Where in the World is Kyle Martino? (and other former Galaxy Guy news)

This came from Soccer by Ives this week:

KAREN- What happened to Kyle Martino? In light of all the midfielder injuries, could he help the Red Bulls as an option in central midfield? What would the Red Bulls lose by giving him a shot?

IVES- The last I heard Martino had left the game to work on Wall Street or some other corporate sector in New York. The Red Bulls had some interest, but wouldn’t have wanted to spend too much on Martino, probably not enough to stop him from retiring.

What do you think? True? False? Partly true? Galaxy Offside gold stars to anybody who can give me more details.

And double gold stars for news on Ty Harden. I got some fourth-hand info a month or so ago (somebody who’d talked to somebody who’d talked to somebody who probably had a connection — you know, one of those) that said he was doing something he just had to do. If that’s the case, go Ty! But you should drop us a postcard, just to let us know you’re okay. We worry.

Remember Nate Jaqua? Dumped by the Galaxy in the run-up to Beckham? He’s playing for SCR Altach Red Bull Salzburg and has scored five goals this season, helping them to avoid relegation. Most recent was the game-tying goal last weekend against Red Bull Salzburg.

And I mentioned this earlier today, but Santino Quaranta is my feel-good comeback story of the year so far. He got cut by Red Bulls last season, worked his butt off in the off-season and managed to get a trial with DC. He took a huge pay cut — going from around $100,000 to $35,000 — but he’s playing. And his goal is up for goal of the week this week. Good on him. He’s twenty-three years old — far too young to be washed up.

Any other former Galaxy guy news? Drop me a note in the comments or at lagalaxy[at]theoffside[dot]com or laurie[at]theoffside[dot]com.

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