name: Jose Burciaga Jr. position: D height: 6-1 weight:166 Birthdate: November 16, 1981 Hometown: Oak Cliff, TX

Regular Season Stats

full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights

year	club	gp	gs	min	g	a	sht	sog	fc	fs	c	ej
2009	Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		127	119	10,217	14	18	139	57	113	148	20	3

Most Recent Video Highlights

date	clubs	video description
04/05/08	Rapids @ Wizards	04/05/08: Burciaga goal against KC Wizards
08/22/07	Fire @ Wizards	Jose Burciaga Jr. Goal
07/22/07	Rapids @ Wizards	Jose Burciaga Jr Red Card

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MLS Experience

2006 SEASON: Assisted on Sasha Victorine's game-tying goal and scored game-winning goal just into extra time with a 25-yard blast at HOU (4/8)...Scored second consecutive game-deciding goal, heading home the game-winner in the 89th minute on a Matt Groenwald assist in 1-0 win at CLB (6/10)...Assisted on game-tying goal and scored third game-winning goal of the season, second straight, in 3-2 win vs. CHI (6/17)...Scored his fourth goal in five games with a second-half penalty kick in 3-2 loss vs. DC (6/28)...Named MLS Player of the Month for June…Returned to the starting lineup and helped defense to fifth shutout of the season in 4-0 win vs. CLB (8/12)...Netted his team-leading sixth goal of the season in the first half of 1-1 tie at CHV (8/19)...Assisted on Josh Wolff's game-tying goal in 2-2 tie vs. NY (8/30)...Took over the team lead in assists after assisting on both of Davy Arnaud's goals to move his total to seven in 4-1 win vs. COL (9/9)...Netted league defender high seventh goal of year in 3-3 tie vs. RSL (9/30)...Named MLS Player of the Week after recording an assist on Dave van den Bergh's goal and netted the game-winning PK in 2-1 win vs. CHV (10/7)…Scored four game-winning goals throughout the season.

2005: Started and appeared in a career high 31 matches, scoring two goals and adding four assists, both career marks...Represented MLS in a friendly match against Real Madrid in Spain on August 23, 2005...Scored his first goal of the year, and just the second of his career, in a 1-1 tie @ CHV (6/1)...Scored his second goal of the season in the 76th minute vs. CLB (6/29)...Recorded assists in back-to-back road games, @ NE (8/6) and @ CHI (8/10).

2004: Appeared in 24 matches, including 21 starts for the Wizards, and played a vital role in the success of the best defensive unit in MLS…Saw his first action since returning from ACL surgery at DAL (4/24) and made his first start vs. COL (5/1)…Registered first career MLS point assisting on Josh Wolff's goal in the 33rd minute vs. NE (6/2)...Scored his first career goal with a wicked strike from the left side in the 45th minute @ SJ (6/26). 2004 Playoffs: Played every minute of the postseason at left back…Assisted on Jack Jewsbury's game-winning goal vs. SJ (10/30)…Scored in the 6th minute of the MLS Cup Final vs. DC United.

2003: Began the 2003 campaign as the starting left back but suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in the fourth match of the regular season, the second ACL tear in his three-year career in MLS…Had played every minute at left back before coming off after suffering the injury…Missed the remainder of the 2003 season.

2002: Suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on April 4th... Underwent successful ACL surgery on May 10th and missed the entire 2002 MLS regular season…Appeared in two Champions Cup matches, including one start, prior to suffering the injury.

2001: Appeared in three matches as a rookie, including two starts... Spent significant time with the U.S. U-20 National Team preparing for the 2001 Youth Championships…Made MLS debut @ CHI (5/19) starting and playing 62 minutes on the left flank…Started @ LA (6/13), and appeared vs. TB (6/30).

International

Member of the U-23 U.S. National Team that took part in qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...Spent much of 2001 with the United States Under-20 National Team. Appeared in 15 games with 6 starts for the U-20 team in 2001, tallying a goal and an assist…Appeared in 22 of 36 games for the U-20's in 2000, starting 17.

High School/Club

Two-time All-Region and All-State selection at Duncanville High School…District MVP as a senior…Member of Dallas Texans Soccer Club from 1995-2000, the same club as Nick Garcia.

Personal

Parents are Jose and Aurora Burciaga…Has an older sister, Lori and a twin sister, Cynthia…Has a daughter, Jayden, 3.