USF Men’s Soccer Adds Two to 2006 Recruiting Class

TAMPA, Fla. (April 19, 2006) – Head Coach George Kiefer and the USF men’s soccer team announced today the signing of two players to a National Letter of Intent. Diego Restrepo and Anthony Wallace will join the team for the 2006 season.

Restrepo, a goalkeeper from Lake Clarke Shores, Fla., was a member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. He was (along with fellow recruit Neven Subotic) a member of the U.S. Team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2005 U17 World Cup in Peru. With the U-17 National Team, the 6-foot ‘keeper recorded a 1.33 GAA in 11 appearances (six starts) tallying a 3-2-2 record. Restrepo earned three caps during the 2005 season, registering a 1-1-0 record with a 1.33 GAA in international competition. In 2005, Restrepo was named to the NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team. Prior to the U-17 residency program, he played two years at American Heritage High School where he started in goal as a freshman and was named All-State his freshman and sophomore years.

Wallace is a defender/midfielder from St. Petersburg, Fla. He has been a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team, in residency since 2004. He was recently named to the U.S. National U-20 Team (along with fellow recruit Subotic and current USF forward Jordan Seabrook). During his time with the U-17 program, Wallace has registered four goals and nine assists in 46 matches. This season with the U-17 ‘89s, he has tallied three goals and two assists in nine starts. Wallace was named the most valuable player of the Ballymena International Tournament in April 2005, one of the leading youth national team tournaments in Europe. The 5-foot-10 defender/midfielder was a 2005 NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team selection as well as a 2005 Elite Soccer Program Participant.

Restrepo and Wallace join USF recruits Subotic (midfielder) and Marc Dougherty (midfielder), who have already enrolled at USF for the Spring semester.

Coach Kiefer and the USF men’s soccer program plan on announcing more signees in the near future.