Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Jaime Moreno

REPORT: Origins of Jaime Moreno - A Look At The Tahuichi Academy

2008-11-12T02:37:00+00:00

In this day and age where MLS clubs are setting up youth academies perhaps it is wise to look at an academy which produced MLS's all time leading goal scorer, Bolivia's Jaime Moreno.

BehindTheBadge.com does just that in a much longer article which explains the origins of the Tahuichi Academy, as well as its influence on its products, DC United's Marco Etcheverry and Jaimie Moreno.

Jaime Moreno and the 'Tahuichi Dream'

2008-11-11T18:53:19+00:00

Argentine journalistEmmanuel Quispe recently visited the famed Tahuichi Aguilera Soccer Academy in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. We wanted to share this article (translated from Spanish) he sent us about one of Tahuichi's graduates, Jaime Moreno. Here, MLS's leading goalscorer tells of his beginnings in the sport and his time at Tahuichi Aguilera.

Photo of the Day: Moreno's goodbye

2008-10-23T04:54:36+00:00

Tonight, Jaime Moreno made his final appearance in the green kit of his home country, Bolivia. Earlier this week, the League's all-time leading goal-scorer announced he would be retiring from international play following this evening's game against El Salvador. Though his team lost 2-0, Jaime Moreno entered the game in the 72nd minute and nearly scored in the 88th, but had his header cleared off the line by a Salvadoran defender.

Down to the wire

2008-10-20T01:35:36+00:00

Our season has come down to this: cheering for Chicago and New England. Makes you wonder what you're doing with your life, doesn't it? Now, as I've stated before in posts and in comments, I'm of two minds on what I'd prefer to occur this week. Do we, A) eek into the playoffs, lose [...]

The best ever?

2008-10-17T22:22:29+00:00

A strong case could be made for Jaime Moreno being the best player in Major League Soccer history. He is certainly the most accomplished. A few interesting notes following his 10th assist of the season in last night's win...

Jaime becomes just the second player in League history to put together four seasons of 10 (or more) goals and 10 (or more) assists in one campaign.

Photo of the Day: Danilo

2008-10-17T20:56:34+00:00

Following the euphoria after last night's win, this morning brought sombering feelings as Danilo Noel Diron was laid to rest at Mt. Comfort Cemetery in Alexandria, VA. In addition to honoring Danilo with a message under his jersey last night, Jaime Moreno also served as a pallbearer for his dear friend's funeral.

MLS game #26: DCU 0 - FC Dallas 3

2008-09-28T21:57:22+00:00

The team is now winless in its last six games (0-5-1 in all competitions). Luciano Emilio went off in the second half with an apparent hamstring strain. Jaime Moreno got red carded late in the game. And the team's current standing leaves it out the post-season. I wish there were positive things to report, but I'm not sure there are.

With our backs against the wall

2008-09-28T20:09:00+00:00

Flight from LA to Honduras: 11 hours
Flight from Honduras to DC: 8 hours
Flight from DC to Dallas: 6 hours

So DC United has spent over 24 hours on airplanes in the last week. And those are three separate days in the past week that we did not have an opportunity to practice. I don't mean to make excuses, but it's hard to believe that a team playing in this situation really has a fair chance.

DCU @ FC Dallas: Starting lineup

2008-09-28T18:59:55+00:00

Coming to you live from Dallas, er, Frisco... actually, I'm in D.C. and my esteemed colleague, Boris Flores, is at Pizza Hut Park today. Regardless, here's the starting lineup the coaches have decided on today.

Louis Crayton; Bryan Namoff, Gonzalo Peralta, Devon McTavish, Ivan Guerrero; Fred, Clyde Simms, Santino Quaranta, Boyzzz Khumalo; Jaime Moreno, Luciano Emilio.

Champions League game #2: DCU @ Marathon

2008-09-24T16:15:54+00:00

D.C. United faces Club Deportivo Marathon for the first time in its history tonight at Estadio Olimpico in a game that will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel (10 p.m. ET). The Black-and-Red hope to rebound from a Group A opening 2-0 loss to Deportivo Saprissa last week at RFK Stadium. Cruz Azul, who lost to Marathon in Honduras last week 2-0, defeated Saprissa 4-0 last night in Mexico.

