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Chivas USA Acquires Sal Zizzo Via Weighted Lottery
California club wins the rights to the player returning from Europe.
Jul 21, 2010 8:33:00 PM
Chivas USA of Major League Soccer has acquired Sal Zizzo, a 23-year-old midfielder with experience in Europe and with the United States National Team, in a weighted lottery held on Wednesday afternoon.
Zizzo, most recently with Hanover 96 of the German Bundesliga, will join the Red-and-White in training on Thursday and is expected to be eligible to play in Chivas USA’s July 31 match at home against the Columbus Crew.
“Zizzo is a player that our coaching staff knows well, and we’re very happy to have him join the club,” said Chivas USA Head Coach Martín Vásquez. “He’s a young, exciting attacking player with both international experience and a great deal of potential, and we look forward to seeing him in action.”
Zizzo recently signed a contract with MLS and was placed into a weighted lottery to determine his team in the league, with Chivas USA having the third-best chance at earning Zizzo’s rights, behind D.C. United and the Kansas City Wizards. Chivas USA won the lottery, held in New York on Wednesday afternoon, and Zizzo, currently in San Diego, is expected to begin training with the team tomorrow.
Born April 3, 1987 in San Diego, Zizzo went on to play two seasons of soccer at UCLA, being named an NSCAA All-American as a freshman, and also played locally in the summers for Orange County Blue Star. In 2007, Zizzo left school to join Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga, where he made eight appearances; he also played with Hannover 96 II, the club’s reserve team.
Zizzo played for the United States youth teams, starting with the U.S. U-18 Team before playing with the U-20’s for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he started all five of the team’s matches as the U.S. advanced to the tournament’s quarterfinals. His one appearance with the full United States National Team came in an Aug. 22, 2007 friendly at Sweden.
With the recent departure of midfielder Sacha Kljestan to Anderlecht, Chivas USA may see Zizzo as a potential replacement in that spot.
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Zizzo, most recently with Hanover 96 of the German Bundesliga, will join the Red-and-White in training on Thursday and is expected to be eligible to play in Chivas USA’s July 31 match at home against the Columbus Crew.
“Zizzo is a player that our coaching staff knows well, and we’re very happy to have him join the club,” said Chivas USA Head Coach Martín Vásquez. “He’s a young, exciting attacking player with both international experience and a great deal of potential, and we look forward to seeing him in action.”
Zizzo recently signed a contract with MLS and was placed into a weighted lottery to determine his team in the league, with Chivas USA having the third-best chance at earning Zizzo’s rights, behind D.C. United and the Kansas City Wizards. Chivas USA won the lottery, held in New York on Wednesday afternoon, and Zizzo, currently in San Diego, is expected to begin training with the team tomorrow.
Born April 3, 1987 in San Diego, Zizzo went on to play two seasons of soccer at UCLA, being named an NSCAA All-American as a freshman, and also played locally in the summers for Orange County Blue Star. In 2007, Zizzo left school to join Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga, where he made eight appearances; he also played with Hannover 96 II, the club’s reserve team.
Zizzo played for the United States youth teams, starting with the U.S. U-18 Team before playing with the U-20’s for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he started all five of the team’s matches as the U.S. advanced to the tournament’s quarterfinals. His one appearance with the full United States National Team came in an Aug. 22, 2007 friendly at Sweden.
With the recent departure of midfielder Sacha Kljestan to Anderlecht, Chivas USA may see Zizzo as a potential replacement in that spot.
For more on Major League Soccer, visit Goal.com's MLS page and join Goal.com USA's Facebook fan page!
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