Club: | Houston Dynamo |
Season: | 2013 |
Chrtitle: | President |
Chairman: | Chris Canneti |
Mgrtitle: | Coach |
Manager: | Dominic Kinnear |
League: | Major League Soccer |
League Result: | Conference: 4th Overall: 9th |
Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
Cup1 Result: | Conference Finals |
Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Fourth Round |
Cup3: | CONCACAF Champions League (2012–13) |
Cup3 Result: | Quarterfinals |
Cup4: | CONCACAF Champions League (2013–14) |
Cup4 Result: | Group stage |
Cup5: | Texas derby |
Cup5 Result: | Lost[1] |
Broadcasting: | Comcast Sportsnet Houston |
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Prevseason: | 2012 |
Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 season is the Houston Dynamo's 8th competitive season in Major League Soccer, 8th year of existence as a football club, and their second consecutive season playing at BBVA Compass Stadium. They also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League, participating in the knockout phase of the 2012–13 campaign being eliminated by Santos Laguna in the quarterfinal 3–1 on Aggregate. They will be opening the 2013–14 group stage in late July or early August 2013.
During the 2013 season Houston suffered their first ever loss at BBVA Compass Stadium against Sporting Kansas City on May 12, 2013.[2]
The Dynamo are entering the season as the two-time defending MLS Eastern Conference post-season champions and runners-up to the MLS Cup.
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Tally Hall | GK | 2009 | 12 May 1985 | Esbjerg fB | 79 | 0 | ||
24 | Tyler Deric | GK | 2009 | 30 August 1988 | Houston Dynamo Academy | 3 | 0 | ||
28 | Erich Marscheider | GK | 2012 | 5 January 1993 | Colorado Rush Soccer Club | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Eric Brunner | CB | 2013 | 2 February 1986 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 0 | ||
4 | Jermaine Taylor | CB / RB/LB | 2011 | 14 January 1985 | St. George's SC | 46 | 1 | ||
5 | Warren Creavalle | RB | 2012 | 14 August 1990 | UCF Knights | 16 | 2 | ||
6 | Mike Chabala | LB | 2013 | 24 May 1984 | D.C. United | 47 | 1 | ||
8 | Kofi Sarkodie | RB | 2011 | 22 March 1991 | Akron Zips | 24 | 0 | ||
21 | Anthony Arena | CB / LB | 2013 | 3 August 1990 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | Corey Ashe | LB / LM | 2007 | 14 March 1986 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 167 | 1 | ||
32 | Bobby Boswell | CB | 2008 | 15 March 1983 | D.C. United | 152 | 9 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||
11 | Brad Davis (C) | LM / CM | 2006 | 8 November 1981 | San Jose Earthquakes | 196 | 31 | ||
13 | Ricardo Clark | CM / DM | 2012 | 10 February 1983 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 115 | 9 | ||
16 | Adam Moffat | CM / DM | 2011 | 15 May 1986 | Portland Timbers | 43 | 5 | ||
17 | Luiz Camargo | AM / CM | 2011 | 4 May 1987 | Paraná Clube | 36 | 1 | ||
19 | Alex Dixon | RM / CM | 2011 | 7 February 1990 | Houston Dynamo Academy | 11 | 1 | ||
20 | Andrew Driver | LW / AM | 2013 | 20 November 1987 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 1 | ||
22 | Brian Ownby | AM / LW / RW | 2012 | 16 July 1990 | Virginia Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | ||
27 | Oscar Boniek García | LW / AM / RW | 2012 | 4 September 1984 | C.D. Olimpia | 20 | 4 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||
3 | Calen Carr | LW / ST | 2011 | 4 October 1982 | Chicago Fire | 35 | 5 | ||
7 | Omar Cummings | LW / ST | 2013 | 13 July 1982 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | ||
9 | Bryan Salazar | ST | 2013 | 17 October 1994 | Houston Dynamo Academy | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | Will Bruin | CF | 2011 | 24 October 1989 | Indiana Hoosiers | 63 | 19 | ||
14 | Jason Johnson | ST | 2013 | 9 October 1990 | VCU Rams | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | Cam Weaver | ST | 2009 | 10 June 1983 | San Jose Earthquakes | 64 | 10 | ||
23 | Giles Barnes | LW / AM / ST | 2012 | 5 August 1988 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 2 | ||
25 | Brian Ching (VC) | ST | 2006 | 24 May 1978 | San Jose Earthquakes | 160 | 56 |
Updated on April 21, 2013
Source (Stats are for Major League Soccer Regular Season Only): http://www.houstondynamo.com/players
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Statistics current as of May 10, 2013
Source: Houston Dynamo Season Statistics
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1 | FW | 23 | Will Bruin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
FW | 12 | Giles Barnes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
2 | MF | 11 | Brad Davis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
MF | 20 | Andrew Driver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | DF | 5 | Warren Creavalle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | MF | 13 | Ricardo Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Dominic Kinnear |
Assistant coach &<br>Reserve Team Manager | Wade Barrett |
Assistant coach &<br>Reserve Team Manager | Steve Ralston |
Goalkeeper coach | Tim Hanley |
Head Athletic Trainer | Theron Enns |
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Shane Caron |
Director, Soccer Operations | Nick Kowba |
Equipment Manager | Michael Porter |
Director, Youth Development | James Clarkson |
Assistant director, Youth Development | Eddie Robinson |
Youth Development Coordinator | Michael Fasching |
U-18 assistant coach | Scot Fraser |
President of Business Operations | Chris Canetti |