Julian Valentin Named Soccer America Preseason All-American
8/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 22, 2006
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest junior Julian Valentin was named Preseason All-American by Soccer America on Monday. The defender is one of seven players from the ACC honored on the squad.
Valentin, a native of Lancaster, Pa., played and started in 22 games last season. He was named second team All-American by Top Drawer Soccer. Valentin tallied three goals and added one assist. His lone assist of the season proved to be the gamewinner in the NCAA Tournament victory over Old Dominion. Valentin helped the Deacons post nine shutouts in 2005 and record a goals against average of 0.98. In fact, Wake Forest went a span of 241:45 without surrendering a goal and did not even allow St. Joseph's a single shot on Sept. 20.
Valentin missed this past spring after undergoing ankle surgery, but he returned mid-July and participated with the U.S. Under-20 National Team. He started both of the team's matches against Canada and served as captain for the opener. The U.S. defeated Canada, 2-1, in the first meeting, but walked away with a 1-1 draw in the second match.
Soccer America Men's Preseason All-Americans
Goalkeepers
Mike Gustavson (South Carolina/Junior) Aiken, S.C.
Phil Marfuggi (Clemson/Senior) Manalapan, N.J.
Chris Seitz (Maryland/Soph.) San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Defenders
Andrew Boyens (New Mexico/Senior) Dunedin, New Zealand
Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara/Junior) Liverpool, England
Julius James (Connecticut/Junior) Maloney Gardens, Trinidad
Julian Valentin (Wake Forest/Junior) Lancaster, Pa.
Midfielders
Paulo da Silva (SMU/Soph.) Piracicaba, Brazil
Greg Dalby (Notre Dame/Senior) Poway, Calif.
John DiRaimondo (Saint Louis/Senior) St. Louis, Mo.
Rodrigo Hidalgo (South Florida/Junior) West Palm Beach, Fla.
Scott Jones (UNC Greensboro/Senior) Dallas, Texas
Sinisa Ubiparipovic (Akron/Senior) Mentor, Ohio
Mike Videira (Duke/Junior) Milford, Mass.
Forwards
Ryan Anderson (Missouri State/Junior) St. Charles, Mo.
Charlie Davies (Boston College/Junior) Manchester, N.H.
Brad Evans (UC Irvine/Senior) Phoenix, Ariz.
Willy Guadarrama (Campbell/Junior) Cedar Park, Texas
Ben Hunter (North Carolina/Senior) Doncaster, England
Patrick Nyarko (Virginia Tech/Soph.) Kumasi, Ghana
Randi Patterson (UNC Greensboro/Senior) Hackensack, N.J.
Yannick Reyering (Virginia/Soph.) Mettingen, Germany
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