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Isaias Bardales Jr.

Isaias Bardales Jr.

American soccer player


Isaias Bardales Jr. (born August 18, 1979 in San Jose, California) is a former American soccer player.

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Career

College

Bardales attended Leland High School in San Jose, California[1] and played college soccer at San Jose State University.

Professional

Bardales signed a Project-40 contract with Major League Soccer and was drafted in the first round (11th overall) in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy. He played in 12 MLS games for Galaxy in his rookie season, starting one, and scored a goal in the US Open Cup.[2] He was sent on loan to Seattle Sounders FC and later the Syracuse Salty Dogs in the A-League,[3] and was waived at the end of the 2003 season.

He later played in the USL Premier Development League for the San Diego Gauchos[4] and the San Jose Frogs.[5]

Post-Soccer Career

Bardales was a forward for the California Cougars of the Professional Arena Soccer League for a time. His coaching experience began with Aptos High School Boys Varsity Soccer in Santa Cruz, CA. He later took on an Assistant Coach position for Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, California in 2008.

In 2010, he began training youth competitive soccer teams across the Bay Area, CA earning him a prestigious Bay Area Double-Goal Coach Award from Positive Coaching Alliance.[6] As of 2021, Bardales continues to train youth competitive soccer in the Inland Empire, CA.


References

  1. "Six MLS clubs advance in U.S. Open Cup". www.usatoday.com.
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2012-08-19.



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