Jerry Laterza Explained

Jerry Laterza
Fullname:Gerardo Laterza
Birth Date:July 1, 1974
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1992
Youthclubs1:SMU Mustangs
Years1:1993
Clubs1:Veracruz
Years2:1993
Clubs2:Los Angeles Salsa
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:1994–1995
Clubs3:Cerro Porteño
Years4:1997
Clubs4:Orange County Zodiac
Years5:1997
Clubs5:LA Galaxy
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:1997
Clubs6:Carolina Dynamo (loan)
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:1998
Clubs7:Seattle Sounders
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years8:1998
Clubs8:Qianwei Huandao
Years9:1999
Clubs9:Shenyang Haishi
Years10:1999
Clubs10:Kitchee
Years11:1999
Clubs11:South China (loan)
Years12:1999–2000
Clubs12:South China
Years13:2002
Clubs13:Guangzhou Xiangxue
Years14:2003
Clubs14:Ningbo Yaoma
Years15:2003–2004
Clubs15:Buler Rangers

Gerardo "Jerry" Laterza (born July 1, 1974) is an American former soccer player. He is the technical director of Newport Mesa Soccer Club.[1] He was the first Paraguayan American to play football in Paraguay.

Career

Laterza graduated from Walnut High School where he was the 1990 and 1992 California Interscholastic Federation 1-A Player of the Year.[2] Laterza attended Southern Methodist University, playing on the men's soccer team in 1992.[3] On April 3, 1993, Laterza signed with the Los Angeles Salsa of the American Professional Soccer League.[4] [5] In 1997, Laterza began the season with the Orange County Zodiac. In July 1997, the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer signed Laterza.[6] He played four games for the Galaxy in 1997, plus one game on loan to the Carolina Dynamo.[7] The Galaxy released him on April 1, 1998, during a pre-season roster reduction. On April 10, 1998, Laterza signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League.[8] He played two games, then was released on April 22.[9] He then played for several clubs, including South China AA, and various teams in Hong Kong, China[10] and Paraguay. While in Hong Kong, he was selected to play for Hong Kong League XI, featuring in one of the matches against Paraguay.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coaches Newport Mesa Soccer Club . www.newportmesasoccer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140126011501/http://www.newportmesasoccer.com/page/show/980930-coaches . 2014-01-26.
  2. http://socalfit4u.com/socalfit4u/id447.html CIF Soccer Awards
  3. Web site: SMU Letterwinners . August 20, 2011 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085956/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smu/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/smu-m-soccer-history.pdf . dead .
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/03/sports/transactions-948893.html?pagewanted=2 April 3, 1993 Transactions
  5. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm 1993 Los Angeles Salsa
  6. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-03-sp-9151-story.html Vasquez, Laterza of the Zodiac to Sign Contracts With Galaxy
  7. Web site: All Time Carolina Dynamo Player Stats . 2014-01-07 . https://archive.today/20120710175602/http://www.carolinadynamo.com/06_Alltime_player_stats.doc . 2012-07-10 . dead .
  8. http://articles.courant.com/1998-04-15/features/9804150241_1_disabled-usa-hockey-equipment-manager April 15, 1998 Transactions
  9. http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/98/98stats.html 1998 Seattle Sounders stats
  10. Web site: Der Spiegel. Im Reich der Mittel. Von Lorenz, Andreas. German. 2 June 2003.