He played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley. As the Cal co-captain in 2010, Soares was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America First Team All American,[1] Pac-10 Player of the Year,[2] Goal.com Player of the Year.[3] Soares entered college at California as an attacking player, but head coach Kevin Grimes converted him to a central defender because of his size and strength.[4] However, he still managed to score five goals in his final collegiate season while anchoring a stingy Bear defense; during this campaign, he was named a semifinalist for the 2010 Hermann Trophy.[5]
Soares was chosen by New England Revolution as the sixth overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.[7] He was voted New England's Defensive MVP in 2011. Soares started and played the entire 2014 MLS Cup. Soares was voted "Player's Player" and Defender of the Year for New England in 2014.[8]
In February 2015, Soares was presented as the newest addition to the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking FK.[9] On July 26, 2016, Soares signed a two-year contract with AGF.[10]
In November 2016, he retired from professional football, due to a serious head injury.
Personal lifeedit
Soares' father is Portuguese and was born in the Azores.[11] He also holds an Italian passport.[12]
Referencesedit
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^Frank Dell'Apa (February 11, 2011). "College star Soares doesn't mind coming in cold". Boston.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^Frank Dell'Apa (January 14, 2011). "Revolution draft aids defense". Boston.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
soares, anthony, james, soares, born, november, 1988, american, retired, soccer, player, played, center, back, orange, county, blue, star, england, revolution, viking, personal, informationfull, nameanthony, james, soaresdate, birth, 1988, november, 1988, plac. Anthony James Soares born November 28 1988 is an American retired soccer player who played as a center back for Orange County Blue Star New England Revolution Viking and AGF A J SoaresPersonal informationFull nameAnthony James SoaresDate of birth 1988 11 28 November 28 1988 age 35 Place of birthSolana Beach California United StatesHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Position s Center backCollege careerYearsTeamApps Gls 2007 2010California Golden Bears77 10 Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2010Orange County Blue Star1 0 2011 2014New England Revolution108 6 2015 2016Viking32 0 2016AGF6 1 Total147 7 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early life college and amateur 1 2 Professional 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEarly life college and amateur edit Soares was born in Solana Beach California He attended Torrey Pines High School where he was the captain for his junior and senior seasons and won the 2005 Division 1 CIF Championship He played college soccer at the University of California Berkeley As the Cal co captain in 2010 Soares was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America First Team All American 1 Pac 10 Player of the Year 2 Goal com Player of the Year 3 Soares entered college at California as an attacking player but head coach Kevin Grimes converted him to a central defender because of his size and strength 4 However he still managed to score five goals in his final collegiate season while anchoring a stingy Bear defense during this campaign he was named a semifinalist for the 2010 Hermann Trophy 5 In 2010 Soares made one appearance for Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League 6 Professional edit Soares was chosen by New England Revolution as the sixth overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft 7 He was voted New England s Defensive MVP in 2011 Soares started and played the entire 2014 MLS Cup Soares was voted Player s Player and Defender of the Year for New England in 2014 8 In February 2015 Soares was presented as the newest addition to the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking FK 9 On July 26 2016 Soares signed a two year contract with AGF 10 In November 2016 he retired from professional football due to a serious head injury Personal life editSoares father is Portuguese and was born in the Azores 11 He also holds an Italian passport 12 References edit CALIFORNIA DREAMING Revs take defender A J Soares Archived from the original on July 14 2011 Retrieved January 13 2011 Soares Named Pac 10 Player of the Year in Bears Title Run the Daily Californian Archived from the original on February 15 2011 Retrieved 2011 01 13 Archived copy Archived from the original on April 4 2012 Retrieved 2011 01 13 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Cal s Soares discovers love for defending December 1 2010 Men s Semifinalists 2010 Archived from the original on December 23 2010 Retrieved December 23 2010 United Soccer Leagues USL www uslsoccer com Archived from the original on October 10 2012 Revs draft A J Soares in MLS SuperDraft Boston com Soares Receives Two Team Awards October 28 2014 Viking henter MLS spiller Archived from the original on August 8 2016 Retrieved February 23 2015 AGF skriver med A J Soares AGF Fodbold Archived from the original on July 29 2016 Retrieved July 26 2016 Frank Dell Apa February 11 2011 College star Soares doesn t mind coming in cold Boston com Boston Globe Retrieved May 18 2014 Frank Dell Apa January 14 2011 Revolution draft aids defense Boston com Boston Globe Retrieved May 18 2014 External links editA J Soares at Major League Soccer Cal bio A J Soares at Soccerway nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an American soccer defender is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A J Soares amp oldid 1210615626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
