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102 UCLA coach Sigi Schmid as the club's new head coach. MAY 19, 1999 Released midfielder Jaime Caicedo Estupiñan. MAY 22, 1999 Signed New Zealand National Team midfielder and former Stanford University All-American Simon Elliott. JUNE 1, 1999 Acquired Costa Rican midfielder Roy Myers from the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for Brazilian forward Welton. JUNE 10, 1999 Released forward Lawrence Lozzano in order to make room on the roster for the return of forward Carlos Hermosillo, who completed his commitments with Necaxa of the Mexican First Division. JUNE 11, 1999 Signed Seth George, the team's second round (13th overall) pick in the College Draft. Galaxy released defender Tony Soto to make room for George on 20-man roster. AUGUST 11, 1999 MLS assigned U.S. Project-40 player DaMarcus Beasley to the L.A. Galaxy as the club's third Project-40 player. The midfielder originally signed with Project-40 on March 16. AUGUST 13, 1999 Acquired midfielder Jorge Salcedo from the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for midfielder Daniel Hernandez. SEPTEMBER 2, 1999 Called up goalkeeper Jim Welch from U.S. Project-40 after Matt Reis was sidelined due to an abdominal strain. SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 Called up goalkeeper Mike Littman. Released Jim Welch. OCTOBER 6, 1999 Signed goalkeeper Bill May from the Seattle Sounders. Released goalkeeper Mike Littman. OCTOBER 16, 1999 Signed goalkeeper David Winner off waivers. Released ¬goalkeeper Bill May. NOVEMBER 24, 1999 Waived forward Jose Botello, defender Gabe Eastman and midfielder John Jones. FEBRUARY 6, 2000 Acquired the Chicago Fire's first-round draft picks in 2000 and 2001 in exchange for Project-40 midfielder DaMarcus Beasley. FEBRUARY 6, 2000 Selected seven players in the first-ever MLS SuperDraft held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The Galaxy picked defender Danny Califf, midfielder Sasha Victorine, midfielder Peter Vagenas, midfielder Jose Retiz, forward Josh Henderson, forwrad Tomas Serna and defender/midfielder Ali John Utush in the SuperDraft. FEBRUARY 22, 2000 Waived forward Josh Henderson. MARCH 10, 2000 Added the title of Vice President of Soccer Operations to head coach Sigi Schmid. MARCH 16, 2000 Acquired defender Adam Frye off MLS waivers, after being released by the San Jose Earthquakes. MARCH 17, 2000 Waived midfielder Jose Retiz, forward Tomas Serna and defender Ali John Utush. APRIL 25, 2000 Acquired Haitian National Team forward Sebastien Vorbe as a Discovery Player. MAY 11, 2000 Allocated Mexican National Team forward Luis Hernandez. In order to obtain the allocation, the team agreed to make midfielder Clint Mathis and defender Joe Franchino available to all 12 teams for a special MLS Draft. The pair was ¬subsequently drafted by the MetroStars and New England Revolution, respectively. MAY 19, 2000 Acquired midfielder Brian Kelly from the MetroStars in exchange for Costa Rican midfielder Roy Myers. MAY 27, 2000 Signed midfielder Ivan Polic as a Discovery Player. JUNE 11, 2000 Named Tim Luce as club's General Manager and Vice President of Business Operations. JUNE 30, 2000 Called up goalkeeper Tom Tate from the San Diego Flash (A-League). Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman was unavailable after attending his sister's wedding in Palos Verdes, Calif. JULY 21, 2000 Called up goalkeeper Russell Payne from the Boston Bulldogs (A-League). Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman suffered a slight tear of his medial meniscus in his left knee making him unavailable. AUGUST 11, 2000 Called up goalkeeper Peter Van Deven from the Orange County Wave (A-League). Released goalkeeper Russell Payne. AUGUST 15, 2000 Released goalkeeper Peter Van Deven as goalkeeper Kevin Hartman returned from injury to the Galaxy's roster. NOVEMBER 1, 2000 Waived defender Jorge Salcedo and forward Seth George. JANUARY 11, 2001 Called up midfielder Kevin Legg, forward Sheldon Thomas and defender Craig Waibel for the 2000 F.C. Champions' Cup Tournament. Following the tournament all three players were waived. JANUARY 15, 2001 Signed defender Greg Vanney and midfielder Cobi Jones to short-term contracts with MLS, allowing them to play for the Galaxy in the F.C. Champions' Cup. JANUARY 16, 2001 Signed former U.S. National Team defender Alexi Lalas as a Discovery player. Lalas had retired after the 1999 MLS season. FEBRUARY 1, 2001 Re-signed defender Greg Vanney, one of four original members left with the club. FEBRUARY 4, 2001 Traded defender Zak Ibsen to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the 16th overall pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. FEBRUARY 5, 2001 Selected seven players in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft held in Davie, Fla. The Galaxy selected midfielder Brian Mullan, forward Isaias Bardales Jr., forward Brian Ching, midfielder Robert Russell, midfielder