Raul Palomares

Raul Palomares (born February 6, 1983) is a former professional soccer midfielder born in Inglewood, California,[1] who now serves as technical director for the Autobahn Soccer Youth Academy and Club, a non-profit organization which he founded in 2008.[2]

Youth and United States Boys'/Men's National Team (U-14 to U-23)

At age 13, Palomares was selected to play in the Under-14 United States Boys' National Team. His performance in the 1996 Mundialito tournament in Bolivia that year was profiled in the influential US Soccer magazine "Soccer America," which helped attract the attention of many top international professional clubs. As a freshmen, Palomares played at Crossroads High School in Santa Monica, California, earning Rookie of the Year, all-state and all-league honors in 1998 and was named a 1998 NSCAA Youth All-American.[1] At 15, he signed a contract with FC Kaiserslautern, a German Bundesliga team, and finished out his high school education in Kaiserslautern, Germany while training with the FSK reserve and pro teams.[3] Throughout these years, he also continued to play with the United States Boys' National team. In 1999, he was selected to join the celebrated Under-17 United States Men's National team, with players such as Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, and Bobby Convey.[4] He played for the United States in the 1999 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand,[5], in which they finished fourth (the highest in US history) and finally turned professional after completing high school.

References
  1. "Profile: Raul Palomares". SoccerTimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. "US5". Autobahn Soccer Academy. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. TOBAR, HECTOR (2001-05-24). "Living the Dream of Futbol". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. "Youth National Teams: U-17 roster for CONCACAF qualifying announced". Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  5. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Raul PALOMARES". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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