Gameday: Galaxy Vs. DC United

2008-09-20T20:14:24+00:00

The Galaxy enter today's home game (8:00 pm PDT - FSC) in the grip of a club-record 12 game winless streak, taking just six points from the 36 on offer. They sit at the bottom of the Western Conference on 26 points, four points out of the last Western playoff spot. It's been over 100 days since the team's last win and it is the first time since mid-July that both Landon Donovan and David Beckham will be playing together in front of the Home Depot Center crowd.

How do you bring it...

2008-09-17T06:17:00+00:00

...day in, day out, month after month, for years in succession? Your brain and heart making your body perform consistently, sustainably, and at a high level for months on end, powered by the inexorable daily grind: training, conditioning, production, recovery (and repeat X times). How does the mind of the professional athlete take that on?

DCU vs. Saprissa: Starting lineups

2008-09-17T00:00:58+00:00

And here.. we... go..

Zach Wells; Bryan Namoff, Devon McTavish, Marc Burch, Gonzalo Martinez; Boyzzz Khumalo, Clyde Simms, Santino Quaranta, Craig Thompson; Luciano Emilio, Ryan Cordeiro

Bench: Louis Crayton, Rod Dyachenko, Francis Doe, Quavas Kirk, Jaime Moreno, Fred, Greg Janicki

And here's what the 4-4-2 will look like:

-----------Cordeiro------------Emilio------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------Quaranta----------------------- Thompson------------------------------Khumalo ----------------------Simms------------------------- Martinez-----------------------------------Namoff -------------Burch---------McTavish------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------Wells--------------------------

DCU vs. Saprissa: Starting lineups

2008-09-16T23:59:11+00:00

And here.. we... go..

Zach Wells; Bryan Namoff, Devon McTavish, Marc Burch, Gonzalo Martinez; Boyzzz Khumalo, Clyde Simms, Santino Quaranta, Craig Thompson; Luciano Emilio, Ryan Cordeiro

Bench: Louis Crayton, Rod Dyachenko, Francis Doe, Quavas Kirk, Jaime Moreno, Fred, Greg Janicki

And here's what the 4-4-2 will look like:

-----------Cordeiro------------Emilio-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quaranta-----------------------Thompson------------------------------Khumalo----------------------Simms-------------------------Martinez-----------------------------------Namoff-------------Burch---------McTavish--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wells--------------------------

I guess the better team doesn't always win

2008-09-14T04:20:00+00:00

A tie at home against a lesser Western Conference opponent certainly should feel like a loss. Somehow for me though, this one doesn't. Maybe it's because we outplayed Dallas, to the point where I think we really deserved the win. This felt like it should have ended at 2-1. Oh well. I guess we'll just have to steal back those extra two points when we play them again on the road in two weeks.

DCU vs. FCD: Starting lineups

2008-09-13T23:29:12+00:00

We're about an hour from kick-off and Tom Soehn has named his starters for this evening's match. Most notable are Boyzzz Khumalo getting the start up top with Jaime Moreno and Quavas Kirk getting his first League start at right mid. Here's the full squad:

Louis Crayton; Bryan Namoff, Devon McTavish, Marc Burch, Gonzalo Martinez; Quavas Kirk, Clyde Simms, Santino Quaranta, Ivan Guerrero; Boyzzz Khumalo, Jaime Moreno.

Get a Grip

2008-09-08T18:25:58+00:00

A few days late on this, apologies: Stephen Armstrong of the Charleston Battery, keeping up relations with (apparently) Jaime Moreno of DC United during last Wednesday's US Open Cup final:

MLS Game #23: DCU @ San Jose

2008-09-06T16:27:25+00:00

While United supporters recovered Thursday from a night of celebrating their club's U.S. Open Cup victory, the team packed their bags and flew cross-country to begin preperations for tonight's League match against San Jose. It's tough sledding for the Black-and-Red this weekend. United faithful in the Nation's Capital are dealing with Hurricane Hanna.

Jaime joins the Galaxy

2008-09-04T22:10:00+00:00

No, not Jaime Moreno. Cardenas.

Yes, the former Los Angeles Times writer has landed on his feet in the world of press relations. He's now the newest member of the Galaxy media staff.

I have to say, it's nice when there's someone around who understands what it's like on the other side.

DC United Hoist US Open Cup

2008-09-04T20:34:00+00:00

D.C. United withstood a strong challenge from the Charleston Battery on Wednesday night at RFK Stadium to claim the U.S. Open Cup by a score of 2-1, the second time in history that the club from the nation's capital has lifted the Dewar Trophy, having also won in 1996.

