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  Rob Valentino

Rob Valentino

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Cave Creek, AZ

High School:
Pinnacle HS

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 190

Position:
D

Experience:
3V

2007 National Player of the Year Candidate 2006 West Coast Conference Player of the Year Solid defender is a physically dominating player in the air...has the ability to play forward or midfield when needed...dangerous attacker from the back... is listed on the 2007 Hermann Trophy watch list.

U.S.A.: Played on the U.S. under-23 National Team for its 2007 tour of Japan...played in both games...one of just two collegiate players on the squad...scored a goal in exhibition vs. UCLA.

2006 SEASON: Led the Dons to a midseason top-10 ranking and third straight NCAA berth...fourth on the team in scoring with one goal and team-high six assists...four of his six assists were on game-winning goals (three in league play)...sixth assists ranked second in WCC...scored only goal in 2-1 win over Gonzaga...helped lead USF to the stingiest defense in the WCC for the second consecutive season (0.87 GA).

2005 SEASON: 2005 West Coast Conference Defender of the Year and first team all-WCC...was the team's third leading scorer with four goals and two assists...scored the only goals in USF 1-0 wins at Stanford and at LMU...also tallied at Portland and vs. Dominican University.

2004 SEASON: Named College Soccer News all-American and all-WCC first team last season...started 17 games.

PRIOR TO SAN FRANCISCO: A two-time all-league selection at Pinnacle High School and a former member of the prestigious Sereno Club '86 team.

PERSONAL: Born December of 1985 in Hoffman Estates, Ill... majoring in Exercise and Sports Science.

VISSER ON VALENTINO: "Rob is a commanding force on both ends of the field. He is the best USF player since Staale Soebye."

  OFFENSE               GP    G    A  Pts Shots Shot%  SOG  SOG%  GW
  2004................  17    0    0    0     4  .000    0  .000   0
  2005................  20    4    2   10    17  .235    8  .471   2
  2006................  20    1    6    8     8  .125    4  .500   0
  TOTAL...............  57    5    8   18    29  .172   12  .414   2

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