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Soccer Silicon Valley is a grassroots organization consisting
of soccer fans, soccer players, business leaders, and political leaders
with a goal of creating a permanent home for professional and recreational
soccer in the Bay Area. A business trade association, we will advocate
for the development and construction of a soccer facility which will
permanently house the San Jose Earthquakes, the Bay Area’s only professional
soccer team, and provide playing fields for the use of the entire soccer
playing community in the Bay Area.
If you believe that soccer
deserves a permanent home in the Bay Area, you can join Soccer Silicon
Valley by clicking on "Join Us" in
the menu at left. Here's a partial list of our members.
Founding
Members/Board
of Directors
Soccer Silicon Valley's Founding Members started the organization
and work as volunteers. To contact us, please use the "Contact
Us" page here.
Don Gagliardi
Founder and President |
Jay Hipps
Founder and Vice President |
Freddy Adames
Board Member |
David Chamberlain
Board Member |
Lori Hibbett
Board Member |
John Jussen
Founder |
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Colin G. McCarthy
Founder and Past President |
Mike Turco
Founder |
Ned Zuparko
Board Member |
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Honorary Members
Soccer Silicon Valley Honorary Members are the members of the soccer,
business, and political community that by their special status in
the community, their passion for soccer, and their stated willingness
to support soccer in the Bay Area deserve special recognition.
LaKeysia Beene
Former San Jose CyberRays Player |
The 2004 San Jose Earthquakes
Jeff Agoos
Arturo Alvarez
Chris Brown
Brian Ching
Ryan Cochrane
Jon Conway
Ramiro Corrales
Steve Cronin
Troy Dayak
Dwayne De Rosario
Tighe Dombrowski
Landon Donovan
Todd Dunivant
Ronnie Ekelund
Wes Hart
Roger Levesque
Brian Mullan
Richard Mulrooney
Pat Onstad
Eddie Robinson
Chris Ronér
Ian Russell
Craig Waibel
Jamil Walker
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Marlene Bjornsrud
Associate Director of the San Jose Sports Authority and
former General Manager of the San Jose CyberRays |
Joe Cannon
Goalkeeper, L.A. Galaxy and U.S. National Team
Former goalkeeper, San Jose Earthquakes and Santa Clara Broncos |
Brandi Chastain
Former US Women’s National Team, CyberRays player |
Club Quake
Official Supporters' Club of the San Jose Earthquakes |
Jim Cunneen
President & CEO of the San Jose and Silicon Valley
Chamber of Commerce |
Scott Knies
Executive Director, San Jose Downtown Association |
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Shawn Medved
Former San Jose Clash player |
Latin Reach, Inc. |
Sissi
Former CyberRays player
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Johnny Moore
Former General Manager and Player for the San Jose Earthquakes
Member, U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame |
Ken Yeager
San Jose City Council
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Forrest Williams
San Jose City Council |
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Members
Bay Area
Soccer Silicon Valley is signing up new members
everyday. These
individuals, businesses, teams, and leagues of the Bay Area and
Northern California have pledged their support to Soccer Silicon
Valley as a way to voice their desire to create a permanent home
for professional and recreational soccer in the Bay Area. Business
and league members include:
| South Bay Adult Soccer League |
AYSO Menlo Park/Atherton |
| Palo Alto Adult Soccer League |
Peninsula Soccer League |
| Castro Valley Youth Soccer League |
AYSO Section 2 |
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Almaden Valley Youth Soccer |
Redwood Junior Soccer League |
Members
at Large
There are even soccer supporters from outside Northern California
who recognize the importance of soccer to our community. Major
League Soccer's all-star game and its championship match, MLS Cup,
are events broadcast nationally on ABC-TV and draw fans from across
the nation as well. Similarly, many American soccer fans recognize
the importance of creating a permanent home for soccer in the Bay
Area, a region known for its diversity, sophistication, innovation,
and economic might. We welcome them as Members at Large.
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