2012 Men’s Soccer Meet The Blazers Diego Navar r e t e 6-0 | 175 | So. | Forward Santiago, Chile SSCC Manquehue (Chile)
Freshman Season (2011) Made an immediate impact for the Blazers, earning a spot on the Conference NAVARRETE’S USA All-Freshman team ... PERSONAL finished tied for second on FILE the team with four goals and was third with nine Full Name Diego Felipe Navarrete points (4g, 1a) ... scored a Birthdate June 6, 1992 Birthplace Santiago, Chile goal in his first game as a Parents Victor Navarrete Blazer in the 2-1 win over Brother Mauricio and Pablo Clemson (8/27) ... recordMajor Business ed a pair of goals and H.S. Coach Cristan Olave had an assist in the win HONORS/AWARDS over Oral Roberts (9/9) ... 2011 also converted a penalty C-USA All-Freshman kick against Georgia State C-USA Offensive POW (9/12) (9/11) ... was selected as the C-USA Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 12 ... finished the campaign second on the team in both shots (39) and shots on goal (17) ... recorded a career-high five shots on three separate occasions ... originally signed with Akron, but did not play ... came to UAB for the spring, 2011 semester.
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Miscellaneous Born Diego Felipe Navarete on June 6, 1992 in Chile ... favorite television show is The Simpsons ... favorite movie is Harry Potter ... favorite food is Pizza ... favorite website is Marca.com ... his family has had the biggest influence in his career ... the reason he came to UAB is because “of the opportunities for my studies and to become a professional.”
Diego Navarrete’s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW 2011 21-21 4 1 9 39 .103 17 .235 0 TOTAL 21-21 4 1 9 39 .103 17 .235 0
Other Soccer Info Signed last spring and is now one of just three Chilean-born player to play soccer for the Blazers in program history (Jose-Luis Jaramillo, who played at UAB in 1988, and current teammate Javier Alvial) ... was teammates with Javier Alvial at both the Universidad Catolica in Chile ... had a starring role in leading Catolica to a pair of national championships ... also helped his team capture the Copa Chile Youth Tournament in 2009. 3 4
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