About Alecko Eskandarian
Alecko Eskandarian (Armenian: Ալեքկո Էսկանդարյան, Persian: آلککو اسکندریان) (born July 9, 1982) is an American retired soccer player. A 2004 and 2006 MLS All-Star, Eskandarian notably scored two goals in the 2004 MLS Cup where he was named the match MVP after helping to win the championship for D.C. United. The son of Andranik Eskandarian, a former player of the Iranian national team and the Taj team, Alecko Eskandarian represented the United States in their youth and senior national teams. He is a former assistant coach for New York Cosmos and head coach for their reserve team, New York Cosmos B. == Career == === High School and College === While at Bergen Catholic High School, Eskandarian won the 1999-00 Gatorade National High School Athlete of the Year Award. He was also named a NSCAA/Adidas All-American and New Jersey State Player of the Year after leading the state of New Jersey in scoring with 66 goals and 15 assists through 25 games during his senior year. He finished his high school career with 154 career goals, the most in Bergen County history and the third most in New Jersey high school history. Prior to playing as a professional, he played three years of soccer for the University of Virginia where he was named the best player in college soccer and awarded the Hermann Trophy in 2002 after scoring 25 goals (a school record) and 4 assists for the Cavaliers. He played three standout seasons at the University of Virginia and established himself as one of the all-time greats at the school. He finished his Cavaliers career with 50 goals (including 15 game winners), 113 points, and 13 assists in 60 games, before foregoing his senior year to go pro. During his 3 seasons at UVA, Eskandarian was a 3-time All-American, 1st Team All-ACC, ACC Rookie of the Year in 2000, and was also named ACC Player of the Year and Soccer America's College Player of the Year in 2002.
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