April 1999 News

4/20/99The Burn to sign Colombian forward John Jairo Trellez this week, Burn officials confirmed yesterday. Trellez, 30, has several appearances in international matches for the Colombian National Team and should help bolster the Burn’s offensive production this season.  Like Burn midfielder Leonel Alvarez, Trellez is a native of Medellin, Colombia. Trellez’s Major League Soccer debut comes after time with several international clubs, his most recent being Boca Juniors of Argentina’s first division. Trellez also has played for Nacional of Colombia’s first division and for teams in Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Switzerland. (Blane Bachelor, Star-Telegram)
4/19/99Jason Kreis named MLS Player of the Week for the secion dtime in 1999 with 2 goals in the BUrn’s 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
4/12/99Matt Jordan named MLS Player of the Week with 6 saves in the shutout of Chicago
4/1/99Burn Release M/F Gabe Jones and D Andy Parrish
3/22/99Jason Kreis named 1999’s 1st MLS Player of the Week with 3 goals and 1 assist versus Kansas City
3/16/99MLS assigns Burn Project-40 player M Sergi Daniv

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