Ty Marcelo Maurin (born August 16, 1982) is a former American
soccer
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player.
Early life and education
Maurin was born on August 16, 1982, in
La Mirada, California
La Mirada (Spanish for "The Look") is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census. The La Mirada Theatre for ...
,
to Marcelo and Susan Maurin. In 1991 he was playing for the Division 5 Boys
American Youth Soccer Organization
The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is one of the two main national organizations in youth soccer in the United States for children aged 4 through 19.
AYSO was established as a non-profit soccer organization in Torrance (a suburb of Lo ...
Region 67 youth soccer team, Chino Outlaws. He attended
Don Antonio Lugo High School __NOTOC__
Don Antonio Lugo High School is one of the four high schools of the Chino Valley Unified School District located in Chino, California, United States. The mascot is the Conquistador. Don Lugo High School was founded in 1972, and during t ...
in
Chino, California
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where he played soccer for 4 years, winning all-league honors in 1998 and 2000.
[ He attended ]UCLA
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, where he had played at least 60 matches beginning in 2000, starting in most of them.[ This included coming on as a substitute in the championship game of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
]
Career
On January 16, 2004, Maurin was drafted in the third round of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft
The 2004 MLS SuperDraft, held in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 16, 2004, was the fifth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The draft was most notable at the time for the selection of one of the youngest athletes in Am ...
(29th overall) by the Dallas Burn
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, who were rebranded as FC Dallas later in 2004. After a scoring a header against the Colorado Rapids
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in the last 2005 pre-season match,
References
External links
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UCLA bio
1982 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
Orange County Blue Star players
FC Dallas players
Men's association football midfielders
Soccer players from California
FC Dallas draft picks
USL League Two players
Major League Soccer players
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