Damian Troy Silvera

Damian Silvera was born in Flushing, New York on July 27, 1974. He grew up in Huntington, New York and attended Shenendehowa High School in Clifton, New York where he played on the boy's soccer team. In his Junior and Senior year, he was named to the All American High School Team. Soccer became Damian's first love and he decided to pursue his dream to play on the Olympic Team and professionally.

He attended the University of Virginia (UVA) where he played midfield on the men's soccer team from 1992 - 1995. He left UVA with many individual records but he was proudest of the three NCAA National Championships the team won in 1992, 1993, and 1994.

He played for the U.S. National team in 1994 and 1995 including the Pan American Games. He was drafted by the New York MetroStars and his dream of playing professional soccer came through. During the 1996 season he left the Metrostars and joined the U.S. National team for the 1996 Summer Olympics. He returned to Major league soccer and finished his career with the Kansas City Wizards.

In 2001 he started coaching young kids and he found something else that he was passionate about. He moved to Houston, Texas in 2003 to be closer to his brother. He leaves behind one brother, three sisters, four nieces and three nephews.