Sasha Caleb Victorine (born February 3, 1978) is an American former soccer player. He spent his entire professional career in Major League Soccer in the United States, making over 100 appearances for both

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and Kansas City Wizards, before finishing his career with

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. He also made four appearances and scored one goal for the

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national team, and represented his country at the

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Career

Youth and College

Victorine was born in Santa Ana, California. He played high school soccer at

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, and

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, leading them to the NCAA title in 1997, and being named a first-team All-American in 1999. He was drafted by the

in the first round of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.

Professional

Victorine spent five years with LA, winning the U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and the

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in 2002; his best season was 2001, when he scored seven goals and five assists. He was traded to Kansas City Wizards for a draft pick in 2005. Alternating between the attack and midfield, in six years in MLS, he scored 24 goals and 24 assists, adding four goals and two assists in the playoffs. Victorine was traded to

on September 15, 2008, in return for allocation money. He retired from professional soccer in March 2010. He currently works in the Kansas City Wizards front office and also serves as a commentator on KCWE television station. Throughout his career at UCLA, the Galaxy, and the US Olympic and national teams, Victorine was teammates with Peter Vagenas. The two Californians were born just four days apart. Sasha retired from professional soccer in March 2010. Since that time he has worked as a commentator for the Kansas City Wizards / Sporting Kansas City games on the KCWE & KSMO television stations respectively and is currently working in the role of Membership Development for Sporting Kansas City.

International

Victorine played for the

in the

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and the

. He earned his first cap for the senior national team on October 25, 2000 against

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, and earned four caps total, scoring one goal. An attacking player for most of his career, US coach

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played Victorine at right back.

Sports diplomacy

In November 2010, Victorine traveled to

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as a SportsUnited Sports Envoy for the

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. In this function, he worked with Anthony Sanneh to conduct basketball clinics and events for 350 youth from underserved areas. In so doing, Victorine helped contribute to SportsUnited's mission to promote greater international understanding and inclusion through sport.

References

External links

MLS player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Victorine, Sasha 1978 births Living people American men's soccer players UCLA Bruins men's soccer players United States men's international soccer players Olympic soccer players for the United States Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Soccer players from California Major League Soccer players LA Galaxy players Sporting Kansas City players Chivas USA players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players LA Galaxy draft picks Men's association football midfielders All-American college men's soccer players Footballers at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in football