Real Salt Lake 2012 media guide

2012·22.4 MB·English

by  Real Salt Lake

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Twice the power.
Half the
emissions.
When Kennecott set outto reduce
emissions at their mainpower plant,
they assembled a team to develop a
plan to replace three coal-burning
boilerswith a natural gas turbine.
This planned upgrade will double the
capacity andcut the plant’s overall
emissions in half.Nice work, team.
Scott Farrell
Power Plant
Operations Manager
Kennecott Utah Copper
Cleaner fuel mix. Half the emissions.

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Twice the power.
Half the
emissions.
9256 State Street
Sandy, UT 84070 HONORS: ...............MLS Cup Champions: 2009
When Kennecott set outto reduce Telephone: [phone] .CONCACAF Champions League Group A Winners: 2010
Fax: [phone] . . . . . . . . CONCACAF Champions League Finalists 2011
emissions at their mainpower plant, www.RealSaltLake.com / www.RioTintoStadium.com
Twitter: @RealSaltLake
they assembled a team to develop a
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plan to replace three coal-burning
CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS RSL PRACTICE FACILITY (primary)
boilerswith a natural gas turbine.
President: .......................... Bill Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .America First Field
This planned upgrade will double the SVP / Business Operations: ............John Kimball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 West Sego Lily Drive
SVP / General Manager: .............Garth Lagerwey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10000 South, ½ block West of State St)
capacity andcut the plant’s overall SVP / Chief Financial Officer: ........... Gary Reimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy, UT 84070
VP / Broadcasting & Communications: .Trey Fitz-Gerald Surface: ...........................Natural Grass
emissions in half.Nice work, team. VP / Ticket Sales & Service: .........Michael Schetzel Field Dimensions: ...................75 x 120 yards
VP / Stadium Operations: ...............Mike Steele
RSL PRACTICE FACILITY (alternate)
TEAM INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XanGo Field at Thanksgiving Point
Scott Farrell Head Coach: .........................Jason Kreis . . . . . . . 3098 Executive Parkway (corner of Ashton Blvd)
Assistant Coaches: ........Jeff Cassar, Miles Joseph, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lehi, UT 84043
Power Plant
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C.J. Brown Surface: ...........................Natural Grass
Operations Manager Strength & Conditioning Coach: .........Dan Barlow Field Dimensions: ...................75 x 120 yards
Kennecott Utah Copper Head Scout: ........................Andy Williams
Head Athletic Trainer: .........Tyson Pace, MS, ATC-L VISITING TEAM HOTEL
Asst. Athletic Trainer: ......Kevin Christen, MS, ATC-L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheraton Salt Lake City
Team Administrator: .....................Elliot Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 West 500 South
Equipment Manager: .................. Mike Fratto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Primary Hospital: ..Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Telephone: .................. [phone] (main);
Team Physicians: . Dr. Andrew Cooper; Dr. Joe Albano; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [phone] (toll-free)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Chris Gay; Dr. John Edwards Fax: ...............................[phone]
Team Chiropractor: ............Monte J. Layton, D.C. Contact: ............ Kimberly Leary, [phone],
Team Chaplain: ........................John Prim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Team Colors: .....Claret Red, Cobalt Blue & Real Gold . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.sheratonsaltlakecityhotel.com/
Largest MLS Attendance: ....40,589 (June 4, 2005 RSL
. .vs. FC Dallas; USA vs. Costa Rica World Cup Qualifier) BROADCASTING INFORMATION
Largest Soccer Attendance: ..................45,511 Television Partner: ...............KTVX (ABC) Ch. 4 /
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (August 12, 2006 RSL vs. Real Madrid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KUCW (CW) Ch. 30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talent: Bill Riley (play-by-play) /
RIO TINTO STADIUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Dunseth (color analyst) /
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9256 State Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emerson Lotzia (host/sideline)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sandy, Utah 84070
Phone: ............................[phone] English Radio: ................ESPN 700 AM (KALL)
Fax: ...............................[phone] . . . . . . . .Talent: Spencer Warne (pre-/post-game host) /
RSL Press Box Phone Number: ........[phone] . . . . . . .Brian Kamler, Kenny Cutler & Ian Joy (analysts)
Vice President, Broadcasting & Communications: Spanish Radio: ............................. TBD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trey Fitz-Gerald
Cleaner fuel mix. Half the emissions. Director, Event Operations: ...........Trino Martinez RSL PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORY

Director, Facility Management: ..........Hans Niska Vice President, Broadcasting & Communications:
Elevation: ..............................4,450 feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trey Fitz-Gerald
6000 CURRENT EMISSIONS MLS Capacity: ............ 20,213 (no concert stage); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office: [phone]
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Largest non-MLS Soccer Attendance: .........20,463 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-Mail: [email protected]
. . . . . . . . . . [October 19, 2010; RSL 3:1 Cruz Azul (MEX)] PR E-mail: [email protected]
