Giovanni Savarese scored eight of the first nine goals in our club's history. The current Portland Timbers Head Coach played three seasons for our club, notching 6,425 minutes, 44 goals and 13 assists.
Among the many goals, the chilena he scored against the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1996 remains as one of the most esteemed goals in club history.
“Whenever I had the opportunity to enter the game, at the start, towards the end or in the midway point, whenever possible, I wanted to step in and try to change the game,” said Savarese. “To help my team and convince the group to work hard to achieve results, and try to get goals.