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 Monday, February 14
Rapids acquire Colombian Zambrano
 
Associated Press

 DENVER -- The Colorado Rapids on Monday acquired Colombian National Team forward Henry Zambrano from the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for an allocation.

Zambrano was to join the Rapids immediately at their spring training camp in Boca Raton, Fla.

Zambrano, 26, joined the MetroStars in July after starring in his native Colombia and in Ecuador. He scored three goals for the struggling MetroStars, including the game-winner in a victory over Columbus on Sept. 12, snapping his team's 12-game losing streak.

"We are thrilled to have a player of Henry's caliber joining us," Rapids coach Glenn "Mooch" Myernick said. "He is a proven goal scorer who is quick and crafty and will be a perfect complement to Jorge Dely Valdes and Paul Bravo.

"We wanted to drastically improve at the goalkeeper and goal-scoring positions, and the addition of an offensive threat like Henry finalizes what has been a very good couple of weeks for us in that regard."

The Rapids acquired the allocation, along with defender Scott Vermillion, from the Kansas City Wizards two weeks ago in exchange for Peter Vermes and Matt McKeon. An allocation gives a team the acquisition money to acquire a foreign player.

 


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