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hEADER CONTENTS
RSL ViSiON – 6
THE TEAM – 32
2011 iN REViEW – 150
THE RECORDS – 210
THE LEAGuE – 276
THE CLuB/MEDiA – 318
2012 REAL SALT LAKE MEDIA GUIDE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Trey Fitz-Gerald.
MANAGING EDITOR: John Koluder.
SPECIAL THANKS: Elias Sports Bureau; MLS Communications; MLS
team PR Directors; U.S. Soccer Federation.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Melissa Majrchrzak, Ray Taggart, Taylor Fugate,
RSL Marketing and Getty Images.
DESIGN & LAYOUT: Ben Barnes – RSL
Shanna Sawatzki - Signature Press.
COVER DESIGN: Ben Barnes.
PUBLISHING: Signature Press, North Salt Lake, UT
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THE RSL ViSiON
Belief. Passion. Desire. Determination. Commitment. Sacrifice.
Words once written by current Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis describing the organization’s core values in an open letter to the
community, these are the tenets by which RSL players, fans, front office and ownership conduct themselves each day. The utmost ad-
herence to these values allowed RSL to win Major League Soccer’s 14th Cup title in 2009, just the team’s fifth season, despite long odds
and a plethora of cynics, naysayers and non-believers along the way.
The 2010 title defense came to a sudden and shocking end at the hands of upstart rival FC Dallas, the team to hand RSL two of its three
rare losses between May 1 and November 6 (Cruz Azul was the other). An air of “unfinished business” permeated the locker room, driv-
ing the club’s CONCACAF Champions League ambitions in 2011. Other silverware in the offing a year ago at this time were MLS Cup,
Supporters Shield, U.S. Open Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
However, RSL left 2011 empty-handed, equaling the regular-season win total from a year before at 15, but those points came in a very
different fashion. A disappointing home loss in the CONCACAF Champions League Final was followed up by a gruesome ankle injury
suffered by talisman Javier Morales just ten days later, the season bookended with a five-game suspension to Captain Kyle Beckerman.
Last year, a star-studded rematch with rival Los Angeles in the West Final saw a wounded RSL overpowered by the eventual MLS Cup
Champions, paced by Landon Donovan, David Beckham and Robbie Keane. The offseason saw the departure of several long-time
veterans, as Robbie Russell and Jean Alexandre (traded), Collen Warner (expansion draft) and the lone remaining RSL original Andy
Williams (retired) saw their on-field time with the club end. On the eve of the 2012 season, several others are rehabbing injuries that
might jeopardize their opening day availability, as perennial starters Nat Borchers (ruptured quad tendon), Alvaro Saborio (knee), Javier
Morales (ankle) and Will Johnson (adductor) work hard to return. However, with a 267-day MLS season (the League’s longest-ever) cul-
minating in MLS Cup 2012 on December 1 – and potentially 50+ games for Jason Kreis’ side prior to that date – testing the club’s depth
in March could be a blessing in disguise.
“RSL Nation” always harbors hope that the club they love can emerge as it did late in 2009, when despite an 11-12-7 regular season
record, and the necessary combination of several dozen scenarios, RSL won six of its final seven games en route to capturing MLS Cup.
Continuing to embrace its “Team is the Star” philosophy to vanquish not one, not two, but a trio of designated players - Guillermo Bar-
ros Schelotto, Cuauhtemoc Blanco and David Beckham - as well as the Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire and Los Angeles Galaxy sides
which surrounded them.
