join forces with Schoolhouse Supplies to provide needed school supplies for elementary students in east Portland. As of 2012 the Timbers and The UPS Store have combined efforts to prepare and distrib-ute backpacks to hundreds

To learn more about Stand Together, please visit www.portlandtimbers.com/StandTogether and follow @PTStandTogether on Twitter.

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of students at Jason Lee Elementary, each filled with a full set of notebooks, packs of pencils and pens, erasers, rulers, glue sticks and folders. Over 500 students will receive a backpack filled with school supplies during the first week of the school year – an an-nual event organized by the Timbers and Schoolhouse Supplies dating back to 2005.

Portland Barefoot 3v3TournamentEvery year, the Portland Timbers support the Portland Barefoot 3v3 Tournament at Concordia University. Attended by hundreds of youth play-ers, the tournament benefits Grassroot Soccer, Inc., a non-profit aimed at using the power of soccer to prevent and treat HIV in Africa. Participants even get to meet Timber Joey and Timbers players!

Tix for KidsTix for Kids provides the opportunity for local youth to come enjoy a Portland Timbers match free of charge. Thanks to Alaska Airlines, Burgerville, JELD-WEN, KPTV, NW Natural, Providence Health & Services, and PGE, the Tix for Kids program allowed 3,972 youth in 2012 to come watch a match at JELD-WEN field. In 2013 tickets will be available for Timbers and Thorns FC matches.

Active Bodies, Active MindsActive Bodies, Active Minds is an MLS WORKS initiative presented locally by Burger-ville. This assembly program encourages children to live a healthy, active lifestyle and is offered to elementary and

middle schools in the greater Portland area. Timber Joey and alumni ambassador Scot Thompson teach students about fitness, nutrition and education.

Adopt-a-ClubAdopt-a-Club, sponsored by CenturyLink, is a community program where Portland Tim-bers players become mentors to Portland area youth soccer clubs. Participating clubs are selected through an applica-tion process and given the opportunity to participate in clinics during the year.

Friends of Trees – Tree PlantingDuring the 2013 season, the Timbers, JELD-WEN Windows & Doors and Friends of Trees will plant a tree for every goal scored through our Score a Goal, Plant a Tree program. Last year, the Timbers planted over 200 trees in Northeast Portland, bringing our total planted to over 900 trees. Trees in urban areas help to clean the air, curb storm water runoff, raise property values, sequester carbon, and reduce energy costs.

Corporate Cup – Benefitting Portland YouthBuildersThe Portland Timbers will hold the third-annual Portland Tim-bers Corporate Cup in August. This adult soccer tournament brings respected Pacific North-west corporations together for soccer and corporate network-ing. All proceeds will benefit Portland Timbers’ Pillar Partner Portland YouthBuilders, a nonprofit helping low-income youth make long-term positive changes in their lives. Co-ed,

recreational and competitive divisions are offered so teams of all levels can participate. All championship matches are held at JELD-WEN Field.

Big Brothers Big Sisters 3v3 TournamentThis summer, the Portland Timbers will host the first annual 3v3 Tournament at JELD-WEN Field for Pillar Partner Big Brothers Big Sis-ters Columbia Northwest. Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children experiencing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the bet-ter, forever.

Portland Thorns FCPortland Thorns FC will connect with the community through Stand Together with a focus on young women. Girls, Inc. of Northwest Oregon is the Portland Thorns nonprofit partner and exists to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold. Community work done by Thorns FC will use sport and activity to support and collaborate with organizations that empower, educate, and build confidence in girls and young women.

Stand Together Snapshot (continued)

adidas Timbers Training Center


On April 19, 2012, the Portland Timbers un-

veiled the new adidas Timbers Training Center, a

state-of-the-art facility, built as part of a 10-year

partnership with Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation

District. The $6 million training center features

a natural-grass field and is the primary on-field

training ground of the Major League Soccer

club.

Some of the features of the adidas Timbers

Training Center include a 7,000-square-foot

indoor facility, with locker rooms for the Timbers

first team and development teams, fully-

equipped training and recently expanded fitness

areas, offices and a spacious lounge/common

area for Timbers players.

The grass field, widely regarded as one of

the best fields in the state, is a combination of

75 percent perennial ryegrass and 25 percent

Kentucky bluegrass that is perfectly suited for

cooler climates and provides uniform cover, and

greater stability, footing and durability.

The adidas Timbers Training Center is located

in Beaverton, approximately 10 minutes from

JELD-WEN Field. It also serves as the training

home for the Timbers’ development teams, spe-

cifically the Timbers U-23s as well as the club’s

U-18 and U-16 Academy teams.

As part of the public/private partnership

with THPRD, the Timbers will make an annual

donation to the Tualatin Hills Park Foundation

and will conduct a series of annual youth soc-

cer camps and coaches’ clinics at the adidas

Timbers Training Center. The training center

includes a synthetic, FieldTurf field designated

for public use.

The grass field was planted in mid-January 2012 from one-year-old sod.

The sod was planted in a vertically draining, sand-based root zone that includes small amounts of peat and calcined clay to stabilize moisture content and to hold nutrients.

The grass field was built using over 4,600 tons of specialty sand blend (383 truckloads) and will drain up to 12 inches of precipitation an hour.

The overall project took 5,240 man hours to complete.

adidas TIMBERS TRAINING CENTER QUICK FACTS

The 2013 Timbers

Kalif Alhassan 11 Diego Chara 21 Futty Danso 98

Steven Evans 15 Jake Gleeson 90 Michael Harrington 5 David Horst 12 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 35

Jack Jewsbury 13 Ryan Johnson 9 Will Johnson 4

Rauwshan McKenzie 31

Pa Modou Kah 44

Ryan Miller 2 Darlington Nagbe 6 Michael Nanchoff17

Brent Richards 16Alvas Powell 23 Donovan Ricketts 1 Brad Ring 18Sebastián Rincón 24

Mikael Silvestre 27 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes Maximiliano Urruti25 37 Jose Valencia 20 Diego Valeri 8

Rodney Wallace 22 Ben Zemanski 14 Sal Zizzo 7

Frederic Piquionne10

Milos Kocic 30

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