Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Caetano Clavijo Cedrésis a retired American soccer defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned 61 caps with the United States men's national soccer team and 8 with the U.S. National Futsal Team. He later coached both indoor and outdoor teams as well as at the national team...
colorado players turned
I think he could be one of the biggest-profile players the Colorado Rapids have ever had. He's not 37 or 38. He just turned 32, so it's outstanding for us.
shut
They shut us down. And they shut us out.
nightmare total
It was a total nightmare out there, by everyone. We just didn't perform.
cannon enormous fill full great joe players shoes stay top whenever
You know, Joe (Cannon) is one of the great goalkeepers in the league. But we have a roster full of players and they need to stay on top of their job. I thought Byron was very good. I think that he is young and has enormous shoes to fill whenever Joe Cannon is out.
highlight life rewarded soccer worked
I'm overwhelmed. I always worked because it was in my body. To be rewarded like this is the highlight of my life. Soccer has been my life as long as I can remember.
draft perhaps sports value
His value is never going to be higher. We got him here for nothing and now get a first-round draft pick, perhaps a second, and Martins.
bench brought extremely scores since whether
He's done extremely well since we brought him in. Whether he comes off the bench or starts, he scores goals.
mental
Being a professional is more a mental job.
expect keel keeps
Keel is one of those kids, we didn't expect much, and every day he keeps improving.
pressure stepping
He's amazing. When you see him stepping up the way he did, not only the crosses, but the pressure on the right, was outstanding.
anytime bring opportunity players pull trigger
Anytime you have an opportunity to bring players of this caliber, you have to pull the trigger right away.
beginning goal great kept playing satisfying turn
Overall, I thought it was a great performance. The most satisfying thing for me was the attitude. They scored a goal and we kept playing hard. I don't know if, at the beginning of the year, we would have been able to turn around those things.
ahead expect four games loss physical points pressure resources sunday tough
I think L.A. is under a lot of pressure right now. They have a lot of resources on that team, but they're only four points ahead of us, with (the Rapids having) two games in hand. They had a tough loss on Sunday and I expect it to be a very emotional, very physical game.
decided
Out of the blue, he decided he wanted to be waived.