“Audentis Fortuna Juvat” - Latin for Fortune Favors the Bold - was Kreis’ mantra in May, 2007 when he abruptly traded his captain’s
armband for the head coaching reins of Real Salt Lake. In the 55+ months since that time, Kreis became the youngest MLS head coach
to win a title, guided RSL to become the first-ever MLS team (and just the 3rd non-Mexican side) to win a CONCACAF Champions
League group, and the first U.S. team to get to the CCL Final. Meanwhile, the RSL organization, inspired by its fans, has established a
dominant home-field advantage, with just three home losses in any competition between the 2008/10 seasons (a total equaled last year,
in the several months played without Morales).
In 2008, the value of unselfishly placing the collective ahead of the individual was also embraced by those workers, engineers, archi-
tects, and visionary partners that brought Rio Tinto Stadium from concept to reality. Exhibited by everyone from the Real Salt Lake
locker room to the Rio Tinto Stadium front office, these are the values upon which organizational success is built, those demanded from
every individual responsible for executing ownership’s vision for world-class sports and entertainment on the Wasatch Front. Nothing
but the utmost adherence to these tenets is tolerated.
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The early expansion years marked by turnover and transition, Real Salt Lake has now reached unprecedented heights with its Playoff
runs in 2008/09 and extensive domestic and international success throughout 2011, achieving a multitude of organizational milestones
signifying the growth, permanence and promise of the franchise. Remaining committed to building an organization that will consistently
compete for championships, on and off the field of play, President Bill Manning embraces the principle that the Team truly is the Star,
recognizing that players, fans, staff, management and the community at large compose the team. Only through the team concept in all
facets of the organization, working together as one, can Real Salt Lake achieve glory, honor and success.
On the field, General Manager Garth Lagerwey, Coach Kreis and the technical staff accomplished the goal of deepening the roster to
create competition at every one of the 11 positions, instilling a collective focus on heightening the intensity at each practice, at each
game, in every way. The massive overhaul four years ago has now fostered the ability for Real Salt Lake to become a more cohesive
unit, to think and react at a quicker speed of play, to pressure the opponent, to compete as one entity. From this, competitive success is
ensured, evident from the team’s late-season runs in 2008/09 and its wire-to-wire success in multiple competitions in 2010/11.
Now Real Salt Lake is focused on continuing to carry the MLS flag internationally, hoping to extend the window of success for the fran-
chise and establish an annual soccer dynasty right here on the Wasatch Front.
It is no coincidence that the organization’s recent success was fostered by the advent and opening of Rio Tinto Stadium, the state-of-
the-art sports and entertainment facility in Utah, providing a stunning new home for world-class events, one with breathtaking views
of both the Oquirrh and Wasatch Mountain ranges. With its vast, natural grass pitch, its intimate proximity allowing 20,000+ spectators
to exert themselves as the 12th man, it is the sweeping canopy roofs on the east and west sides to keep elements out, atmosphere in,
serving as iconic beacons for the community gathering place.
Located in Sandy, Utah, at the heart of the Wasatch Front, Rio Tinto Stadium opened its arms to the world in 2009, during its first full
season of operation, serving as the host of the 2009 MLS All-Star Game, a dramatic, penalty-kick decided event vs. England’s Everton
FC (and a foreboding of things to come!). Major League Soccer’s midseason showcase was a perfect example of the Stadium as a new
class of venue in the Intermountain West, attracting events that would not otherwise visit Utah, bolstering the state’s reputation as an
international sports and entertainment destination. Both the MLS All-Star Game and the U.S. Men’s National Team’s World Cup Quali-
fier against El Salvador in Sept. 2009 were televised worldwide to more than 140 countries via the ESPN family of networks, bringing
significant media attention to the State of Utah, positively impacting tourism efforts.
While “The Beautiful Game” and its premier events have an established home at Rio Tinto Stadium, in 2010, none other than Sir Paul
McCartney graced the venue in his first-ever performance in the State of Utah, expanding the Stadium’s horizon as concert perfor-
mances are concerned, as legendary rockers the Eagles and country music icon Kenny Chesney did in 2009. Aesthetically and acousti-
cally, Rio Tinto Stadium will fulfill its promise to become one of the most desirable outdoor attractions in the United States, its capacity
rising to nearly 27,000 for concerts and other events, the diversity of which creates numerous job opportunities on both permanent and
seasonal bases. In March, 2008, the Stadium was recognized by Forbes as one of “10 New Super-Stadiums” in development worldwide.
