Jason Annicchero

{{short description|American soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jason Annicchero

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|27}}

| birth_place = Pleasanton, California, United States

| death_date =

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}

| position = Defender

| collegeyears1 = 1993–1996

| college1 = Santa Clara Broncos

| years1 = 1997

| clubs1 = California Jaguars

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1998–1999

| clubs2 = Seattle Sounders

| caps2 = 51

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2000

| clubs3 = San Diego Flash

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001–2002

| clubs4 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| caps4 = 44

| goals4 = 1

| totalcaps = 140

| totalgoals = 2

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Jason Annicchero is a retired American soccer defender who spent six seasons in A-League.

In 1993, Annicchero graduated from Amador Valley High School.{{cite web |last1=Bing |first1=Jeb |title=Pleasanton: Police detective, parks worker named Employees of the Year |url=https://pleasantonweekly.com/news/2019/07/07/pleasanton-police-detective-parks-worker-named-employees-of-the-year |website=pleasantonweekly.com |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}} He attended Santa Clara University where he was a 1996 Second Team All American.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1996 |title=1996 All Americans |access-date=2011-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115151821/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1996 |archive-date=2006-11-15 |url-status=dead }} On February 1, 1997, the San Jose Clash selected Αnnicchero in the second round (fourteenth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft.[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1997/02/03/SPORTS8107.dtl Clash take local route in draft] Four days later, the Seattle Sounders picked him in the first round of the USISL A-League draft.{{Cite web |url=http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/draft/54228.html |title=1997 USISL A-League draft |access-date=2011-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311131813/http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/draft/54228.html |archive-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead }} Annicchero decided to remain in school to finish his bachelor's degree in business which led to the Clash releasing him. In June 1997, he signed with the California Jaguars where he played one season.[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990607/2965134/annicchero-aiming-to-prove-himself-again Annicchero Aiming To Prove Himself Again] In February 1998, he Annicchero moved to the Sounders.SOCCER - SOUNDERS SIGN DEFENDER ANNICCHERO Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Friday, February 6, 1998 He spent two seasons with the Sounders. On April 8, 2000, Seattle traded him to the San Diego Flash for cash.SOUNDERS TRADE ONE, RELEASE FOUR Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Saturday, April 8, 2000[https://web.archive.org/web/20110805000026/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.sdgstax.html 2000 San Diego Flash stats] In February 2001, he signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103223038/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/transactions/2001/02/21/index.html February 21, 2001 Transactions] He played two seasons in Atlanta then retired.

In July 2019, Annicchero was recognized by the City of Pleasanton as an Employee of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Bing |first1=Jeb |title=Pleasanton: Police detective, parks worker named Employees of the Year |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2019/07/07/pleasanton-police-detective-parks-worker-named-employees-of-the-year/ |website=PleasantonWeekly.com |publisher=Pleasanton Weekly |access-date=20 July 2024}}