Tino Nuñez

Tino Nuñez

Infobox Football biography
playername = Tino Nuñez


fullname = Agustin Nuñez
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|8|22
cityofbirth = Long Beach, California
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Striker
currentclub = Real Salt Lake
clubnumber = 25
youthyears = 1998–2002
2003
2004–2007
youthclubs = Millikan High School
Compton Community College
UC Santa Barbara
years = 2007
2008–
clubs = Bakersfield Brigade
Real Salt Lake
caps(goals) = 004 0(0)
009 0(1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 22:20, 30 August 2008 (PDT)
ntupdate =

Agustin "Tino" Nuñez (born 22 August 1984, in Long Beach, California) is an American soccer forward currently playing for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.

Amateur career

Pre-UCSB

Tino Nuñez was a four year letter-winner at Millikan High School in Long Beach, California. With Nuñez on the squad, Millikan ran to four consecutive Moore League Championships as well as one CIF Championship in Nuñez's junior year. Personally, Nuñez claimed numerous awards including Freshman of the Year in his first year and First Team All-Moore League, All-CIF, and league offensive player of the year in his last. As a senior, Nuñez scored a team high 25 goals and 18 assists.

After high school, Nuñez moved on to Compton Community College's soccer team. With the Tartars for only the 2003 season, he earned team MVP honors with 15 goals.

At UCSB

Nuñez joined up with University of California, Santa Barbara Men's Soccer team for the 2004 season. He appeared in 23 games, starting 6. In addition, he scored 2 goals and 6 assists for 10 points. This point total put him ahead of other now-professional players including Tyler Rosenlund, Andy Iro, Bryan Byrne, and Ivan Becerra. During this season, Nuñez and the Gauchos marched all the way to the 2004 Division I Men's College Cup, losing on penalties to Indiana University.

2005 did not prove to be a productive year for Nuñez as he had to redshirt the entire season to rehabilitate a torn ACL.

In 2006, Nuñez featured in 19 games, starting 7. He netted only 1 time this season, however the UCSB Gauchos were crowned champions of Division I college soccer by beating the Bruins from the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2006 Division I Men's College Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. This marked UCSB's first ever national championship in soccer and only second overall. In a minor claim to fame, Nuñez was controlling the ball near the UCLA corner flag as the game ended.

Nuñez featured in 21 games, starting all of them for the 2007 season. He scored 5 goals and tallied 5 assists for 15 points. His increased output and play as a "target forward" led to interest in professional teams.

Professional career

Nuñez was drafted by Real Salt Lake in the 2nd Round (17th Overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. His first action with the RSL first team came in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against the San Jose Earthquakes on April 30, 2008. He came in as a 75th minute substitute and assisted on the final goal of the game scored by Andy Williams. [ [http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080430&content_id=154242&vkey=news_rsl&fext=.jsp&team=t121 RSL rolls to victory in play-in game] From http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com, Posted 30 April 2008.]

Nuñez's first Major League Soccer appearance came on May 31, 2008, again against the San Jose Earthquakes. This time he was an 85th minute substitute. [ [http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080531&content_id=162460&vkey=news_rsl&fext=.jsp&team=t121 Real Salt Lake roll past San Jose] From http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com, Posted 31 May 2008.] His first MLS goal was a game-winner which came on 21 June 2008 against New England Revolution in the 60th minute. [ [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080621&content_id=167572&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Real Salt Lake Flex Home Muscles] From http://web.mlsnet.com, Posted 21 June 2008.]

References

External sources

* [http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t121&player=nunez_t&playerId=nun195981&statType=current Real Salt Lake Bio]
* [http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/nunez_tino01.html UCSB Bio]


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