Making A Mark
Since its inception, Real Salt Lake continually strives to establish new and everlasting traditions in the Utah sports landscape and break
new ground in virtually every aspect of its business. In addition to developing the team’s Independence Day and Pioneer Day soccer/fire-
works traditions, RSL accomplishments include: in the establishment of new MLS standards for season-ticket renewal rates; exhibiting
the truest home-field advantage in U.S. Men’s National Team history; forming a groundbreaking partnership with Real Madrid, RSL’s
namesake and the world’s foremost sports brand; and becoming the first American major-league sports team to feature a corporate
sponsor – Utah-based XanGo – emblazoned across its jersey front.
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That distinctive Real Salt Lake jersey was worn by a quartet of American soccer luminaries during the team’s first three seasons. Head
Coach Jason Kreis, the team’s charter captain and first-ever player, was the first American-born Major League Soccer MVP in 1999
and retired to seize the RSL coaching reins as MLS’ All-Time leading scorer. U.S. Soccer icon Clint Mathis – re-acquired mid-Summer
2008 – was the team’s first allocation, bringing his Mohawk to the Wasatch Front in 2005. Teenage phenom Freddy Adu utilized RSL
in 2007 as a springboard to Europe. Legendary U.S. defender Eddie Pope, regarded worldwide as the finest American defender ever,
retired after the 2007 season as Real Salt Lake’s all-time leader in games started (69) and minutes played (5,930), as well as RSL’s lone
All-Star selection (2005, 2007).
Real Salt Lake’s first-ever home game featured a dramatic, 81st-minute header by former U.S. Olympic Captain Brian Dunseth to give
RSL a 1-0 victory over Rocky Mountain Cup rivals Colorado Rapids, sending 25,000+ fans into pandemonium. The June 4, 2005 visit by
the U.S. Men’s National Team for a World Cup Qualifying match against Costa Rica raised the bar for fan intensity, the United States’
3-0 win witnessed by more than 40,000 fans. That turnout and support demonstrated to the American soccer community that the savvy,
pro-U.S. crowd could impress even those who thought they had seen it all, including then-U.S. manager Bruce Arena and superstar
Landon Donovan, each of whom left Rice-Eccles that day glowing about the National Team’s newest home. That historic occasion set
the stage for future visits by international opponents from Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, China, Fiji, Costa Rica and Jamaica,
highlighted by the August 12, 2006 visit by Real Madrid.
The late-Summer 2006 trip by Real Madrid to Utah, which included a week in Salt Lake for high-altitude training, a pair of games vs.
MLS sides D.C. United (involving a day trip to Seattle) and RSL, a visit to the Governor’s Mansion and the ceremonial groundbreaking of
what is now Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, again served notice to the world about the burgeoning soccer culture in the Rocky Mountains.
International superstars such as David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Raul, Fabio Cannavaro, Ruud van Nistelrooy and manager Fabio
Capello – all legends of the highest world soccer standards, thriving on the World Cup and European stages – were ebullient in their
praise of RSL fans and the passion, excitement and emotion exhibited just two years into the club’s existence. Van Nistelrooy’s first-
half penalty kick and Robinho’s second-half brilliance were overshadowed by the flashbulbs glimmering throughout Rice-Eccles when
David Beckham entered the game, as Madrid downed its namesake, 2-0, in the most-attended professional sporting event in Utah since
the 2002 Winter Olympics.
The team’s former Rice-Eccles home was the site of several individual milestones during its three-plus MLS seasons in Utah, as Cap-
tain Jason Kreis became the first-ever MLS player to score 100 career goals, something only four players have now ever accomplished.
Fan favorite Andy Williams, the lone ìRSL Originalî remaining in 2011, scored the 5,000th goal in MLS history midway through the inau-
gural 2005 campaign, also the team’s first score in Rice-Eccles north end. Former goalkeeper Scott Garlick became just the third MLS
netminder to accrue 100 career wins, a feat accomplished in 2006 during his lone season with the club.
Major League Soccer Arrives
The dramatic arrival of a second major-league organization further establishes Utah as a progressive, growing climate for top-level
sports and all types of innovative entertainment. The state has been home to the Utah Jazz of the NBA since 1979. During the Jazz’s
tenure, Salt Lake City has played host to multiple NBA playoff series (including two NBA Finals) as well as an NBA All-Star Game. Utah
was also the host of the enormously successful 2002 Olympic Winter Games, which brought positive attention from sponsors, athletes
and media around the world.
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