Santa Cruz Breakers FC

Full name Santa Cruz Breakers FC
Nickname(s) Breakers
Founded 2007
Ground Carl Connelly Stadium
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Chairman Italy Paolo Carbone
Manager United States Michael Runeare
League USL League Two
2018 4th, Southwest Division
Playoffs: DNQ

Santa Cruz Breakers FC are an American soccer team based in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Founded in 2007 as Santa Cruz County Breakers, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league. The team was restarted in 2018 as a franchise in the Premier Development League, now known as USL League Two, playing its home games at Carl Connelly Stadium on the campus of Cabrillo College in nearby Aptos, California. The team's colors are blue and white.

Players

2018 Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2007 4 NPSL 3rd, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 NPSL 2nd, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 4 USL PDL 4th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches

  • United States Michael Runeare (2007–2008; 2018-present)

Stadium

Breakers Youth System

The club also feature a very strong youth program which serves as a feeder the USL team as well as many college programs. The "Breakers Blue 88" is the flagship youth team of the club. Led by captain and midfielder Jose Gonzalez, who also played for the US U-18 national team, they have won 5 of 6 Norcal state cup titles in the last 6 years. They also feature many top players from top high school programs such as Watsonville and Bellarmine. The team advanced to the semis at the national west region tournament and well as the far west regional tournament and played against top European professional youth academies at the Belizona tournament in Switzerland. Gonzalez was also named CCS sophomore of the year, and to the ALL Merc-CCS team as well as the All-America high school soccer team.

Besides Gonzalez, other notable standouts include Miguel Silva, who led Watsonville High School's soccer team to a #1 national ranking and two CCS championships, and was named an NSCAA All-American. He was a member of the US U-15 boys team. Another notable standout from the SCC breakers is David "Samurai" Estrada. A forward for MLS's Seattle Sounders FC He was the leading scorer for UCLA his freshman year as a walk-on, and a member of the U-18 national pool. He was named CCS player of the year after leading Alisal High School to a #2 national ranking, and scoring a national record of 66 goals including 11 in one game. His accomplishments in college soccer include being named to the Pac-10 second team, the NCAA tournament first team, Freshmen of the Year award, and leading UCLA to the NCAA finals, where he scored two goals against Virginia the in semifinals.

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