It didn't take long for the home side to pull ahead, with last year's MLS MVP Luciano Emilio striking just four minutes into the match.

Photo of the Day: The captain

2008-09-04T06:35:18+00:00

(Photo by Chris Leon)

DCU vs. Charleston: Lineups

2008-09-03T23:34:25+00:00

Tom Soehn has named his starting lineup for tonight's championship battle against the Battery. The same players who started Saturday's game against New York will take the field, with the only change being Santino Quaranta moving to the middle of thte park and Joe Vide pushing out wide (where they played the second half).

MORENO CHOKES : DC 0 - RBNY 0

2008-08-31T05:49:16+00:00

Every road point counts as the march to the playoffs continue. Satudays Primetime game featured lots of back and forth play, with 0 goals to show for it. The evening ended in a 0-0 draw But its a draw that feels like a win - a road point during an important playoff race, given to us by a choking Jaime Moreno!

DCU vs. NYRB: Starting lineup

2008-08-30T23:30:37+00:00

Kickoff is about an hour away. Tommy's main changes come in the back line tonight, as he shuffles a few guys around, while Santino Quaranta moves from the attacking midfield spot to the right flank. Here's what they'll look like at the first whistle:

Louis Crayton; Gonzalo Martinez, Bryan Namoff, Devon McTavish, Marc Burch; Santino Quaranta, Clyde Simms, Joe Vide, Ivan Guerrero; Jaime Moreno, Luciano Emilio

And here's what the 4-4-2 formation will look like:

------------Moreno-----------Emilio------------------------------------------------------------------------Guerrero--------------------------------Quaranta---------------Vide----------Simms----------------Burch-------------------------------------Martinez------------McTavish--------Burch-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Crayton------------------------

MLS game #22: DCU vs. NYRB

2008-08-30T14:30:12+00:00

United and the Red Bulls meet at RFK Stadium tonight for the third and final time this regular season. Somewhat amazingly, both teams have earned a 4-1 win at home earlier in the year (United on June 15 and New York on August 10), which means tonight's game will determine the Atlantic Cup winner - given to the team that wins the season series between the two rivals.

Red Bulls Preview: Game 22 at Scum

2008-08-29T19:28:00+00:00

The Red Bulls will finally be injury free when New York takes the field vs. DC United on Saturday night at RFK (7:30p, FSC). The Red Bulls have lifted themselves into the playoff mix by picking up nine points at home over the last three Sundays, but if New York is to solidify its hold on a playoff spot, RBNY must figure out how to get the maximum points on the road.

DCU vs. Colorado: Starting lineups [Benny!]

2008-08-23T23:29:54+00:00

The big news out of the locker room this evening is that Ben Olsen has been named to the 18-man roster for tonight's game. Benny has been training for the last week and a half and is attempting to salvage the season after numerous ankle surgeries over the last nine months. His lone appearance of the season came on June 29, when United beat LA 4-1 and Ben came on as a 75th minute substitute.

The matches I missed

2008-08-23T20:41:00+00:00

For the record, here are my player ratings from the two matches I missed while on vacation, based only on descriptions of the games given by Fullback, BDR, and Goff.

8/10/08: 4-1 loss at NYRB
Top shelf: Jaime Moreno
Call: Fred
Rail: Zach Wells, Pat Carroll, Marc Burch, Devon McTavish

8/12/08: 3-1 win in USOC Semi-finals vs NE:
Top shelf: Jaime Moreno, Luciano Emilio, Santino Quaranta
Call: Brian Namoff, Zach Wells, Ivan Guerrero
Rail: None

The other big thing that I missed while I was out was the formal acquisition of new starting goalkeeper Louis Crayton, and the other transactions surrounding that move.

Revolution Regain First Place

2008-08-21T12:57:00+00:00

The New England Revolution reestablished their place at the top of the standings with a 2-1 victory against D.C. United in front of nearly 15,000 at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Revs got off to an early lead through Taylor Twellman and then added a second on an impressive strike from Jeff Larentowicz just a few minutes after halftime.

Video: Moreno's chip

2008-08-21T05:38:43+00:00

Jaime Moreno is really, really good at soccer. Here's video of his goal in tonight's 2-1 loss, his ninth of the season and 121st career tally.