Isaias Bardales Jr.

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| name = Isaias Bardales Jr.

| image =

| fullname = Isaias Bardales Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|18}}

| birth_place = San Jose, California, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = California Cougars

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1999–2000

| youthclubs1 = San Jose State Spartans

| years1 = 2001–2003

| clubs1 = Los Angeles Galaxy

| caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2001

| clubs2 = → Seattle Sounders (loan)

| caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2003

| clubs3 = → Syracuse Salty Dogs (loan)

| caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004

| clubs4 = San Diego Gauchos

| caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005

| clubs5 = Puerto Rico Islanders

| caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2006

| clubs6 = San Diego Gauchos

| caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2007

| clubs7 = San Jose Frogs

| caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2009–2011

| clubs8 = California Cougars

| caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 3

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 6 April 2009

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Isaias Bardales Jr. (born August 18, 1979, in San Jose, California) is a former American soccer player.

Career

=College=

Bardales attended Leland High School in San Jose, Californiahttp://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/marketing-techniques-sponsorship/6945036-1.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} and played college soccer at San Jose State University.

=Professional=

Bardales signed a Project-40 contract with Major League Soccer and was drafted in the first round (11th overall) in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy. He played in 12 MLS games for Galaxy in his rookie season, starting one, and scored a goal in the US Open Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/stories/2001-07-11-open-cup.htm|title=Six MLS clubs advance in U.S. Open Cup|website=www.usatoday.com}} He was sent on loan to Seattle Sounders FC and later the Syracuse Salty Dogs in the A-League,{{Cite web |url=http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/us/news/2003/07/04/la_torres_ap/ |title=SI.com - Soccer - US - L.A. Galaxy sign developmental player Torres - Friday July 04, 2003 03:28 PM |access-date=2009-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216133425/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/us/news/2003/07/04/la_torres_ap/ |archive-date=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead }} and was waived at the end of the 2003 season.

He later played in the USL Premier Development League for the San Diego Gauchos{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22378.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2009-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109041425/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22378.html |archive-date=2009-01-09 |url-status=dead }} and the San Jose Frogs.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/6188512.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2012-08-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003054008/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/6188512.html |archivedate=2012-10-03 }}

Post-Soccer Career

Bardales was a forward for the California Cougars of the Professional Arena Soccer League for a time. His coaching experience began with Aptos High School Boys Varsity Soccer in Santa Cruz, CA. He later took on an Assistant Coach position for Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, California in 2008.

In 2010, he began training youth competitive soccer teams across the Bay Area, CA earning him a prestigious Bay Area Double-Goal Coach Award from Positive Coaching Alliance.{{Cite web|title=Two NorCal Coaches Honored by the Positive Coaching Alliance {{!}} NorCal Premier|url=https://norcalpremier.com/two-norcal-coaches-honored-by-the-positive-coaching-alliance/|access-date=2021-12-31|language=en-US}} As of 2021, Bardales continues to train youth competitive soccer in the Inland Empire, CA.