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| DOB : 09/28/1990 |
Position : Goalkeeper |
| Height :
5'11"
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Weight : 160 |
| Team : U.S. U-17 Men |
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Hometown: East Palo Alto, Calif.
Club: DeAnza Force
U.S. National Teams: Joined U.S. Soccer’s Residency Program in January 2006 … U.S. Under-17s: Has played games with the U-17 ‘89s and ‘90s …
High School / Club: Played for the DeAnza Force club team and the Ravenswood Lightning … Won the 2005 Y-League National Championship and 2005 Disney Showcase … Was named team MVP of his club.
Personal: Full name is Larry Vernal Franklin Jr. Jackson … Was born in San Francisco, Calif. … Parents are Larry and Connie … Has a brother Josh and sister Raenea Tini … His uncle Garfield Herd played professional basketball for the Phoenix Suns …Played basketball growing up as a kid … First soccer memory was being really bad at it, but never gave up …Best soccer moment was winning the Disney Showcase … Ultimate goal is to play on the full Men’s National Team and play professionally.
My Favorites
U.S. MNT player: Eddie Johnson
Other national team player: Samuel Eto'o
Soccer team: Manchester United
Athlete (other than soccer): Steve Nash
Sport (other than soccer): Basketball
Professional team (other than soccer): Oakland A’s
Type of music: Rap
Band: West Side Connection
Movie: Hill’s Have Eyes
TV show: My Wife and Kids
Role model: My parents
Childhood idol: Michael Jordan
Meal: Chicken bacon ranch sub from Subway
Nicknames: Link
Thing you can’t live without: Sports
Something people don’t know about you: I play goalie for the U-17 MNT, but played forward for my club team. |
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