2008 Colorado Rapids Roster
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 11-14-5 - 38 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Fernando Clavijo (6-10-3)
Coach: Gary Smith (5-4-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 204,884, Avg. 13,659 in 15 home dates
2008 Colorado Rapids StatisticsTeam Record: 11-14-5 - 38 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Fernando Clavijo (6-10-3)
Coach: Gary Smith (5-4-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 204,884, Avg. 13,659 in 15 home dates
The Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer ended the 2008 season with a record of 11 wins and 14 losses and 5 ties for 38 points finishing fourth in MLS's Western Conference.
The Rapids chalked up 44 goals and yielded 45. Conor Casey scored 11 goals for Colorado, while Omar Cummings, Tom McManus and Colin Clark each netted five or more, too. Terry Cooke contributed 12 assists. Bouna Coundoul topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 0.82 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Fernando Clavijo and Gary Smith coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Ballouchy | M | April 6, 1983 | 5'11" | 169 | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Jose Burciaga | D | November 16, 1981 | 6'1" | 166 | Oak Cliff, TX |
| Preston Burpo | G | September 26, 1972 | 6'3" | 206 | Bethesda, MD |
| Scott Campbell | M | October 16, 1986 | 5'10" | 160 | Plantation, FL |
| Conor Casey | F | July 25, 1981 | 6'1" | 170 | Dover, NH |
| Colin Clark | M | April 11, 1984 | 5'11" | 176 | Fort Collins, CO |
| Nico Colaluca | M | May 23, 1986 | 5'9" | 150 | Providence, RI |
| Terry Cooke | M | August 5, 1976 | 5'7" | 149 | Birmingham, England |
| Bouna Coundoul | G | March 4, 1982 | 6'2" | 197 | Dakar, Senegal |
| Omar Cummings | F | July 13, 1982 | 5'10" | 165 | Old Harbor, Jamaica |
| Greg Dalby | M | November 3, 1985 | 6'0" | 174 | Huntington Beach, CA |
| John DiRaimondo | M | April 23, 1986 | 5'7" | 155 | St. Louis, MO |
| Facundo Erpen | D | May 19, 1983 | 6'0" | 179 | Gualeguaychu, Argentina |
| Dan Gargan | D | December 14, 1982 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Cory Gibbs | D | January 14, 1980 | 6'1" | 180 | Plantation, FL |
| Rafael Gomes | D | December 7, 1980 | 5'11" | 168 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Christian Gomez | M | November 7, 1974 | 5'8" | 157 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Herculez Gomez | M-F | April 6, 1982 | 5'10" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Mike Graczyk | G | July 26, 1985 | 6'1" | 170 | Albuquerque, NM |
| Kelly Gray | D-M | April 7, 1981 | 6'2" | 185 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Brian Grazier | M | March 17, 1986 | 6'0" | 175 | Edwardsville, IL |
| Jordan Harvey | D | January 28, 1984 | 5'11" | 170 | Mission Viejo, CA |
| Justin Hughes | G | April 23, 1985 | 6'1" | 180 | Syracuse, NY |
| Ugo Ihemelu | D | April 3, 1983 | 6'0" | 178 | Enugu, Nigeria |
| Stephen Keel | D | April 11, 1983 | 6'0" | 185 | Littleton, CO |
| Kosuke Kimura | D | May 14, 1984 | 5'8" | 155 | Kobe, Japan |
| Jovan Kirovski | M | March 18, 1976 | 6'1" | 180 | Escondido, CA |
| Nick LaBrocca | M | December 4, 1984 | 5'10" | 165 | Staten Island, NY |
| Pablo Mastroeni | M | August 29, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | Mendoza, Argentina |
| Tom McManus | F | February 28, 1981 | 5'9" | 142 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Ciaran O'Brien | M | November 17, 1987 | 5'9" | 150 | Federal Way, WA |
| Jacob Peterson | F | January 27, 1986 | 5'10" | 165 | Portage, MI |
| Mike Petke | D | January 30, 1976 | 6'2" | 191 | Bohemia, NY |
| Kwame Sarkodie | M | April 27, 1985 | 5'11" | 170 | Dayton, OH |
| Chris Sharpe | G | September 21, 1981 | 6'2" | 185 | Sydney, Australia |
| Tim Ward | D | February 28, 1987 | 6'0" | 165 | Waukesha, WI |
| Cesar Zambrano | M | July 12, 1984 | 6'1" | 162 | Chicago, IL |
