2009 Minnesota Thunder Roster
USL First Division (USL-1)
Team Record: 7-13-10 - 31 points
Finishing 8th in USL-1
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
2009 Minnesota Thunder StatisticsTeam Record: 7-13-10 - 31 points
Finishing 8th in USL-1
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
The Minnesota Thunder of USL First Division ended the 2009 season with a record of 7 wins and 13 losses and 10 ties for 31 points finishing eighth in USL-1.
Minnesota bagged 39 goals and surrendered 44. Melvin Tarley scored 8 goals for the Thunder, while Lawrence Olum, Ricardo Sanchez, Brian Cvilikas and Marco Terminesi each contributed five or more also. Ricardo Sanchez recorded 9 assists. Nic Platter topped the squad with 7 wins and a team-best 0.99 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Arango | D | April 23, 1983 | 6'1" | 175 | Medellin, Colombia |
| Jeremiah Bass | M | April 11, 1977 | 6'0" | 157 | Racine, WI United States |
| Chris Clements | D | March 2, 1987 | 6'2" | 185 | Allen, TX |
| Rich Costanzo | D | February 17, 1986 | 5'9" | 166 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Brian Cvilikas | F | March 16, 1984 | 6'3" | 180 | Highlands Ranch, CO |
| Rod Dyachenko | M,F | September 22, 1983 | 6'1" | 185 | Giorgievk, Russia |
| Kevin Friedland | D | October 3, 1981 | 5'8" | 154 | New Brunswick, NJ |
| Andrei Gotsmanov | M | May 6, 1986 | 6'0" | 170 | Minsk, Soviet Union |
| Jonathan Greenfield | D,M,F | February 18, 1982 | 6'0" | 175 | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Julius James | D | July 9, 1984 | 6'0" | 180 | Maloney Gardens, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Brian Kallman | D | April 23, 1984 | 6'0" | 185 | Woodbury, MN |
| Youssouf Kante | F | August 13, 1984 | 5'9" | 157 | Paris, France |
| Quavas Kirk | F | April 13, 1988 | 6'2" | 190 | Aurora, IL |
| Nathan Knox | F | July 13, 1981 | 6'2" | 180 | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Geoffrey Myers | F | March 6, 1986 | 5'9" | , Liberia | |
| Daniel O'Brien | M | May 4, 1986 | 5'10" | Shoreview, MN | |
| Lawrence Olum | D | July 10, 1984 | 6'2" | 185 | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Andrew Peterson | D | December 2, 1984 | 5'11" | 155 | Edina, MN |
| Nic Platter | G | November 22, 1981 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Leonel Saint-Preux | F | May 12, 1985 | 6'1" | Cap-Haiten, Haiti | |
| Ricardo Sanchez | M | August 20, 1983 | 6'0" | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| Melvin Tarley | F | October 31, 1982 | 6'1" | 175 | Monroeville, Liberia |
| Marco Terminesi | M,F | September 5, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | Woodbridge, ON Canada |
| Matt Van Oekel | G | September 20, 1986 | 6'4" | 210 | Chesapeake, VA |
| Marcus Watson | D | September 16, 1989 | 6'0" | 157 | Houston, TX |
| Dale Weiler | M | February 1, 1985 | 6'2" | 157 | , United States |
